Indigenous and Media Roundtable Discussion #3
In partnership with We Are Still Here Minnesota, and MIGIZI, MPR conducted its third community conversation involving media professionals and Indigenous community members in June 2022. Led by Indigenous…
Read More »Native Community Grantmaking: Learning Session May 2022
Hosted by WASH-MN and MCF: Join We Are Still Here MN (WASH-MN)* and the Minnesota Council on Foundations to learn with your peers about grantmaking in Indian Country. Hear how…
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Indigenous & Media Community Roundtable 2: Leah Lemm and Scott Russell
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the second session will feature Leah Lemm, Indigenous community story sharer, and Scott Russell, blogger for Healing Minnesota Stories. Using case studies and real-life…
Read More »Media Roundtable Discussion #1 : A Truly Insightful Conversation
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Indigenous & Media Community Roundtable – Register Now!
“Minnesota has been at the epicenter of a racial reckoning in the United States in the past few years,” said Ka Vang, Director, Community Impact & Engagement at MPR. “The beautiful thing is that people who work in media – including journalists, their editors, producers – can make a difference in creating narratives that are more complete, authentic and complex.”
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Our Logo – Meet Moira Villard
Meet Moira (Mee-Ree) Villiard, a dynamic visual artist and proficient in a variety of artistic genres. Working with Moira to create the logo for WASHMN was fascinating. Her graphics are so thoughtful and historic; perfect for narrative change work in Minnesota. Learn the story behind our logo.
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Support Teaching All of Minnesotas History
Despite a huge collaboration of all of the WASHMN Task force and allies in 2021, a legislation bill failed. In fact, all Native-related bills failed to pass. We will continue…
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We Are Ancient and We Are Contemporary
There is a spiritual movement, a renaissance or awakening in our Native communities across the country, to reclaim lifeways that are the oldest on this continent. Reclaim, rename, revitalize, call…
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A Look at Decolonizing the Curriculum in K-12
See Final project of a Master Class for teachers at U of M as they focus on Decolonization of Education in K-12 as it relates to Minnesota History. Patty Keratithamkul Scofield and Ashley Mathews
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