Return of the Red Lake Walleye on PBS Sunday January 16th

Niijiinad/Friends, tune in to Lakeland Public TV, Channel 9 (over the air, cable and satellite) at 9:30 PM Sunday January 16th for the half hour broadcast of "Return of the Red Lake Walleye.  A synopsis of the program follows.
Weweni,
Omakakii

THE STORY
Broadcast version running time: 28 minutes, 46 seconds

Broadcast "Return of the Red Lake Walleye": Fact Sheet

The Native Nations Institute film Return of the Red Lake Walleye chronicles the extraordinary effort of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians—working together with the State of Minnesota and the federal government—to bring back the culturally vital walleye from the brink of extinction and restore it to health in Red Lake. It examines how the Band and State overcame decades of bad blood to forge an innovative public policy solution that puts cooperation before conflict and science before politics, fueling an amazing recovery that has defied the odds.

A compelling example of tribal sovereignty in practice, Return of the Red Lake Walleye documents the significance of the walleye's return for the Red Lake community, its people, the tribe as a whole, and those generations yet to come.
Memorandum of Understanding (2010): The Red Lake Walleye Recovery Project

NARRATOR

Leah R. Sixkiller (née Leah R. Lussier) is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. She grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Leah received an A.B. in Psychology from Harvard University in 2007 and a J.D. and Certificate from the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program at the University of Arizona College of Law in 2010.

Throughout her higher education, Leah has served as a leader in the American Indian community, for which she has received local and national recognition. Leah currently lives with her husband Jesse in Minneapolis. She works as an attorney specializing in Indian finance at the law firm of Faegre & Benson.

PRODUCER / DIRECTOR

Ian W. Record is Manager of Educational Resources for the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy (NNI) at the University of Arizona, where he directs the development and maintenance of NNI's distance-learning and multimedia educational programs.

In 2006, he produced NNI's nationally aired "Native Nation Building" television/radio series, a 10-segment roundtable interview program dedicated to exploring contemporary indigenous governance and development issues. Among other projects, he currently is directing development of "Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development", a distance-learning course series designed for tribal leaders and tribal college students.

Ian earned M.A. (2000) and Ph.D. (2004) degrees in American Indian Studies (AIS) from the University of Arizona, and previously earned B.A. degrees (1993) in History and Mass Communications from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Ian's first book, Big Sycamore Stands Alone: The Western Apaches, Aravaipa and the Struggle for Place (University of Oklahoma Press, 2008), won the 2009 Southwest Book Award. He lives in Tucson with his wife Wendy and two children.

Attachment/Photos
Red Lake DNR Employee Herman Lussier
Red Lake member, and Narrator Leah (Lussier) Sixkiller)
Producer/Director, Ian W. Record

Pamda Penguin Plunge Benefit January 29th

The second annual "Pamda Penguin Plunge" will be held during the "Back to Hack" winter celebration on January 29, from 1 to 2 pm at the City Park on Birch Lake.  The event is sponsored by Pamda (Pines Area Medical Development Association to benefit the local clinic.  The event, held last year for the first time, earned about $8,000.

People may participate as an individual jumper or as a part of a team.  Sponsors are sought to support entrants.  Some business are seeking donations in order to secure a particular individual's appearance in the cold water.  Prizes will be awarded to the individual and the team earning the most money.

Registration forms are available at most local Hackensack businesses and questions may be directed to Mary Parrish at 675-5818. A minimum donation of $30 per individual is required.  More sponsors will be cheerfully accepted. On site registration begins at noon and jumpers will be assigned an approximate time to make their plunge. There are no restrictions on what contestants wear for the jump into the frigid waters and it is rumored that some will wear winter underwear or other stylish attire.  Warm changing areas are provided and the Cass County Divers will be on hand to assist anyone needing help.

The public is encouraged to attend and the emcees will be conducting an experiment to see how many contestants actually turn blue and/or who will give up the loudest scream.  It has been shown by contestants in other similar plunges, that there is a great deal of personal satisfaction in actually surviving such an event.  It is most satisfying that all proceeds will benefit the local medical clinic.

Thanks

Contact: Michael Small

michael_ucc@tds.net<mailto:michael_ucc@tds.net>

(218) 675-6300


Michael Small

Union Congregational Church

United Church of Christ

Hackensack MN 56452

Website: www.unioncchackensack.com

(218) 675-6300 (w)  (218) 682-3192 (h)

Twins Caravan to visit Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Bemidji, Brainerd, Ely, Walker, Aitkin

Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Bemidji, Brainerd, Ely, Walker, Aitkin are among the northern Minnesota communities included in the 2011 Twins Winter Caravan, which features stops in nearly 60 communities throughout Twins Territory between Monday, Jan. 17 and Monday, Jan. 31.  Here is the schedule of stops in this area:

Week 1.1 - Ron Gardenhire, Drew Butera, Jeff Manship, Joe Vavra, Kris Atteberry
Thursday, Jan. 20 - TBD; Fosston/Clearbrook, MN; Brainerd, MN

Week 1.2 - Matt Capps, Brian Duensing, Dick Bremer
Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Ely, MN; Hibbing, MN; Grand Rapids, MN
Wednesday, January 19 - Aitkin, MN; Walker, MN; Bemidji, MN

For a complete schedule: http://mlb.mlb.com/min/community/winter_caravan.jsp

Boreal Brewers Homebrew Tasting Saturday

Public Service Announcement – For Immediate Release   

Oct 5, 2010

 

Boreal Brewers Homebrew Club                                   For more information contact:

Halloween Homebrewed Beer Tasting                                    Harvey Tjader (218) 444-5477

October 30, at the Keg 'n' Cork in Bemidji                   Jeff Edmonds (218) 586-2332

 

 

Boreal Brewers Homebrew Club is proud to announce a Halloween tasting of home-brewed beers.  It will take place at 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 30, 2010 in the basement bar of the Keg 'n' Cork, 310 Beltrami Avenue in downtown Bemidji.

