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The Native News Project is a new initiative from MPR News.

Stay informed with the latest news about local and national Native American communities, highlighting stories and issues important to Native American communities in Minnesota and beyond.

Our coverage includes cultural events, policy updates, community stories and more to provide a platform for Native voices, perspectives and important news.

Survivors of abusive Native American boarding schools to share experiences in Montana

Survivors of abusive Native American boarding schools to share experiences in Montana

Survivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants are expected to share their experiences as U.S. officials make a final stop in Montana on their yearlong tour to confront the institutions that regularly abused students to assimilate them into white society.
by The Associated Press

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'Unapologetically Indigenous' mural preserved for future generations

'Unapologetically Indigenous' mural preserved for future generations

Constructed of western red cedar, the mural is monumental in size — 17 feet high and 95 feet wide. The mural was installed on the south face of the Minneapolis American Indian Center almost 50 years ago. The center has been under construction since last winter. 
by Melissa Olson

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Chef Sean Sherman honored with Julia Child Award for culinary activism, innovation

Chef Sean Sherman honored with Julia Child Award for culinary activism, innovation

Chef Sean Sherman received the Julia Child Award at the 9th Annual Julia Child Award Gala for his work as a chef, restaurateur, educator and advocate for Indigenous foodways.
by Melissa Olson

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Minneapolis festival along Mississippi River celebrates its Indigenous past and present

Minneapolis festival along Mississippi River celebrates its Indigenous past and present

The Mississippi River is “like the garden of Eden for Dakota people,” central to many of their creation stories, according to an organizer of the Owámni Falling Water Festival.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Minnesota Native reading project teaches 'present tense' of Indigenous lives

Minnesota Native reading project teaches 'present tense' of Indigenous lives

A book that tells the stories of the Upper Sioux Community may help students across the state learn more about Indigenous communities in Minnesota. Another tribal nation, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, is providing the books for free.
by Melissa Olson

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Why Minnesota musician Annie Humphrey's new album is like nothing she's released before

Why Minnesota musician Annie Humphrey's new album is like nothing she's released before

Annie Humphrey, an award-winning musician who comes from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, talked with MPR News’ senior editor of Native News Leah Lemm.
by Cathy Wurzer and Leah Lemm

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Meet our new team working to strengthen coverage of Native communities

Meet our new team working to strengthen coverage of Native communities

Minnesota Now spoke with senior editor Leah Lemm and reporter Melissa Olson about their new initiative to strengthen Native coverage across our region and about Indigenous Peoples Day being marked as a state holiday for the first time.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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