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The Case for Civic Education
February 18, 2020 - By Kevin Lindsey
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” The words of President Thomas Jefferson still ring true today more than 200 years later.
Read MoreWalking the Red Lake River or Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga’iganiiwi-ziibi
April 30, 2019 - By Sharon Day
This river flows out of Lower Red Lake on its western border. It makes its journey through marshy swampland, into prairie, and then farmland. The riverbanks become steeper, becoming large eroding cliffs and thickly forested. I find myself excited thinking about this new Nibi Walk that begins on the…
Read MoreTreaties Matter
April 11, 2019 - By Jacob Jurss
This post originally appeared on the East Side Freedom Library blog as they hosted the “Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations” exhibit. It is reprinted here with permission. Treaties matter. They matter even if the United States fails to recognize the rights of American Indian tribes…
Read MorePutting Relationships at the Center of Water Work
January 10, 2019 - By Jennifer Tonko
In November, four partners from the “We Are Water MN” partnership presented during the 2018 National Humanities Conference in New Orleans, Those partners included Britt Gangeness with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Laurie Moberg with River Life, a program of the Institute for Advanced…
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