 

This event is open to the public.  The tasting will feature a wide variety of donated home fermented beers.  By giving away free samples in an informal setting, Boreal Brewers hopes to increase awareness of the fine art of homebrewing and the world's many styles of lagers and ales.  Past tastings average more than 20 different samples. 

 

Brewers are encouraged to contribute beers for tasting.  Eight to ten 12-ounce bottles of each beer is usually enough to go around.  Anyone bringing beers to share should arrive one-half hour early so we can place them in proper order for tasting. 

 

Local musicians will provide musical interludes during the tasting.   A small cover charge defrays the cost of hall rental, entertainment and supplies only.  The cover charge is not for the purchase of any alcoholic beverages, as all home-brewed beers are donated by the brewers and samples are distributed free for tasting.

 

The Boreal Brewers Home Brew Club was organized in 1991 and is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the advancement of the art, science and appreciation of homebrewing by providing a forum for the exchange of homebrewing products, information and expertise. The club has members from many northern Minnesota communities, everywhere from Park Rapids to Grand Rapids.

 

 

 

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Bemidji skatepark

After decades of denial, Bemidji finally has a public skatepark... and some skaters say it's the best one in the state!  Over the years, we've seen skateparks developed in Grand Rapids and Duluth.  Even little parks in Baudette and Kelliher.  Local skaters have made trips to Grand Forks and Fargo to skate legally.  In Bemidji, they just got busted.

It's illegal to skate downtown or near any public school or the university.  The cops had a code: "baggy pants", they used to swoop down on skaters.  If a skater wasn't breaking a law, she/he didn't get arrested, but in some cases just got harassed.

It really appeared to be a war on youth, at least youth whose recreation pursuits were not organized, adult-supervised, scheduled and uniformed.

About ten years ago, local kids, under the umbrella of Healthy Community Healthy Kids, raised money by renting the National Guard armory, booking bands and putting up structures indoors to skate on, then hauling them all back home again. They turned the money over to Smart Skate for a outdoor skatepark with wooden structures.  It was in a location that was difficult for kids without cars to get to.  That and other problems led to its closure.

Our new skatepark will officially open on November 5 at 3:30.  I plan on being there for the ceremony.  It is largely the achievement of Nate Dore, a local state economist, who spent several years doing fund raisers, writing grant applications, and jumping through bureaucratic hoops.  He was instrumental in getting Minnesota public liability insurance policies to allow six feet of elevation in skate park structures.   The park was designed and constructed by a contractor who specializes in skate parks.

Construction was completed a week or so ago, but for technical/legal reasons, it was cordoned off until yesterday.  Several people were arrested for succumbing to temptation after so many years of deprivation and skating early on this magnificent park.  Others were run off, until Friday.  On perhaps the last warm beautiful day of the year, the park was flooded with people: kids, young adults, families who drove from other communities.  The cops looked the other way and the barricades were removed the next day.

The park is on city property, just east of the curling club.  Stop by and watch some amazing athletes doing things that most of us could only dream of.  Show your support of our young people by showing up for the opening ceremonies, November 5, 3:30-6pm.

Pecha Kucha Night #3 - Thursday

Pecha Kucha Night #3

Thursday, October 14th

at the Cabin Coffeehouse & Cafe, Downtown Bemidji

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Free and Open to the Public

Pecha Kucha Night is a fun, fast-paced presentation format where creative people share talents, ideas and their passions. It\'s FREE and open to the public.

There are three reasons why the Pecha Kucha Night event has caught on like wildfire around the globe:

1. It\'s informal, easy to use and it's FUN.
2. It allows creative people an outlet to share their stories.
3. It allows audiences to listen to appetizer-sized portions of a variety of topics.

Each presentation is made up of 20 images. Each image is shown for exactly 20 seconds, making ever presentation 6 minutes, 40 seconds.

Pecha Kucha Night Bemidji Presenters

Jill Bitker, Master Florist & Runner
Brett Cease, Cyclist & Outdoor Enthusiast
Alicia Cloose, Graphic Designer
Jane Hastig, Green Artist
Jeremiah T. S. Liend, Swashbuckling Adventurer
Dr. John Lueth, Dentist
Darci Thabes, Stone Tile Artist
Cheri Ware, Certified Lymphedema Therapist

Whether you consider yourself a creative person, a doer, or a thinker, we want to hear your story. Please share with us your hobbies, interests and passions. Plan to attend our next event, Thursday, October 14th. Bring a friend!

Bemidji's Babe City Rollers Start Season

Babe City Rollers, BabeCityRollers.com, begins the season at home on September 18th with Team Babe vs. Team Paul. This is a family oriented event. John Glas Fieldhouse. $8 adults. Students FREE! Doors open at 6pm. Sponsored by the Bemidji State University Women's Flat Track Roller Derby. 

The Babe City Rollers (BCR) is a grassroots, skater-run roller derby league affiliated with Bemidji State University\'s Women\'s Flat Track Roller Derby Club. BCR strives to provide strong, positive role models in the community through a commitment to teamwork, empowerment, athleticism, and service. As a league seeking to further the sport of roller derby, BCR adheres to the rules and regulations, and aspires to exemplify the principles of the Women's Flat Track Derby Associatio