Meet Melissa Olson
Melissa Olson is a reporter for MPR’s Native News Project.
She is a recent contributor to the North Star Journey Series — stories about the resilience of Indigenous, Black, and people of color throughout Minnesota.
Melissa is a recent graduate of the arts and public policy program at NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts. She lives in Minneapolis.
Tweet her @mizzilina.
Recent Contributions
- With Minnesota law change in effect, adoptees can access original birth records
- Prairie Island opens cannabis dispensary, the state’s first near the metro
- U.S. Forest Service moves forward with Leech Lake land transfer agreement
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe general elections have concluded, new chairperson to lead Fond du Lac Band
- Minneapolis resolution passes, school focused on Native cultural education to get new home
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe voters head to the polls to determine next phase of leadership
- U of M remains committed to transfer land back to Fond Du Lac band despite legislative stall
- Investment firms named in U of M disclosure, divestment supporters request increased transparency
- Students address University of Minnesota Board of Regents
- U of M says less than 1% of endowment invested in companies tied to Israel