Wild Rice Harvest on the White Earth Reservation is now underway and Cliff Crowell from the White Earth Natural Resources Department has an exciting announcement. Crowell also gave an update on how the Wild Rice Harvest has looked so far this year. Crowell also gave some tips to wild rice harvesters and also some harvesting…
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A message from White Earth regarding the symptoms people are experiencing after the softball game at Ogema days: The White Earth Pesticide Coordinator is currently investigating to determine the cause of symptoms. If you are experiencing symptoms of eye irritation, please flush your eyes with cool water for about a half hour. Please seek medical…
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There are a lot of happy wild rice harvesters on the White Earth Reservation. White Earth Wild Rice Manager Cliff Crowell says the harvest so far has been excellent. Crowell explains what the return rate is. Crowell says the wild rice harvest could continue for another month, weather permitting.
The White Earth Band of Chippewa and the Reservation Business Committee have noticed a rise in deaths from opioid overdoses. The White Earth Band says there are many reasons for this increase, including using alone, using after a break in using and using another drug that was unexpectedly cut with fentanyl. In light of this…
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The Minnesota DNR wants to remind teal hunters that they need to be aware and cautious of wild rice harvesters with wild rice ripening during the teal hunting season. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reservation has special state regulations in place that prohibit the hunters from hunting within one half mile of posted wild…
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The White Earth Nation Announced on Wednesday that they will be holding a runoff election for the open Elder’s Commissioner seat. Rebecca McCradie and Sherry Vizenor Sawicky will be the two candidates on the ballot as they both received the same number of votes in the first elder’s commissioner election that had 4 candidates on…
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The White Earth Nation is looking forward to a good wild rice crop this year. Cliff Crowell, wild rice manager for the White Earth Natural Resources Department, gives R&J News a prediction on this year’s harvest. And how long will it be before the wild rice harvest begins? There’s more information at the White Earth…
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The White Earth Nation recently received a grant from the State of Minnesota for $723,171 to use toward their Public Transit system. Kenny Bakken of the White Earth Public Works explains the grant and what it will be used on. Bakken also explained the environmental benefit these buses will have compared to their current ones. …
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Cannabis may now be legal in the White Earth Nation, but using it in public in Mahnomen isn’t. Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council passed a resolution banning the use of cannabis in public spaces. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the ordinance. R&J News asked Guenther if there have been problems with…
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