Native American

Red Lake Nation College President Dan King and Leech Lake College President Helen Montgomery discussed tribal colleges' unique position in the higher education landscape amid a challenging federal funding environment.

KAXE covered pushback on the LGBTQ+ community, changes in rural health care delivery, a coal ash spill at Boswell Energy Center, tribal land back efforts, helium mining and more.

Officers of the Red Lake Tribal Council presented last year's successes and goals for 2024 during the annual State of the Band address held Friday, Feb. 23.

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.

Deer River schools did not file for an exemption with the 11 federally-recognized tribes in Minnesota. The board voted in August to remove the spear and feather from its mascot but keep the Warrior name.

The Seventh Generation Celebration will discuss the history of the 11 million acres of land ceded in the 1863 Old Crossing Treaty, so named for the thousands of oxcarts that traveled through this area.

When we talked with Karla Theilen last she was at the beginning of the pandemic of COVID-19 in one of the hardest hit places - the Navajo Nation in…

Today we are celebrating Indigenous People's Day on KAXE/KBXE through conversations and music. This morning we talked with psychology professor Dr. John…

Pipestone National Monument is one of Minnesota's most important cultural treasures. Close to Home visited the site and talked with Park Ranger Katheryn…

"All human beings have an intrinsic desire to be accepted, to know it's ok to be me and someone's got my back...if the existing choices for having that,…