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Tom Robertson
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| Date |
Title |
Description |
| 04/30/2001 |
Squaw Lake Resists Name Change |
In the mid-1990s, a group of students from the Cass Lake-Bena High School in northern Minnesota began a campaign to eliminate use of the word "squaw." In 1995, the students convinced the Minnesota Legislature to pass a law eliminating the word from 19 geographic place names in the state. But there still remains one municipality, the tiny town of Squaw Lake on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, that has resisted the change. |
| 08/25/2000 |
Dorothy Coyle's 10,000 Ribbons |
Before the homemade bread-and-butter pickles, patchwork quilts, and gooseberry jams are exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair, some stiff competition has already taken place at the county level. For some county fair exhibitors, like northern Minnesota resident Dorothy Coyle, fair time is the time to harvest blue ribbons. Coyle has earned thousands of awards for her knitting and culinary skills. |
| 03/22/2000 |
The Thin Wet Line |
While there is growing concern that the state's dry winter will lead to drought conditions, some northern Minnesotans still haven't recovered from flooding caused by last summer's record rainfalls. Experts say a dry spring could lead to extreme fire danger, but too much rain could mean more flooded basements and lakeshore erosion. |
| 03/09/2000 |
Turbulent Election Nears on White Earth Reservation |
The White Earth Tribal Council says former Tribal Chair Darrell "Chip" Wadena can't run for his old job. Wadena served prison time for stealing from the tribe, but now says he's learned his lesson. Wadena is one of six people filing for an office which has long been a center of controversy. With the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe weighing in on Wadena's behalf in the controversy, White Earth appears to be set for another turbulent election. |
| 12/09/1999 |
No More Secrets |
For years, Minnesota archeologists have attempted to protect Indian burial grounds and other sensitive historic sites by keeping their locations secret. But now, state officials are reversing that strategy. |
| 09/22/1999 |
The Threat From Below |
Record rainfall in northern Minnesota has created huge flooding problems. The flooding is particularly difficult because the water is not from overflowing river banks, but rising from underground, where water tables are higher than anyone remembers. In Beltrami County, roads have been damaged, homes abandoned, and hundreds of residents have been pumping water from their basements for months. |
| 07/23/1999 |
On Their Own? |
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is considering a new constitution. But with individual bands becoming more like businesses, some say the end of the Tribe is at hand. Part two of two parts. |
| 05/06/1999 |
"The Heads Turn, Even in Church" |
African-Americans have been attending schools in greater Minnesota for many years, but many still report feeling as if they are living in a bubble, treated politely by the larger community, but never really accepted. |
| 04/09/1999 |
Wadena's Comeback |
After a prison term for corruption, the former White Earth Band Chairman plots a comeback against a regime that helped oust him. |
| 12/15/1998 |
Conserving Balsam Boughs |
Demand for Christmas wreaths requires education of bough cutters. |
| 12/15/1998 |
Bemidji Celebrates Santa Lucia Festival |
A 400-year-old Swedish tradition with Italian lives on in northern Minnesota.. |
| 11/13/1998 |
Hunters Give Thumbs-up to Amendment Two |
It was hard to find a negative voice among Bemidji deer hunters following the election. |
| 10/13/1998 |
Change Ahead on the Red Lake Indian Reservation |
Attitudes towards outside investment change as local economy flourishes. |
| 10/05/1998 |
Regulations Prove Problematic for Employer-Provided Childcare |
Rules meant to improve services in metro areas may impede greater Minnesota. |
| 09/08/1998 |
Bemidji's River Renaissance |
The Mississippi's first city seeks to revitalize its riverfront communities. |
| 07/31/1998 |
Saving Bemidji's Depot |
Renovation of James J. Hill's depot will provide new home for historical society collection . |
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