Monday News Gathering

This Week @ LLTC:

• All LLTC students and employees are warmly invited to Monday Drum and Potluck at 12 noon in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.
• LLTC Community Education offers a free yoga class noongom at 4 p.m. in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204. Wear comfortable clothing! For more information, please call 218-335-4244.
• An LLTC Faculty meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Room 100 Mooz.
• The Learning Circle meets Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.
• LLTC Student Senate meets Aabitoose at 12 noon in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.
• The Wellness Center presents "Boost Your Mood with Food" on Aabitoose at 3 p.m. in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.
• Bemidji State University representatives will be on campus Thursday from 12-2 p.m. in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204 to assist students who will be transferring to earn their bachelor's degree.
• As part of the LLTC Weight Loss Challenge, Community Education and the Wellness Center offer circuit training on Thursday at 4:15 p.m. in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.
• LLTC Arts & Humanities holds a coffee house on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.

Fond du Lac and Duluth area students have access to a new suicide prevention texting hotline: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/220750/

Red Lake Schools have been denied funding in Governor Mark Dayton's state bonding bill recommendations: http://swedog.areavoices.com/2012/01/22/dayton-denies-bonding-for-red-lake-schools/

White Earth elder Carrie Sayers Thompson is remembered in this Bemidji Pioneer obituary: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/obituary/id/100035930/

The collection of essays, Gerald Vizenor: Texts and Contexts, is reviewed in Indian Country Today: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/21/gerald-vizenor-on-the-cutting-edge-as-usual-73690

Minnesota's first female Native legislator, Representative Susan Allen, arrives when relationships between the state government and Indigenous citizens are stressed: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/137789273.html

After Megan Treuer's impassioned letter to the Bemidji Pioneer regarding the need to honor and respect the human remains buried beneath the Pamida store site in Bemidji, another letter of support has been published: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100035963/

More on Bemidji's Anishinaabemowin-English bilingual signage: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/21/native-american-language-project-takes-another-step-forward-73209

Minneapolis schools are offering more Anishinaabe and Dakota language and cultural learning opportunities to students: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/137830763.html

At the North American Bear Center in Ely, a makwa (black bear) named Jewel gave birth to two, possibly three, makoonsag (cubs): http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/220697/

An injured gidagaa-bizhiw (bobcat) was rescued by a family near Hermantown: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/220660/

 Gidagaa-Bizhiw (Photograph by Mark and Brenda Winberg, published in the Duluth News Tribune 22 January 2012)

The new "Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art" exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum features works from artists of many Native nations: http://www.wickedlocal.com/hull/fun/entertainment/x263680108/Shapeshifting-exhibit-will-transform-images-of-American-Indians#axzz1kIOTM9s6

A 13-year-old reader reviews The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain): http://onlineathens.com/features/2012-01-21/polaneczky-house-opens-door-native-american-life

First Nations assert their opposition to nuclear waste storage and transport through traditional homelands and waters:

• "Anishinabek Invoke NIMBY Clause for Radioactive Material" (Indian Country Today) http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/21/anishinabek-invoke-nimby-clause-for-radioactive-material-73726 
• "Battle Lines Drawn on Nuclear Waste Storage" (Wawatay News Online) http://www.wawataynews.ca/archive/all/2012/1/20/battle-lines-drawn-nuclear-waste-storage_22305 

Tomorrow marks a major gathering between First Nations and the Canadian federal government:

• "Canada Forces First Nations to Accept Lower Standards of Living - Chief Collins Fort William First Nation" (NetNewsLedger) http://netnewsledger.com/2012/01/22/canada-forces-first-nations-to-accept-lower-standards-of-living-chief-collins-fort-william-first-nation/ 
• "Chiefs Upbeat on First Nations Summit Prospects" (CTV) http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120120/first-nations-summit-120120/20120120/?hub=WinnipegHome 
• "Chiefs Will Meet with PM Harper: Stephen May Not Stay Long" (Province) http://www.theprovince.com/life/Chiefs+will+meet+with+Harper/6036363/story.html 
• "Complexity of First Nations Education Problems Begs Creative Solutions" (Winnipeg Free Press) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/complexity-of-first-nations-education-problems-begs-creative-solutions-137852303.html 
• "First Nations Chiefs Prepare for Landmark Meeting" (CTV) http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120123/first-nations-chiefs-summit-eve-preparation-120123/ 
• "First Nations Chiefs Prepare for Landmark Meeting with Harper" (Winnipeg Free Press) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/first-nations-chiefs-prepare-for-landmark-meeting-with-harper-137887713.html 
• "First Nations Force-Fed Lower Living Standards" (First Perspective) http://www.firstperspective.ca/news-releases/331-first-nations-force-fed-lower-living-standards 
• "First Nations to Rally at Federal Building as Chiefs Meet with Harper" (Sault Star) http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3445819 
• "First Nations Want Full Partnership, Atleo Says" (CTV) http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120122/first-nations-summit-ottawa-harper-20120122/ 
• "First Nations Want Progress, Not Photo Ops: Chief" (Metro) http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/canada/article/1076108--first-nations-want-progress-not-photo-ops-chief 
• "Funds for Aboriginal Education, Housing Could Be Protected" (CBC) http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/21/pol-thehouse-greg-rickford-protect-aboriginal-funding-education-housing.html 
• "Harper Should Admit Mistake: Martin" (Vancouver Sun) http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Harper+should+admit+mistake+Martin/6035265/story.html 
• "Harper Should Revisit 2006 Kelowna Accord, Say Ex-PM Martin" (Vancouver Sun) http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Harper+should+revisit+2006+Kelowna+Accord+says+Martin/6036480/story.html 
• "Historic First Nations Talk Set for Tomorrow" (HQCommoxValley) http://hqcomoxvalley.com/news/local/news/Local/12/01/23/Historic-First-Nations-talk-set-for-tomorrow/ 
• "Historic Photo Op?" (Cape Breton Post) http://www.capebretonpost.com/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-23/article-2871176/Historic-photo-op/1 
• "Native Leaders Expect Results" (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal) http://www.chroniclejournal.com/content/news/local/2012/01/23/native-leaders-expect-results 
• "Ottawa Summit Aims to Boost First Nations Economies" (Globe and Mail) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-summit-aims-to-boost-first-nations-economies/article2311055/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Politics&utm_content=2311055 
• "Prime Minister Harper Has a Responsibility and an Opportunity" (NetNewsLedger) http://netnewsledger.com/2012/01/22/prime-minister-harper-has-a-responsibility-and-an-opportunity/ 
• "To Resolve Our Biggest Moral Issue" (Winnipeg Free Press) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/to-resolve-our-biggest-moral-issue-137874038.html 
• "A Way Out" (Winnipeg Free Press) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/a-way-out-137874118.html 

Beausoleil and Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nations have joined the First Nations Land Management Regime, intended to give First Nations greater control over their reserve land and resources:

• "Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation Announced as One of Two First Nations in Ontario to Enter into the Framework Agreement on First Nations Land Management" (Digital Journal) http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/557332 
• "The Harper Government Announces Beausoleil and Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nations from Ontario to Join First Nations Land Management Regime" (MarketWatch) http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-harper-government-announces-beausoleil-and-bingwi-neyaashi-anishniaabek-first-nations-from-ontario-to-join-first-nations-land-management-regime-2012-01-23