HINCKLEY, Minn. — A familiar sound was missing at one high school graduation ceremony on Friday evening. Last week, the Hinckley-Finlayson school board voted to not allow a traditional Ojibwe song at ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. As the leader of a federally recognized Indian tribe, I am ...

Editor's note: Every winter, the Star Tribune commissions an original piece of writing from a notable local author. This year's essay is by Brenda J. Child, Northrop professor of American Studies and ...

The Ojibwe (Chippewa) have a rich, living culture that includes thousands of legends, stories and songs that range from sacred and ceremonial to pure entertainment. Jonathan Thunder, who is Red Lake ...