This week, a special extended interview from a past segment. CJ Younger interviews writer Marcie R. Rendon about her 2024 released poetry book, Anishinaabe Songs for a New Millennium.

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Producer: CJ Younger
Editing: Britt Aamodt, Victor Palomino
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Emily Krumberger
Photo credit: Marcie Rendon

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This week, we feature Once Upon a Shore, an all-Indigenous art exhibit at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum curated by Heid E. Erdrich, and actor Dallas Goldtooth shares details about his new role.  

Producers: Dan Ninham, and Deanna StandingCloud 
Anchor: Marie Rock  

Script review: Emily Krumberger  

Additional editing: CJ Younger, Victor Palomino
Mixing & mastering: Emily Krumberger

Photo: Dallas Goldtooth plays "Hutch" in New Series, "The Last Frontier" (Courtesy of Apple TV).
Audio credit: The Last Frontier clip, Courtesy of Apple TV 

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This week, a look at the recent Tribal Flag Plaza Flag-Raising Ceremony at the State Capitol, and a conversation with two members of the Minnesota Historical Society's Native American Museum Fellowship program. 

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Producers: Deanna StandingCloud and Dan Ninham
Anchor: Marie Rock  

Script editing: Emily Krumberger 

Additional editing: Xan Holston, Victor Palomino
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week, how Tribal Colleges and Universities are responding to federal funding cuts, plus, details on Red Lake Nation artist Jonathan Thunder's new film project.
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Producers: Xan Holston and Travis Zimmerman
Editing: Victor Palomino
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week, a special extended interview from a past segment. Travis Zimmerman interviews Wanna Wotapi food truck owners Anne O’Keefe and Frankie Jackson.
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Producer: Travis Zimmerman
Editing: Britt Aamodt 
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week on Minnesota Native News, how Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe officials' recent approval of the Grand Rapids School District request for an exemption from the state's mascot ban impacts communities. Plus, a look at how Indigenous fire stewardship is influencing Minnesota's response to wildfires
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Script editing: Emily Krumberger, Emma Needham
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Producer: Chaz Wagner, CJ Younger

Interviewing support: Emma Needham
 Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood 

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This week, a special extended interview from a past segment. Emma Needham interviews NDN Collective’s Korina Barry and Holly Cook Macarro about Leonard Peltier’s release back in February.

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Producer: Emma Needham 
Editing: Britt Aamodt 
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week on Minnesota Native News, the story behind Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe citizen Anita Lovelace's MMIR jingle dress, which took home the 2025 People's Choice Award at the State Fair's Fine Arts Competition. Plus, how Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College recently celebrated the harvest and food sovereignty. 
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Executive Producer: Emma Needham 
Script editing: Emily Krumberger 
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Producer: Deanna StandingCloud, Chaz Wagner
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week, a special extended interview from a past segment. Travis Zimmerman interviews the Native Governance Center’s new Executive Director, Amber Annis.
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Executive Producer: Emma Needham 
Script editing: Emily Krumberger 
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week, results from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's Water Over Nickel survey. Plus, how Tribal Broadband Bootcamp is supporting Minnesotan tribal internet access.

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Executive Producer: Emma Needham 

Script editing: Emily Krumberger 

Anchor: Marie Rock 

Producers: Emma Needham and CJ Younger 

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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