Indian Education

Two ghostly bloody brides stand on a bridge lit up for Halloween.

Events Up North Oct. 14-20: Indigenous Peoples' Day, Opera in Bemidji, Haunted Trail in Brainerd

Jennifer Barr

Events in Northern Minnesota this week include Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations in Grand Rapids and Brainerd and the Haunted Trail at the Northland Arboretum.

The Postsecondary National Policy Institute says in 2020, 22% of the 18- to 24-year-old Native American population were enrolled in college compared to 40% of the overall U.S. population.

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MN's new free tuition program resets higher ed path for tribal students

This fall, the state launched its North Star Promise initiative, where households earning below $80,000 qualify for free tuition at state colleges and universities.

One of the many features at the Onigum round dance Saturday, Feb. 17, was ribbon skirt and ribbon shirt contests.

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Ojibwe language and culture now in Walker-Hackensack-Akeley curriculum

Larissa Donovan

A round dance in Onigum on Saturday, Feb. 17, is one example of the collaborative work between Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schools and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

Grand Rapids Anishinabe Gikinoo’amadiwin Student Advocate Samantha Gould on Indigenous Peoples' Day at 5pm October 11, 2021

Heidi Holtan

celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day

Grand Rapids Anishinabe Gikinoo’amadiwin Student Advocate Samantha Gould on Indigenous Peoples' Day at 5pm October 11, 2021

Heidi Holtan

celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day

Grand Rapids Anishinabe Gikinoo’amadiwin Student Advocate Samantha Gould on Indigenous Peoples' Day at 5pm October 11, 2021

Heidi Holtan

celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day

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Northern Voices: Leah Lemm Visits ISD318 Family Fun Night for Indian Education

Right between East Rapids Elementary School and the local middle school is a plot of land dedicated to Indian Education and many outdoor activities.It is…