HINCKLEY, Minn. — A familiar sound was missing at one high school graduation ceremony on Friday evening. Last week, the Hinckley-Finlayson school board voted to not allow a traditional Ojibwe song at ...
At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with ...
WHITE EARTH, Minn. -- When 30 people gathered recently for an evening service at St. Columba Episcopal Church, they recited liturgy like thousands of other church congregations. But when they began ...
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Ganebik Johnson started learning traditional Ojibwe songs when he was about 2 years old. He'd hang around listening to his uncle sing, or observe elders, or even pull up music on ...
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Lyz Jaakola welcomed students in Ojibwe on Wednesday morning, greeting fifth-graders as they entered Debbie Miller's classroom at Northern Elementary. "I notice when I come to ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of on how tribes and Indigenous communities are coping with and combating climate change. HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Ganebik Johnson started learning traditional ...