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Minnesota teachers now have access to more training and resources about Native American history and culture than ever before. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is wrapping up a $5 million philanthropic campaign that's funded grants, research, curriculum and workshops for teachers across the state — part of a national movement to boost education of Indigenous history and culture. The ...

Within the box were a few folders labeled "Indians."

Using the old adage goes “a photo is worth a thousand words,” the Minnesota History Center’s Native American Initiatives (NAI) department, along with Indigenous community members, reexamine and reframe photographs taken by Twin Cities journalists fro...

A new Minnesota law that legalizes recreational marijuana comes into effect starting Aug. 1.

Indigenous Peoples Day falls on a Monday this year, but celebrations occur all week. In most places, the holiday is still known as Columbus Day, but many use this day as an opportunity to celebrate America's first humans. Gov. Tim Walz also declared Oct. 11 as Indigenous People's Day in Minnesota.