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In this episode, we talk with grantmaking officer and former educator and historian Mattie Harper DeCarlo, PhD.  Mattie, a Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe citizen who grew up on Leech Lake Reservation, works in philanthropy at the Bush Foundation, focusing on Indigenous communities. She speaks with us about the nuance of supporting 23 Native nations through philanthropy, how to provide context to non-Native donors on what investment can look like, and her affection for Ojibwe language revitalization. Mattie also shares how journey of learning about herself and the history her people, and how it helped her fostered a sense of awe for the beauty of Ojibwe community. Tune in for an engaging conversation about investing in Indigenous self-sustainability through philanthropy!

This Native American Heritage Day on Nov. 29, artists are gathering to remind Minnesotans of our profound, and often ignored, connection to the earth. The arts collective, called Fire in the Village, is wrapping up their statewide tour with a Decolonize Thanksgiving Show at Hook and Ladder Theatre in Minneapolis. To talk about the tour they've taken and what's next for the organization are it's creators.  Annie Humphrey is an artist and musician based on the Leech Lake Reservation. Shanai Matteson is an artist from rural Aitkin County. They both joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about their experience.

Two years after the EPA found high levels of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination in the drinking water at the K-12 tribal school on the Leech Lake Reservation, students and staff are still forced to consume only water brought in from outside the building. Leech Lake is one place tribes are having to respond to the presence of PFAS, a class of man-made chemicals used in fire suppressing foam, water repellents on textiles, and older nonstick cookware. High PFAS exposure is connected to some health problems including cancer and thyroid disease. Nearly 100% of Americans have PFAS in their body. Information specific to Native Americans is limited. We'll talk with some tribes that are trying to address PFAS in their water and explore what can be done. GUESTS Laurie Harper (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), director of education for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Michael Jacobs (Waccamaw Siouan Tribe), Chief of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe Fred Corey, natural resources assistant for the Mi'kmaq Nation Dr. Kimberly Garrett, environmental health toxicologist at Northeastern University

Two years after the EPA found high levels of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination in the drinking water at the K-12 tribal school on the Leech Lake Reservation, students and staff are still forced to consume only water brought in from outside the building. Leech Lake is one place tribes are having to respond to the presence of PFAS, a class of man-made chemicals used in fire suppressing foam, water repellents on textiles, and older nonstick cookware. High PFAS exposure is connected to some health problems including cancer and thyroid disease. Nearly 100% of Americans have PFAS in their body. Information specific to Native Americans is limited. We'll talk with some tribes that are trying to address PFAS in their water and explore what can be done.

Anton Treuer and David Treuer spent their childhood together on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, in a house that had no electricity or running water.The brothers went on to graduate from Princeton University and become writers and college professors known for exploring and reclaiming Ojibwe culture.On Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis continued her Power Pair series with the Treuer brothers. They talked about their latest books and how their close relationship continues to evolve.  

Anton Treuer and David Treuer spent their childhood together on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, in a house that had no electricity or running water.The brothers went on to graduate from Princeton University and become writers and college professors known for exploring and reclaiming Ojibwe culture.On Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis continued her Power Pair series with the Treuer brothers. They talked about their latest books and how their close relationship continues to evolve.  

The closest legal cannabis dispensary to the Twin Cities is opening for business Thursday on The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reservation in Cass County. And the Minnesota Legislative Auditor's office is expected to release a report next week about state oversight of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Jacob Aloi. Music by Gary Meister.New adult-use cannabis dispensary opens in Minnesota, closest to Twin CitiesFeds raid home of jailed food fraud defendant amid jury bribe investigationRead the latest edition of the AM Update newsletter.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or RSS.

This week in Minnesota Native News, the Leech Lake Reservation held a survey for the unhoused to gain a perspective on homelessness, its causes, and possible solutions. 

Today we sat down with Diane from the Leech Lake Reservation, she was here to share her life story about how she got to where she is today and the importance of connecting tribes with industry companies!

