FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A tribe in our community is speaking out about the discovery last month of two hundred boxes of tribal ancestral remains somewhere on the UND campus. The boxes also include tribal artifacts. A U.S. law passed in 1990 requires anyone who receives federal funding to repatriate, or send home, ancestral remains to the people with whom…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has issued an apology following the discovery of ancestral Native American remains at the University of North Dakota. UND President Andrew Armacost says the remains were discovered on campus in March. In a press conference, Armacost said he will not say where the remains were found or where they are…
UPDATE (08/25/22 8:05pm) An AMBER Alert has been canceled for 3-year-old Amirae Driver. It was issued early this afternoon after Three Affiliated Tribes Law Enforcement believed she was abducted from Mandaree, North Dakota. They also believed she was with Myron Johnson. North Dakota Highway Patrol and B-C-I only say that Driver was safely located by law enforcement officials. They didn’t…
WHITE EARTH NATION (KVRR) – A White Earth Tribal judge dismisses charges against three Indigenous people involved in Enbridge line three pipeline protests. Nancy Beaulieu, Justin Keezer and Todd Thompson were charged with criminal trespassing at an eight day ceremonial camp at Fire Light camp. It is on land above where Enbridge Energy built the pipeline. White Earth Court Judge…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Twenty-five-year-old Rachel Evangelisto is the first Indigenous woman to wear the Miss Minnesota crown and is speaking out about the racism she faced while growing up. “It’s a historical moment. People keep messaging me, it’s just the sweetest things, that they feel seen. That they finally feel like they have somebody to look up to and I…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Native American leaders from several states are meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris to shed light on voting rights and the challenges Native Americans face at the polls. The meeting focused on the Native American Voting Rights Act and the Biden Administration’s push to expand ballot access. Prairie Rose Seminole representing North Dakota says early access…
Dillon Christianson / Becker County Sheriff’s Office FacebookBECKER CO., Minn. — Becker County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 20-year-old Dillon Christianson of Ponsford. They say Christianson was reported missing around 5 Tuesday afternoon. He was last seen walking on County Highway 26, southeast of Ponsford around 3 pm. Christianson has been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD and is diabetic. The Native…
FARGO, N.D.-MOORHEAD – In light of Martin Luther King Jr day, College campuses throughout the metro are using the holiday to bring awareness to racial injustices throughout the community. Many of the textbooks that educated us do not touch on Martin Luther King Jr’s pursuit later in his life to bring attention to the atrocities faced by all marginalized groups…
FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Native Commission co-hosts the fifth annual Indigenous People’s Day opening ceremony at North Dakota State University. The celebration broke ground on the new location of the Grandmother Earth’s Gift of Life Garden. It will be near the Memorial Wall on the southwest side of campus. The garden will help feature indigenous culture within the community….
FARGO-MOORHEAD – The YWCA Cass Clay ‘s Racial Justice Committee hosts a community conversation about race with a particular focus on Native women. One of the topics asked participants to mention words they have heard people use to describe Native American women. Some of the responses include redskin, savage, dumb and lazy. The organizers say events like these provide an…
