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

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

This week, a summer sports camp brings Lacrosse to life in Fond Du Lac. And Minnesota musicians win at the 2025 Native American Music Awards.

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Executive Producer: Emma Needham 
 Script editing: Emily Krumberger 
 Anchor: Marie Rock 
 Producer: Xan Holston, Chaz Wagner 
 Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood 

On this week’s episode of Minnesota Native News, the upcoming Native Studies Summer Workshop for Educators Conference and a recap of the prevention & impacts of invasive species on Tribal Nations.

This spring, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act. And, the proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act passed in the US House in April. Now awaiting Senate hearings, it is raising concerns about voting rights across the country.

This week on Minnesota Native News, a recap of the 2nd Annual Anishinaabe Music & Art Festival hosted by Leech Lake Nation's KOJB radio station. Plus, the upcoming launch party for the new book, Sweetgrass and Soul Food, by Minneapolis author and educator Marique Moss.

This week, Minnesota Native News covers how cousins Sam and Travis Zimmerman brought a family story to life in "How the Birds Got Their Songs." Plus, how some Minnesota Indigenous leaders and educators are bracing for federal cuts to Tribal Colleges and Universities.

The 4th Annual Two Spirit Pow Wow in Minneapolis welcomes and celebrates all relatives. Meanwhile, proposed federal Medicaid cuts are heading to the Senate, raising concerns for community health.

This week on Minnesota Native News, a look at how Indigenous educators are celebrating Native graduates, plus, how invasive species are impacting tribal waterways. 

This week on Minnesota Native News, the third annual Tribal Energy Evolution Summit brings over 70 Indigenous nations to St. Paul, and leaders from 11 Minnesota tribes call for unity and action following recent neighborhood violence impacting the Little Earth community.