Thirty years ago, David Treuer was a young writer, taking classes at Princeton University, far from his home on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He was eager to polish his craft — and maybe a little brash. In 1995, a few months before he turned 25, Graywolf Press published his first novel. Now, decades later, Graywolf is rereleasing that book, “Little.” In the introduction, Treuer — now a widely respected, award-winning author — reflects on his writing roots and how both he and his work have changed over the years. This Friday, on Big Books and Bold Ideas, MPR News host Kerri Miller chatted with Treuer about what he's learned. What does he know now that he didn't know when “Little” was first released? What does he think about his younger self? And how does he view the burgeoning field of Native writers and books today? Guest: David Treuer is the award-winning author of seven books. His first novel, “Little” was rereleased this month by Graywolf Press. He is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation and teaches at the University of Southern California. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.  Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

Thirty years ago, David Treuer was a young writer, taking classes at Princeton University, far from his home on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He was eager to polish his craft — and maybe a little brash. In 1995, a few months before he turned 25, Graywolf Press published his first novel. Now, decades later, Graywolf is rereleasing that book, “Little.” In the introduction, Treuer — now a widely respected, award-winning author — reflects on his writing roots and how both he and his work have changed over the years. This Friday, on Big Books and Bold Ideas, MPR News host Kerri Miller chatted with Treuer about what he's learned. What does he know now that he didn't know when “Little” was first released? What does he think about his younger self? And how does he view the burgeoning field of Native writers and books today? Guest: David Treuer is the award-winning author of seven books. His first novel, “Little” was rereleased this month by Graywolf Press. He is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation and teaches at the University of Southern California. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.  Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

This month, Graywolf Press republished author David Treuer's first novel, “Little.” Originally printed in 1995, when Treuer wasn't yet 30, “Little” tells the story of a Native American family struggling with loss, poverty and prejudice. What does Treuer think about his debut novel now, 27 years after it was published? MPR news host Kerri Miller will talk with him about that on this Friday's Big Books and Bold Ideas. In the meantime, enjoy this 2019 conversation from Miller and Treuer about his award-winning book, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee.” Treuer wrote it as a response to Native American history too often being told through a tragic lens. Instead, in “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee,” Treuer traces Native American history, from the Battle of Wounded Knee to the present, with a focus on transformation in each new era. Guest: David Treuer is Ojibwe, from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He is a celebrated author of many books, including “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” and “Little.” To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.  Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. 

Guest: David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. And is author of several novels and non-fiction books including his latest, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present. The post A Counter Narrative of Native American History appeared first on KPFA.

All about the Walleye Fishing Opener! Gov. Walz and numerous state and local officials were on hand for this morning's "Radio Row" media event ahead of the Governor's Fishing Opener this weekend around the Leech Lake Reservation. DNR reminds anglers to follow the state's laws preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species.

News highlights from Northern Minnesota. Topics include the MN Governor's 2022 Fishing Opener coming to the Chippewa National Forest and Leech Lake Reservation, a Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day program and dinner at the Bagley Legion Post, free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests now available through MN, and Gov. Tim Walz's State of the State Address set for April 24.

