Social Issues

March 29, 2005 2:30 PM

Schiavo case stirs up memories for Minnesota woman

The Terri Schiavo case has brought up many memories for Pattie Butcher. Butcher's son Jamie was 17 in 1977, when he got into a car accident which left him brain-dead. The Butchers kept their son alive for 17 years, until he was 34. They decided then to remove his feeding tube, and had to go to court to do it. Patti Butcher told MPR's Cathy Wurzer the Schiavo case is hard to observe, because she's still angry at the conservative activists who got involved in her son's case.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 28, 2005 12:20 PM

Life on the reservation

Before last week, the rest of the world didn't take much notice of the Red Lake Nation. Then came Monday's shooting, and suddenly people across the country became curious about the life on the reservation, the tribe's history and the problems it faces.

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March 28, 2005 10:20 AM

When death is near

A record number of dying Americans are turning to hospice care. But some say the end-of-life assistance is implemented too late to be of much benefit to patients and their families.

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March 25, 2005 5:37 PM

Media presence exacerbates culture clash on Red Lake

The Red Lake shooting has led to a culture clash between the close-knit tribal community and outside media. Some reporters complained about limited access they had to tribal members. But tribal members say they've been overwhelmed by the arrival of pushy and demanding outsiders.

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March 25, 2005 10:20 AM

Child poverty rises in the world's richest countries

The United States has one of the highest rates of child poverty among the world's wealthiest nations. Nearly one in five American children lives below the poverty line. Midmorning's guests say growing up poor puts children at risk intellectually, emotionally and physically.

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March 25, 2005 10:12 AM

Red Lake chairman reflects on shooting and its impact

Red Lake Tribal Chairman Buck Jourdain spoke at length for the first time Thursday night about the shootings on the reservation. He reflected on how the tragedy has affected Red Lake, and how it may change the community in the future.

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March 24, 2005 11:20 AM

The state of sexual harassment

A Hollywood movie is being made about the landmark sexual harassment suit filed by 15 Minnesota women who worked at Eveleth Mines. The case, certified in 1991 as the country's first hostile environment class-action suit, brought to light a string of crude and humiliating incidents in the workplace.

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March 23, 2005 10:20 AM

Ten dead in shooting spree

Minnesota's Red Lake Indian Reservation is the site of the nation's worst school shooting since the rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, in 1999. Midmorning examines the roots and repercussions of deadly shootings in schools.

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March 23, 2005 8:40 AM

Studying American Indian youth and violence

The Red Lake school shooting has highlighted the work of researchers like Linda Bearinger, a University of Minnesota professor and director of its Center for Adolescent Nursing. Bearinger is the lead author on a recent study about violence among American Indian youth. She spoke with MPR's Perry Finelli.

by Perry Finelli

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March 23, 2005 12:02 AM

Searching for reasons behind school shootings

Monday's shootings on northern Minnesota's Red Lake reservation, experts say, fit a tragically familiar pattern. A young man described as a loner with behavior problems from a troubled family background gets ahold of guns and begins killing people. What caused Jeff Weise to turn to violence?

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