Thursday News

Apologies for the unannounced extended absence on the library blog. This is probably a good time to remind everyone to get a seasonal flu shot as soon as possible. To find a location dispensing flu vaccinations near you, please visit http://www.flu.gov.

Noongom @ LLTC:

• STEM Club meets at 12 noon in Mitigominzh Wigamig (Oak Hall), in Migizi Room 110. For more information, contact LLTC STEM retention specialist Fawn Grauman-White at 218-335-4219.
• The Parents' Study Support Group meets from 4-6 p.m. in Giizhiikaandag Wigamig (Cedar Hall), in the Benny Tonce Memorial Drum Room 204.
• Everyone is invited to the free and fun Zumba class taught by LLTC community education coordinator Amy Erickson from 4:15-5:15 p.m. at the Cass Lake-Bena Elementary School gymnasium.

A MinnPost feature examines the races for the Congressional seat in Minnesota's Eighth District, which faces a number of mining issues pertinent to the health of traditional Anishinaabe lifeways: http://www.minnpost.com/minnesota-blog-cabin/2012/09/tempest-winds-lean-hard-north-countrys-mn-8-race

With 2012 being the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Dakota-United States War of 1862, Dr. Anton Treuer (Leech Lake) shares some 1862 tidbits of Anishinaabe history: http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2012/09/intriguing-what-if-dakota-war-history-hole-day-s-big-bluff

60 year-old Michael Lawrence Monroe (Leech Lake) is remembered in this Dennis Funeral Home obituary: http://www.dennisfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1593560&fh_id=10307

86 year-old Jack Harold Seelye / Waa-bo-jiig (Leech Lake) is remembered in this Bemidji Pioneer obituary: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/jack-harold-seelye

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Thunder football running back James Griffin was named the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Northern Division's player of the week: http://www.pinejournal.com/event/article/id/244680/publisher_ID/36/

Mille Lacs opens its Wewinabi Early Education Center: http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-09-26/mille-lacs-band-opens-early-education-center

77 year-old Melinda Elaine Blue-May Downwind / Mino Giizhii Goodwe of the Awasisii clan (Red Lake) is remembered in this Bemidji Pioneer obituary: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/melinda-may and this Olson-Schwarz Funeral Home obituary: http://www.olsonschwartzfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/1349487/Blue-May-Downwind-Melinda/index.php

62 year-old Gregory James Kingbird, Sr. / Waa-bi-ga-nay-osh (Red Lake) is remembered in this Bemidji Pioneer obituary: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/gregory-j-kingbird-sr and this Cease Family Funeral Home obituary: http://www.ceasefuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1655623&fh_id=11968

22 year-old Delmar J. Basswood, Jr. (White Earth) is remembered in this Detroit Lakes Tribune obituary: http://www.dl-online.com/event/obituary/id/70133/ and this Park Rapids Enterprise obituary: http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/event/obituary/id/34231/

The University of Redlands, California, has opened its new Native American Program center: http://www.pe.com/local-news/san-bernardino-county/san-bernardino-county-headlines-index/20120921-redlands-university-opens-native-american-program-center.ece
Dr. Lawrence "Larry" W. Gross (White Earth) is an assistant professor of race and ethnic studies at the University of Redlands.

Chickasaw and Absentee Shawnee citizens repatriated, reburied, and honored ancestral remains at the Wickliffe, Kentucky, Mounds State Historic Site: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/09/26/honoring-ceremony-held-for-reburied-ancestral-remains-at-wickliffe-mounds-in-kentucky-135777

The Saginaw Chippewa's Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabek Culture and Lifeways in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, is highlighted in this Toledo Blade feature: http://www.toledoblade.com/Mary-Alice-Powell/2012/09/23/Culture-center-is-fascinating-1.html

The new novel The Round House by Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain) is released October 2 by Harper:

• "Big Fall Books by Local Writer" (Minneapolis Star Tribune) http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/168850526.html
• "A Busy Autumn for Louise -- Updated!" (Minneapolis Star Tribune) http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/167848735.html
• "A Little Help from the Neighbors" (Southwest Journal) http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?&story=18892&page=152&category=64
• "The Round House" (Entertainment Weekly) http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20633646,00.html
  

Red Cliff celebrates Tribal Lands Day with a fall harvest feast this Saturday, September 29: http://neefusa.org/triballandsday/red_cliff_band.htm

In October, the International Festival of Authors Ontario will fature a number of First Nations authors including Brian Wright-McLeod (Ojibwa/Mohawk) and Lee Maracle (Stó:lō): http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/09/26/festival-of-authors-celebrates-first-nations

The "Kindling the Flames of Aboriginal Justice" event happens this Saturday, September 29, in Barrie, Ontario: http://www.simcoe.com/news/article/1507800--kairos-hosts-event-in-barrie-saturday

The "For the Love of Life" concert in Thunder Bay, Ontario, features First Nations musical artists including Keith Secola, Shy-Anne Hovorka, and the Thunder Mountain Singers: http://www.netnewsledger.com/2012/09/23/keith-secola-shy-anne-thunder-mountain-singers-headline-for-the-love-of-life/

Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario, held its annual Traditional Fall Harvest Festival which featured Anishnawbe cultural teachings among other highlights: http://www.netnewsledger.com/2012/09/25/fall-festival-treats-thunder-bay-students-to-anishnawbe-traditional-culture/

The 9th annual St. Paul's University College Powwow in Waterloo, Ontario, happens this Saturday, September 29: http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/807408--annual-powwow-takes-on-a-new-twist