METAPHYSICS OF DEER HUNTING When the financial panic was at its height last week, we visited a wealthy friend whose up-town mansion is palatial, his income from safe and judicious investments always ample and assured, and his bank account invariably showing a balance to his credit of many thousands. A gentleman who dabbles little in speculative risks; and whom cares of State and fluctuations of the market of late do not perplex ; one of those rare exceptions among men, content with sufficient and not ambitious for more. Surely, his was a case not, within the range of human probability, to be affected by any financial crash or monetary crisis. And yet, so intricate and searching are the ramifications of disorder in times like these, when even the most provident and conservative find themselves suddenly cramped for means, that he was unable to command a dollar from ordinary or extraordinary resources. Said he: "I have a balance in bank of $20,000, but all the cash I can raise is a paltry two hundred dollars. It is just enough to take me to the Adirondacks. I am getting my guns and traps together, and tomorrow I start for Paul Smith's, to bury myself in the woods and seek oblivion until the storm is over!" Happy the man who can thus drive dull care away at will, and turn aside the impending wave of trouble ! The bank to which he has confided his trusts may break in his absence and swallow all his surplus; the business, hitherto lucrative, in which he is a silent partner, may suspend and cut off his monthly income; dividend paying stocks may depreciate until they are quoted at half their value; bonds and mortgages may cease to be negotiable; still, like the ostrich with his head in the bush he may roam the forest in blissful ignorance of his misfortunes, and follow his quest for game with a blithesome heart and bounding step! Who would not be an ardent sportsman? Such a man as this never allows business to interfere with his shooting. We wish the same were true of the herd of speculators who squeeze values, upset the market, and set the mercantile world at their wits end. Would that some good genius would inspire them to goof?  For "a day's shooting," and stay until the panic subsides! Ah! there is some soothing influence in this going apart to commune with nature in her solitudes, that makes us forget the struggles of life and our worldly troubles. It banishes all inordinate desires, simplifies our tastes, and makes us contented with mere food, raiment and shelter, which, after all, constitute the sole necessaries of life. This free existence among the woods, with heaven's canopy over us, the crisp and fallen leaves beneath our feet, and the pure untainted air to breathe: it gives us elasticity of step and expands the lungs; it enlarges the generous impulses of man; it dignifies his own self-respect; it makes him noble! In this quiet unconcerned existence, he finds himself moving in a new world populous with strange creatures, with whom in time he learns to hold familiar converse. The little denizens of the stumps and hollow logs become accustomed to his presence at last. When the first sound of his coming footfall was heard, they all hid away. The first warning twig that snapped admonished them to be wary and lie perdu. All was silent as the grave, except when a rustling leaf dropped down, or a walnut slipped from its opening shell aloft. But presently the head of a little gopher popped from under a dry leaf, then his body crept stealthily out, and in a minute with a sharp squeak to show the coast was clear, he rustled away. Then a woodpecker peered cautiously from behind the trunk of a tree, and commenced to hammer, and from a neighboring limb a red squirrel sprung his sharp, shrill rattle. A garter snake glided noiselessly from under a stump and slid into a bog hole, from which an autumn frog already intoned his solemn staccato bass. As we have said, one learns to comprehend the language of these little creatures, and understanding them thoroughly wonders how any man can be so unkind and thoughtless as to blow out their little lives with powder and shot. Even the deer begin to understand him at last, and if he is harmless and uses no gun, will repose such confidence in his honor that they will actually bring the rising generation of agile fawns to drink from the very spring that supplies his camp. Then when both have become better acquainted by closer contact, the sportsman will learn to look into their lustrous eyes as lovingly as did Don Juan into Donna Julia's; and all his conscience will rise up against him in reproof for his cruel slaughter in bygone years. His resentment will follow the hunter who dares to lay violent hands upon these innocent creatures whom he has learned to regard as his companions. If his larder becomes empty, he will have to select another locality where the deer are wild. It is only when they are running, that he can make up his mind to shoot. If bucks and does would only walk gently up to the magnanimous hunter when they see him stalking in the distance, they would never get shot. Even the tiger seldom springs upon a creature that is not in motion. This is nature. We are a creation of pursuers and pursued, but not insatiable for that reason, by any means. If one will not run, there can be no pursuit. It is only human beings like the Neros, Herods, and Caligulas that butcher in cold blood. These are the metaphysics of deer hunting. He who has studied the subject thoroughly, will find his thoughts yielding a responsive assent to their truthfulness. Now is the time for enjoying the full fruition of the delights which a ramble in the forests affords. Whether it be in the eager pursuit of the chase, or in the simpler study of the gorgeous tints of autumn, in breathing the sharp, invigorating frosty air, or in seeking merely a temporary relaxation from business cares, the glorious month of October yields an appreciable reward which no other month affords. Episode Part 2 THE WASTE OF TIMBER. A Paragraph floating around states that the Indians upon the Leech Lake Reservation, in Minnesota, have become so enraged at the destruction of timber on their lands that they have taken the war path, and are burning the lumbermen's hay by way of reprisal. Here is a lesson for the Hon. Joel T. Headley and those very few other gentlemen who deny that cutting away our forests will diminish our water supply, or work out climatic and organic changes that must prove detrimental. Even the untutored savage can appreciate the value of our forests to the extent that, he not only implores that the "woodman spare that tree," but absolutely insists upon it in a way that is neither gentle nor kind. He realizes that the denudation of the earth is extermination to the red man, and that with the deep damnation of the taking off of its timber, food, fuel, shelter, navigable waters, and means of transportation all vanish. Geology tells us that the mosses and ferns were the first vegetable products that grew upon the surface of the earth, and that, the pines and then the deciduous forest trees succeeded; and after them came animal life. By inversion, it is easy to determine that animal life must perish after the trees are destroyed. It is the duty of man, by what he owes to his fellows, if not by the universal law of self-preservation, to prevent so sweeping a calamity. And man, when impelled to that sterner mood which horrible conviction brings, will not stop to "argify" the question with the Hon. J. T. Headley, et al, but, taking the ounce of prevention in his hands, make the advocates and defenders of timber-cutting "cut stick" in a fashion which will throw all the devices of the Minnesota redskins far in the shade. Episode Part 3 Difference in Weights Does a sportsman's full bag or basket ever feel heavy?   For the sensation of the strap over the shoulder is, doubtless, very different from what it would have been if, instead of beautiful trout, one has a twelve-pound cannon shot in the basket. Indeed, this notion of weight, though absolute and positive, as marked by the scales of material philosophers, has got a variable force and signification, when sentiment lends vigor to the muscles. For what sportsman, helping to carry home a fine buck, or what loving husband, taking a sick wife upstairs in his arms, or what young fellow, on whose back fortune had, for the moment, buckled a laughing lass of a hundred and forty pounds, to be carried over a slough, would feel the weight the same as if the burden were a bag of grain or a sack of salt ? — The Lawrences

