MOORHEAD, M.N. (KVRR) – This is the first year since 2019 that we’ve been able to have the Pow Wow’s, it’s supposed to be annual but covid hit and we had to put it on hold for about two years and this year is the first year we’re able to have it in person,” said Tyrel Iron- Eyes, Pow Wow…
By: Jeannie Kopstein WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Two Native American tribes are suing North Dakota over newly drawn political boundaries they argue illegally dilute votes from indigenous communities. North Dakota’s Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake tribes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court last month. It alleges that the map does not comply with section two of the Voting Rights…
A young woman with an impressive resume is helping fellow Native American students learn how to succeed in college. Kilyn Parisien from the Turtle Mountain Reservation visited the KVRR morning show nearly four years ago. Then, she was a beauty queen who wanted to be a surgeon. Things changed while she navigated life as the first person in her…
NORTH DAKOTA — Twenty six people are charged in what is being called an unprecedented drug distribution enterprise on Indian country in North Dakota. Operation Blue Prairie is the investigation into a large drug ring taking place on North Dakota’s Spirit Lake, Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold Indian Reservations since 2015. “It was the objective of this conspiracy to target…
FARGO, ND — It has been six days since Savanna Greywind was last seen and her family is asking the community for help. More than 200 people showed up at Trollwood Park to search for missing 22-year-old Savanna Greywind. Her family organized a community search and people from all over the area came to show support. Volunteer Chandra Eaton said…
