WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is sounding the alarm about the drug epidemic on reservations in North Dakota. Jamie Azure was a guest at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Sen. John Hoeven introduced him as part of a discussion on efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Anna Johnson is making a run for Fargo City Commission. Johnson previously served for three years on the city’s Native American Commission. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Johnson says she believes in “serving Fargo’s diverse community of working-class families”. There are around half a dozen candidates in the race…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) A lawsuit was filed in federal court by two North Dakota Indian tribes, challenging the legislative map drawn in last year’s redistricting plan. The Spirit Lake Tribe and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians say that the new boundaries dilute the voting rights of Native Americans which would be a violation of the Voting Rights Act…
