Aabitoose News

Noongom (today), Leech Lake Tribal College will close early for its annual employee picnic, taking place at Stony Point Beach. All employees and their families are welcome. Please bring a dish to pass as you are able.

Michigan State University Native American Institute director Dr. Gordon Henry talks about "Greening the Great Lakes": http://www.mlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/08/native_american_institute_at_m.html

An exceprted and updated October 1993 lecture by environmental advocate Winona LaDuke (White Earth) is shared in this Energy Bulletin feature: http://energybulletin.net/stories/2012-08-06/our-home-earth

Winona LaDuke will be one of the honorees at the 8th annual Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations [WEWIN] conference: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/08/15/women-empowering-women-for-indian-nations-honors-laduke-cobell-others-129399

More on the commemorations of the Dakota-U.S. War of 1862: http://www.startribune.com/local/166163746.html

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan, hosts the 4th annual Building Strong Sovereign Nations: Anishinaabek Leadership for Seven Generations program on October 9: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/bssn_program_to_convene_to_offer_tribal_governance_training

Montana's reservation schools are not meeting the state-mandated adequate progress benchmarks: http://www.havredailynews.com/cms/news/reservationschoolsstruggletomeetstatestandards.html

Blogger Lilian Nattel reviews Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese (Wabaseemoong Ojibway) http://liliannattel.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/indian-horse-by-richard-wagamese/

Colleen Simard (Anishinabe) reaches out to Justin Bieber following the pop star's ignorant remarks regarding Canada's Indigenous people:

• "Justin Bieber Controversy a Gas" (Troy Media) http://www.troymedia.com/2012/08/14/justin-bieber-controversy-a-gas/
• "Let's Cut the Biebs Some Slack" (Kitchener-Waterloo Record) http://www.therecord.com/opinion/columns/article/780141--let-s-cut-the-biebs-some-slack

Blogger Pitchi Robin (Henvey Inlet Ojibway) talks about her birch bark scroll project in her latest blog entry: http://countingdowntodecember212012.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-am-working-on-my-birch-bark-scroll.html

A Kenora, Ontario, fisherman had a brutal run-in with a maashkinoozhe (muskellunge/muskie): http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/08/14/mb-fish-muskie-bite-foot-kenora.html?cmp=googleeditorspick