Bemidji State hosts Take Back the Night sexual violence awareness event
Thursday evening, Support Within Reach, Bemidji State University, the Northwest Indian Community Development Center, Community Resource Connections, Red Lake Nation, and the United Way of Bemidji Area partnered together to host “Take Back the Night” a healing, solidary and awareness event for community members and survivors of sexual violence. 2:44 pm, Apr. 23, 2021 ×
Community members listen to a drum circle made up of members of Red Lake Nation during a Take Back the Night sexual assault awareness event on Thursday, April 22, 2021, on the Bemidji State University campus. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)
Northwest Indian Community Development Center offers COVID vaccines for seniors
Northwest Indian Community Development Center is seeking seniors ages 65 and older who are interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Pioneer Staff Report | 1:09 pm, Feb. 25, 2021 ×
Nurse Ellen Quinones prepares a dose of the Moderna s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Bathgate Post Office vaccination facility in the Bronx in New York on Jan. 10. (Kevin Hagen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
BEMIDJI The Northwest Indian Community Development Center is seeking seniors ages 65 and older who are interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine as they become available. Interested parties can call (218) 759-2022. To ask questions about COVID-19, call the COVID hotline at (218) 215-2832.
Created: February 23, 2021 02:52 PM
On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz joined community leaders at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis to discuss partnerships the state has made with 30 community-based organizations to help connect Minnesotans with the COVID-19 vaccine.
As COVID-19 Community Coordinators, these partners will work with the state to ensure people have access to the Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector and other COVID-19 information specific to their communities, including in multiple languages, according to the governor s office. Last week, we announced the rollout of the Vaccine Connector – a tool to help Minnesotans find out when, where, and how to get their vaccine, Walz said in a statement. I m thrilled that we have invested in organizations on the ground to help connect Minnesota s diverse communities with the vaccine. We are committed to making it as easy as possible for Minnesotans from every community to get the vaccine when it s
Leech Lake Tribal College makes plans for new campus building forged by students
Leech Lake Tribal College will soon expand its campus by one building through the work of its carpentry and residential building students. 1:43 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 ×
Leech Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake, Minn. (Submitted photo)
CASS LAKE Leech Lake Tribal College will soon expand its campus by one building through the work of its carpentry and residential building students.
In the wake of COVID-19, a lack of space to spread out caused some of LLTC’s hands-on programs such as carpentry and integrated residential building to struggle, as many are not feasible to teach online.