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Nathan Davis has held many leadership roles, including vice chairman of BlueChip financial, a Turtle Mountain-owned economic development agency that supports tribal programs.

View Comments Some members of the Chippewa Cree and Little Shell tribes may be eligible to receive payments from a long-standing class action lawsuit. The nearly 30-year-old case, Leslie Ann Wilkie Peltier, et al. v. Deb Haaland, et al., also known as Pembina, concerns the Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians, a tribe that entered into a treaty and agreement with the U.S. government.  In 1863, the Pembina band signed a treaty selling what is now the North Dakota-Minnesota borderlands to the U.S...

Political newcomer Matthew Reimer is facing off against political veteran Merv Tweed in the Municipa...

Brandon Sun New rapid testing site for teachers opening in Brandon By: Kyle Darbyson Advertisement The province announced one new COVID-related death on Tuesday alongside 335 additional cases of the virus. The latest victim of the pandemic was a man in his 70s from Winnipeg, whose death was linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of the virus. This latest fatality brings the province’s COVID-death rate to 1,012 people. As usual, the lion’s share...

New rapid testing site for teachers to open in Brandon One more COVID-19 death, 335 new cases By: Kyle Darbyson Save to Read Later Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer speaks at a COVID-19 press conference. Roussin told the public on Monday that the province is considering a number of additional public health restrictions to clamp down on the surge in cases. (Winnipeg Free Press/File) The province announced one new COVID-1...

“Officials there will review their security procedures to ensure the safety of the courthouse family and those visiting the facility,” Smith said. Acting U.S. Attorney Nick Chase of North Dakota declined to comment about any details of the incident other than to say there were five employees from his office in the courtroom at the time and “none of them were physically hurt.” Ferris was found guilty of terrorizing, reckless endangerment and the most serious charge, use of a firearm in r...

Fargo protesters aim to dance the line away every Tuesday "This is a fun way to bring awareness, just people dancing on the streets," a demonstrator told The Forum. Written By: C.S. Hagen | × Ernest Oppegaard-Peltier, Kendra Wolfe, Gina Peltier and Hannah Cook dance to music as they protest against Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline in northern Minnesota. The group gathers on Tuesdays at the Wells Fargo bank in downtown Fargo. David Samson / The Forum FARGO — From B...

Eight more COVID-19 deaths, nearly 1,000 new cases Posted: The province announced eight new COVID-related deaths during the weekend alongside 964 new cases of the virus. Advertisement The province announced eight new COVID-related deaths during the weekend alongside 964 new cases of the virus. Four cases were removed due to data corrections, resulting in a net 960 new cases of COVID-19 during the weekend. The death toll includes a woman in her 60...

Manitoba forbids campfires, closes trails and bans backcountry travel due to wildfire threat Campfires are forbidden, dozens of hiking trails are closed and backcountry travel is banned across broad swaths of Manitoba due to the risk of wildfires. Social Sharing

Two Spirit in the Native communities means people having both a male and female spirit within them 10:34 am, May 14, 2021 × Will Little Owl of Fargo, left, is vice president of the North Dakota Two Spirit Society & Allies, while the founder and president is Cardinal Red Bird of Bismarck. A kickoff event for the organization in Fargo is Saturday night at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites. David Samson / The Forum FARGO — Cardinal Red Bird has more than one story about the verbal abuse h...