Native Forward Scholars Fund, the largest direct provider of scholarships to Native students, announced today a transformative $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, marking her second major gift to the organization. www.nativeforward.org/2025/09/24/m...

Robert Redford was an incredible Native ally. Not only did he support and bolster Native filmmakers and creatives (Sundance Film Festival, Dark Winds, etc.), his doc Incident in Oglala laid the groundwork for Leonard Peltier’s release. We’ll miss him. Also, Jeremiah Johnson. 🙌🏼 Classic.

When is peak fall color, and where can I find it? Look no further than our 2025 Fall Foliage Map! Our daily updates and forecasts can help you plan a weekend trip with the family or simply seek out the best fall color 2025 has to offer. www.explorefall.com

Yesterday I ran in the Dick Beardsley 10K in Detroit Lakes, MN. What a great race. I got 9th place & a new PB of 51:33 in my age division. This was my last race of the season. I may do one more local 5K for fun, but this is it for 2025.

Čhaŋwápe Ǧí Wí 🪶 Moon When Leaves Turn Brown 🍂 September 🍁 Happy Full Moon 🌕

Alongside Tribal partners, we raised the flags of the 11 sovereign Tribal Nations on the Capitol Mall.   With these flags raised high, we’re honoring our government-to-government partnership and recognizing that our Indigenous neighbors are not in the past.

My Top 5 Graham Greene characters: 1. Mogie in Skins 2. Maximus in Reservation Dogs 3. Walter Crowhorse in Thunderheart 4. Joseph in Maverick 5. Marlon in The Last of Us Etc. For us Rez NDNs he was more than an actor. He played folks we knew. Uncle. Dad. Grandfather. Brother. We’ll miss you.

Now is the time to support businesses that you want to see stick around. Make a point to patronize them when you’re able. Tell others to do the same.

‘A land that our ancestors walked’: L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time www.latimes.com/environment/...

In a big development for voting rights SCOTUS has granted a stay in a case concerning Native voters in North Dakota. The decision is a major win for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa & the Spirit Lake Nation, who challenged the state’s redistricting plan. nativenewsonline.net/currents/sco...

Melissa and Mark Hortman’s beloved golden retriever, Gilbert, was the first dog in Minnesota history to lie in state. His ashes sat in an urn between the Hortmans in the Capitol rotunda.

Photos from the MN State Capitol. Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert are lying in state.

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Curious to know the true story, from a Lakota perspective? Here’s a piece I wrote about it. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-ba...

This weekend rayburns.bsky.social & I went to Duluth, MN so I could run in the Gary Bjorkland Half Marathon! It’s part of Grandma’s Marathon, the 10th largest Marathon in the US. We stayed at a dorm at the U of M. I got up at 3:30am to make the bus to the starting line.

Happy Bdoke Wi Ipa (Summer Solstice) ☀️

Melissa Hortman Unyuonihanpi. We honor Melissa Hortman.

Happy Friday the 13th 🐈‍⬛

Last Saturday I ran the Fargo 10K as part of my training for a half marathon I’m doing. I finished 550th out of 3,207 overall, 258th out of 2,254 women & I was the 21st out of 217 in my age group (top 10%!). No new PB. It was hot & poor air quality but I ran well- & my son ran his 1st half marathon❤️

Wazusteca Ṡa Wi. The Strawberry Moon. 🍓 Happy June. Make the most of it.

The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Happy Mother’s Day 💐

In northwest Montana, a group of Native scientists have launched a forensics team dedicated to solving cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women. #MMIWG2S youtu.be/WSl2WHlWt3w?...

Happy Indie Bookstore Day, please tell your local indoor bookstores that you love them, preferably by purchasing a book

Joy Harjo is one of the most revered poets in the United States. On this week's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, the former U.S. poet laureate talks about how writing can give you second chances.

