‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest

‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest
Great Lakes Echo

By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira

“Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.

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Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes

Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes
London Free Press
Winter conditions in the Great Lakes are getting much shorter — by about two weeks fewer each decade since 1995
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Woodstock Art Gallery raising $30K to buy Indigenous artist’s work

Woodstock Art Gallery raising $30K to buy Indigenous artist’s work
London Free Press
The gallery aims to raise $30,000 to purchase award-winning Canadian artist Shelley Niro’s Borders series.
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Hopes and Fishes

Interlochen Public Radio
In one of the most polluted parts of Lake Michigan, whitefish are thriving. Some people wonder if we should try to replicate that environment elsewhere to save the iconic species. But that could mean doing something untested and controversial.
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Here’s what you need to know about this year’s Mackinac Bridge walk

Interlochen Public Radio
The Mackinac Bridge Walk is one of Michigan's longest-running Labor Day traditions, having brought an estimated 30,000 people to the bridge in 2024.
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Traverse City exhibition highlights indigenous artists around the world (and here, too)

Interlochen Public Radio
There's still time to catch the 'Indigenous Biennial' at Traverse City's Alluvion. The exhibition (mostly) leaves on August 31.
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In Peshawbestown, the Grand Traverse Band puts fish waste to use

Interlochen Public Radio
he Grand Traverse Band is turning the waste into a compost and fertilizer, cutting down on landfill waste and helping with food sovereignty efforts.
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Here’s what to know as Ribfest returns to London’s Victoria Park

Here’s what to know as Ribfest returns to London’s Victoria Park
London Free Press
ibfest returns to Victoria Park on Thursday, bringing five days of smoky barbecue, beer and crowds to downtown London
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Hindu culture celebrated through upcoming downtown Kincardine event

Hindu culture celebrated through upcoming downtown Kincardine event
Kincardine News
Explore Hindu traditions, art, and customs during an upcoming community celebration in Kincardine’s Victoria Park. “By exploring and embracing the diverse traditions predominant in Hindu culture pertaining to love, peace and selfless service, we can weave a more inclusive and understanding multicultural mosaic within our community,” a Municipality of Kincardine (MOK) news release reads. On […]
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