Minnesota

FX’s hit show “Reservation Dogs” is coming to a close this week but in its three seasons it has been a breakthrough for Native representation in mainstream media.

That’s thanks, in part, to creatives who are members of Indigenous communities in Minnesota. Dallas Goldtooth, Migizi Pensoneau and Bobby Wilson, who are actors, writers and producers on the show, all hail from Dakota and Ojibwe communities in Minnesota, urban and rural. They’re also all close friends and collaborators who have performed together for more than decade in the comedy group The 1491s.

They spoke to Minnesota Now host Cathy Wurzer.

Fans can see Wilson on Oct. 2 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, where he will host an artist talk at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall.

Gov. Tim Walz announced the appointment Thursday morning, tapping someone from the industry — at least in the low-potency side — rather than someone with experience in government. The director of the new office can begin work immediately, but the job is subject to confirmation by the state Senate.

Another testimonial featured in the slide show was from a wildlife employee who said staff members are given directives about logging and are blocked from advocating for the benefits of diverse habitat. "We are told to find the harvest needed to support cord targets," the worker's testimonial said. "We have been described as uncooperative when we are simply identifying concerns/habitat needs that are inconsistent with STHI [Sustainable Timber Harvest Initiative] based on our professional expertise."

"The education crisis is real and it is harmful for families in every corner of our state. For decades, anti-public school politicians slashed public school funds and diverted money from our schools. The result? Crumbling buildings, school staff leaving in droves from overwork and extremists working to use the challenges caused by these intentional choices to try to end public schools as we know them."

While Ojibwe is spoken across southern Canada and the Upper Midwest, the language is considered severely endangered. Since Minnesota is home to the greatest concentration of fluent Ojibwe speakers, the state has cultivated many revitalization efforts, including those of James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw, 48, who lives in Apple Valley with his wife and son.

The group calls itself an election integrity watchdog that seeks to increase voter participation, but has repeatedly taken legal action against the secretary of state and counties over election laws intended to make it easier to vote.

Lindell yelled, swore, called lawyers names, banged his fist on a table and repeatedly slammed down a pile of legal documents during a March deposition he gave defending himself in a defamation lawsuit.

"In 2021, Alvaro Chavez took a job doing wood framing for a new apartment complex in Saint Paul. The project was funded by Paster Properties, a prominent Saint Paul developer whose stated mission is “placemaking that strengthens communities.” But Chavez’s check came from Strong Framing, a nonunion subcontractor. When Strong Framing failed to pay Chavez for four weeks of work — $3,500 — figuring out who might pay was maddening: Strong Framing had been hired by U.S. Framing, which had been hired by the general contractor, Yellow Tree, which had been hired by Paster."

"Under the bill, a person would have to get a sign off from two health care providers verifying that they are terminally ill and have a prognosis of six months or less to live. They would also need to be found to be mentally capable of deciding they want to take the medication and not being coerced to take it."

A U.S. District Court Judge in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit that Twin Metals Minnesota filed last year to try to revive its stalled attempt to develop a proposed $1.7 billion copper-nickel mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Sounds fun.

A prison in the US state of Minnesota was placed into lockdown on Sunday after dozens of inmates refused to return to their cells.

For as long as I can remember, I've had the worst periods out of everyone I know. They're straight up debilitating and by the time I finally recover from one, the next one starts. Any possible medication treatment either doesn't work or I'm allergic to it. I've tested negative for cancer, endometriosis, polyps, or any other diagnosable condition. The only thing I was "diagnosed" with is menorrhagia (excessive bleeding) and dysmenorrhea (excessive cramping) - basically symptoms with no underlying cause.

Some of the symptoms I'm dealing with include:

• cramping for up to two weeks before bleeding starts
• clots that are the length of my thumb (not my thumbnail, my whole thumb)
• passing out from pain, which has happened more than once while I was driving
• passing out multiple times a day from anemia, even with iron supplements
• an inability to walk some days because my core muscles literally won't support me

I haven't had any luck with my regular doctor because they say I'm too young to decide I don't want kids. Seeing as I come from a long line of died in childbirth, I know for certain I don't even want to try. One doctor said I'd need a history of going to the ER. One time a former boss did drive me to the ER during work because he found me passed out for a half hour in a closet. The ER told me that since I was awake when I arrived there was nothing they could do - then they charged me $400.

So does anyone know of a doctor that might be willing to do the procedure based on this info? I'm in Minneapolis with Health Partners insurance, but I'd be willing to travel and pay out of pocket if need be.

Minnesota regulators voted Thursday to proceed with an environmental review for part of a proposed but disputed pipeline network that would carry planet-warming carbon dioxide from Midwest ethanol plants to a permanent underground storage site.

"It was like someone took a hose and sprayed every single side of my car"