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Unity Ride across southwestern Manitoba honours Every Child Matters

The Every Child Matters Unity Ride began Sunday with stops in Waywayseecappo First Nation, Canupawakpa Dakota Nation, Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation, and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, as well as visits to the Birtle, Elkhorn and Brandon Residential Schools.

Mississippi River cleanup efforts

The Mississippi River is an integral part of the lives of those who live along it. Red Wing, Prairie Island, Welch Township and surrounding communities rely on the river way

Did You Know The Dirt in Mankato Creeks is Blue?

I was recently directed to the Facebook group “Minnesota Naturalists” because there was a post made by a member about the creeks within Mankato.

Why is the Dirt in This Minnesota Creek Blue?

Mankato means blue earth. A lot of people—even people from Mankato—don’t realize that the blue earth we were named for was literally bright blue. Most of it is gone now, because early settlers mistook it for a sign that there was copper in the ground, so it was mined. But there are still deposits of it in a few of the smaller creeks around Mankato.

Gift of headdress to Pope draws condemnation from some First Nations people in Manitoba