Scott Demuth News Today

Autumn Cavender, of the Upper Sioux Community, draws on wisdom of Dakota culture to address the needs of communities she serves.

Participants in a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources-led process to find replacement recreational opportunities for the loss of the Upper Sioux Agency State Park expressed frustration that the funding is woefully inadequate to do so.

GRANITE FALLS — This week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources held a second public work session to talk about possibilities for outdoor recreation

The roughly $4.5 million available to replace the recreational value lost when the Upper Sioux Agency State Park is transferred is "inadequate," participants of a final DNR input session charged

The Land Stewardship Project staff in Montevideo is launching an effort to revitalize the local foods economy in the Upper Minnesota River Valley counties.

Autumn Cavender Wilson began her art journey as an expectant mother focused on her heritage and tradition. Trained in traditional Dakota quillwork, she is now creating exploratory art she calls generative quillwork.

Dacian Cavender-DeMuth is capturing attention for his portrayal of traditional Dakota stories in what have been described as "deceptively simple" and appealing works that are multidimensional. There is another reason for the attention he's receiving.