"A court granted the Beltrami County Historical Society Museum permission to return sacred Indigenous artifacts to Indigenous communities where they originated."

https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/minnesota-beltrami-county-historical-society-pushes-return-sacred-indigenous-artifacts/

There is a lot of foot-dragging by museums with regards to repatriating artifacts. I'm glad the Beltrami County HS chose to do so, even going to court to receive permission to bypass a restriction placed on the collection by a will.

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Instead of a "day", how about a Native Sovereignty year? Repeated every year?

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“We see you everyday. But do you see us?” said Kevin Dupuis, chair of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. “We’re not invisible. We know we’re not invisible. But sometimes the system looks at us or puts it in a perspective that we are invisible.”

https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/sovereignty-day-american-indian-tribes-state-capitol-minnesota-legislature/

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"Some non-Indigenous people may recognize snow snake from their days as a Boy Scout."

This was the first I heard of snow snakes. I found the article frustrating because it wasn't until the 7th paragraph where it became apparent to me it is a game and not until the 20th or so paragraph where I learned it involves sliding a wooden snow snake through a hoop.

https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/indigenous-elders-teach-snow-snake-indigenous-winter-games-bemidji/

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"The court decision 'is a major victory for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of respecting the sovereignty and treaty rights of Indigenous nations,' said Band President Faron Jackson Sr."

https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/minnesota-court-of-appeals-backs-leech-lake-objiwe-dispute-over-proposed-mill/

I want the Native American tribes in Minnesota and surrounding states to continue asserting their rights under treaty and as soveriegn nations.

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“It’s important to share those stories,” Friedli says. “Especially during storytelling season. It’s winter. The snow is on the ground. This is the traditional season for telling those stories.”

https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/team-kwe-all-women-indigenous-minnesota-state-snow-sculpting-competition/

I need to break out of my pandemic hibernation. Why didn't I attend the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition?

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"The Indian Tenure Foundation, which helps tribal nations buy back stolen land, recently launched a fund urging Minnesotans to help its cause. Several organizations that use land acknowledgements say they are working toward concrete goals to rectify historic wrongs against Indigenous people."

https://sahanjournal.com/culture-community/native-beyond-land-acknowledgement-indian-tenure-foundation-minnesota/

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