education
Native American students want the University of Minnesota Morris to search for lost burial sites. It may be even harder to recover generations of missing Indigenous culture and family history.
Archival research suggests as many as seven students from the Morris Industrial School for Indians could be buried on campus. Today, Native American students attend the university for free—but there’s a cost to reckoning with the site’s troubled history.
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Immigration advocates push to eliminate impending deadline for the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program, a unique path to citizenship.
The program grants Liberians a green card and a chance to immediately apply for citizenship. But advocates say there have been barriers to applying, and many could miss the December 20 deadline.
health
Minnesota’s healthcare industry is short of workers. A gap persists in racial health outcomes. The University of St. Thomas thinks it can help solve both problems.
A new nursing program will aim to enroll at least 30 percent of its students from ‘historically excluded’ communities. Working on the streets with homeless people will be part of the curriculum.
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We asked a Minnesota family physician how to keep our families safe from COVID-19 this holiday season—without retreating into isolation (again).
Yes, COVID-19 is bad in Minnesota right now. But Dr. Ndidiamaka Koka has updated advice about how to manage risks and avoid COVID while shopping, celebrating with family, attending concerts and sporting events, and more. Here are her tips on masking, boosters, ventilation, going into stores with young children, and enjoying the season. “I want people to be wise, safe, but not scared,” Dr. Koka says.
Native American students want the University of Minnesota Morris to search for lost burial sites. It may be even harder to recover generations of missing Indigenous culture and family history.
Archival research suggests as many as seven students from the Morris Industrial School for Indians could be buried on campus. Today, Native American students attend the university for free—but there’s a cost to reckoning with the site’s troubled history.
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‘Bring Back 6th’ launches campaign to reverse 80 years of Twin Cities history, and restore communities demolished to make way for Olson Memorial Highway.
When the highway was built in the 1940s, it followed the route of 6th Avenue North — straight through an early hub of Black life in Minneapolis. Organizers say its future should include dedicated bike and bus lanes, wider sidewalks, and slower speed limits.
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St. Paul has a plan to pursue more equitable education by closing and merging schools. But immigrant parents say it would hurt their communities.
Somali American parents in St. Paul say a plan to close Highwood Hills Elementary would endanger a neighborhood hub. Latino parents say they weren’t included in the decision to close Wellstone Elementary. With a school-board vote coming soon, immigrant parents want to be heard.
As rebel forces approach the capital, Ethiopia faces a possible government takeover. Minnesota’s immigrant communities are worried for their relatives back home.
Just two years ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the conflict with Eritrea. Now, violence is spilling toward Addis Ababa after a year of fighting in his country’s Tigray region
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Fights, depression, substance abuse: Mental health of Minnesota students suffers during COVID pandemic.
Educators and mental health professionals say they’re seeing the effects of isolation, stress, closed schools, and academic struggles.
Minneapolis mosque on edge after vandalism of security cameras
The executive director of the Dar Al Qalam Cultural Center, in Northeast Minneapolis, reports vandalized security cameras and a recent car break-in. The mosque has called for authorities to open a hate-crimes investigation.
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Employers are offering raises, bonuses and training. In the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases, Minnesota still needs tens of thousands more health care workers.
The number of people working in the field plummeted at the start of the pandemic, and has only partially rebounded. Some retired, some are burned out — and job applicants are now choosier.
The construction of the 35W freeway meant destruction for Black neighborhoods in Minneapolis. A new museum exhibit looks back at the damage.
In 1960, more than 80 percent of Minneapolis’ Black population lived in the paths of new freeways. And systemic housing discrimination led to long-term displacements. A new Hennepin History Museum exhibit presents pictures and personal histories of what was lost.
Renowned Minnesota Native artist George Morrison to be honored with new stamp series
Celebrated Minnesota artist George Morrison — who was born in a Native American fishing village along the North Shore of Lake Superior in 1919, but whose art career took him around the world — will be featured on a new stamp series to be released next year by the U.S. Postal Service.
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Native American students want the University of Minnesota Morris to search for lost burial sites. It may be even harder to recover generations of missing Indigenous culture and family history.
Archival research suggests as many as seven students from the Morris Industrial School for Indians could be buried on campus. Today, Native American students attend the university for free—but there’s a cost to reckoning with the site’s troubled history.