Happy Earth Day. 🌱

As the Earth heats up, some Australians are going underground to survive. But not everyone has that option. Read my latest for @atmosmag.bsky.social atmos.earth/australias-h...

At the grocery store, an elderly woman ahead of us had difficulty loading her cart, so my husband helped her. Another person behind me leaned on my shoulder to lift items. We were all different, but everyone was helpful & kind.This is how we persevere. Give & receive grace. Make empathy an action.

No taxes on groceries or clothes in Minnesota, but we’re working to lower sales taxes across the board to help Minnesotans afford Trump’s economy. www.startribune.com/grocery-clot...

Happy Full Moon. ‘Tis the Pink Moon. The Lakota call it Pȟeží Tȟo Wí, the Green Grass Moon Or Wakíŋyaŋ Aglí Wí, the Moon Of Returning Thunder ⚡️

This past weekend, I ran my first 10 mile race— Goldy’s Run in the Twin Cities. I didn’t place, but I got a new PB. My racing season has officially begun & training continues. 👊🏼

Astronomers keep finding more to see in the iconic "Pillars of Creation." An infrared view from JWST reveals stars being born in dusty cocoons. A matching image from Chandra exposes their violent side, as the baby stars create flares & jets that blast out x-rays. 🧪🔭 chandra.si.edu/deadstar/pil...

LAND BACK: Illinois Governor Signs Law Allowing Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to Reclaim its Stolen Land nativenewsonline.net/currents/lan...

An entirely new plant species, belonging to the Sunflower family, has been discovered in a National Park in Texas. www.newsweek.com/species-disc...

Happy Vernal Equinox. Wetu (Sun Time) Spring ☀️ 🌱 🌸

From me: ‘Navajo Code Talker links restored on DOD sites; other Native stories still missing’ Via @azcentral.com

Several of our national parks protect sacred Ancient Puebloan ruins. These spaces tell the stories of the ruins and the accompanying rich cultural history of many Indigenous people. Square Tower, Mesa Verde National Park, CO #nationalparks #protectourparks #publiclands #ruins

About 20,000 dead geese have washed ashore at Lake Byron in South Dakota. According to a local expert, the cause of the die off is likely the avian flu. www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/03/17/l...

Trump Administration Rolls Back Executive Order on Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Governance nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...

Our National Parks Are Too Vital to be Lost. Check out my latest for Atmos Magazine: atmos.earth/our-national...

RIP to a real one, Congressman Raul Grijalva, a true kola (friend & ally) to Native Nations who protected the land.

Hanwi sapa. Lunar Eclipse.

From me: ‘Colleges cancel Native convocations to comply with Trump order, disappointing students’ via @azcentral.com

Some 98 percent of America’s natural gas imports, and 93 percent of its electricity imports — much of that from hydroelectric dams — come from Canada. buff.ly/BfZ3IQH

It’s the 5 year anniversary of Covid lockdowns so I spent my commute reflecting on it & how my life changed since then. During lockdowns I was the only adult who wasn’t immunocompromised so I ended up being the one who ventured out— got mail & groceries for multiple households, picked up meds, etc.

I’m headed to a corn and soybean farm in Cannon Falls to hear about the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Minnesota farmers.   Farming is a tough job, and it certainly isn’t made any easier by two out-of-touch billionaires cutting off economic opportunities.

We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not. Words and actions matter. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Happy Liberation Day. Today in 1973, +200 traditional Oglala Lakota, joined by The American Indian Movement, began a 71 day occupation of Wounded Knee, the site of the horrific slaughter of hundreds of Lakota people in 1890 by U.S. forces. www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ush...

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to see the Keystone XL pipeline built and that he would endorse easy regulatory approvals for the project.

Patagonia CEO: Trump Shouldn’t Sell our Public Lands time.com/7261219/pata...

Following public outcry about job cuts at the National Park Service & a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country it looks like a plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the beloved federal agency appears to have been reversed. www.latimes.com/california/s...