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Minnesota History

Dakota women leading two Twin Cities nonprofits aim to be catalysts for change 

Dakota women leading two Twin Cities nonprofits aim to be catalysts for change 

The Twin Cities are at the epicenter of a dynamic shift in the world of land stewardship and restoration work. Leading the charge are two nonprofit environmental organizations —Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Owámniyomni Okhódayapi — now both led by Indigenous women.  
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Q&A: Documentary looks at 2013 Hopkins High School walkout

Q&A: Documentary looks at 2013 Hopkins High School walkout

Independent journalist Ralph L. Crowder III has directed a documentary, “Before Black Lives Mattered, the Kids Marched for Education.” He aims to highlight the influence the 2013 walkout had in a larger conversation about equality in education, as well as correct the narrative from media coverage at the time.
by Jacob Aloi

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Crow Wing County commissioners plan to object to new state flag

Crow Wing County commissioners plan to object to new state flag

Crow Wing County Commissioner Paul Koering said he’s heard a lot of displeasure from his constituents about the flag redesign. The county board plans to vote on a resolution at its next meeting on Jan. 2, which it will send to Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders.
by Kirsti Marohn

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As panel completes work, St. Cloud store sees sales of current Minnesota state flag spike

As panel completes work, St. Cloud store sees sales of current Minnesota state flag spike

Even as a state commission wraps up its design of a new state flag, Coil’s Flags and Flagpoles in St. Cloud can’t keep the current flag in stock.
by Kirsti Marohn and Dana Ferguson

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Split Rock Lighthouse hosts annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony

Split Rock Lighthouse hosts annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony

A crowd of several hundred people is expected to gather at Split Rock Lighthouse on Friday for a memorial ceremony and beacon-lighting to mark the 48th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Thanking and remembering veterans

Thanking and remembering veterans

What does “Thank you for your service” mean to military veterans? Listen back to a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had with veterans about that phrase. Plus, a documentary about the Ojibwe and Dakota code talkers who helped win World War II.
by Angela Davis

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