Welcome to Feedback with EarBuds, the podcast recommendation podcast. Our newsletter brings you five podcast recommendations each week according to a theme, and curated by a different person. Our podcast is an audio version of the newsletter.Subscribe to the newsletter: eepurl.com/cIcBuHThis week's theme is Hispanic Heritage Month. Our curator is Maribel Quezada Smith.This week's newsletter and podcast are sponsored by...World Gone Good podcast. Need a little inspiration? Host Steve Silverman turns the light on in the darkness and spreads the good in every episode of World Gone Good.Listen to unique stories from incredible everyday people making the world a little bit better.Listen: https://twitter.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23dcd7a2c6f1281f17223e7b9&id=a1e7e6a9d8&e=2371765febOn Feedback with EarBuds, you'll hear an interview between our host, Arielle Nissenblatt, and someone doing something interesting in the podcast space. Then, you'll hear about this week's podcast picks being featured on our newsletter.About our curator, Maribel Quezada Smith, from her website:A few years ago, I discovered I was living my life for other people instead of myself. That's when I started down this journey of self-discovery and empowerment. This journey confirmed a fear I had long avoided confronting, the fear that I didn't completely belong anywhere, and I had to choose a cultural "side" to succeed in life. Since then, thanks to a decent amount of soul searching, I have realized I no longer have to choose a cultural side, I simply have to embrace my own journey as a Mexican immigrant woman living in the United States, who loves Hip Hop and Cumbia. All of this self-discovery combined with my 15-plus years as a professional in video production and podcasting, inspired my passion for creating stories with meaning in order to satisfy our human desire for purpose and connection. (Which is how my podcast DIFERENTE was born!) Today, I help entrepreneurs, startups and growing brands build deeper connections with their ideal customers through meaningful video and audio content.This week's interview: Arielle Vetro. Here's her bio: I'm a Canadian-Italian writer and podcast producer based in London, England. I'm passionate about cooking, community organizing and exploring the mystifying psychology of people who "just don't have a sweet tooth". I moved to the U.K. in 2017 to pursue a MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics. After graduating, I worked in the urban design and innovation field researching the social and cultural impacts of Smart City technologies. I honed an approach to city innovation that places people - and their real needs - squarely in the centre. Arielle recommends these shows during our interview:BlackoutLa BregaMaintenance PhaseEdithPoint of OriginFind this week's podcast recommendation list here: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/podcasts-celebrating-hispanic-heritage-monthThis week's podcast picks:DiferenteDe Pueblo, Católico & GayCafé con PamThe Mujerón PodcastLatinx in PowerThis week's spotlight: Where the Red Cedar GrowsSo, how did white people end up living in Cass Lake? And how come Ojibwe-owned land on the Leech Lake Reservation looks like a checkerboard? Today we'll look at the history of Cass Lake--damming, land grabs, and dirty deals--and explore how it came to be what it is today.Listen: https://twitter.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23dcd7a2c6f1281f17223e7b9&id=1832e2376a&e=2371765febApply to have your podcast spotlit: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/podcast-spotlightsEarBuds Blog: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/blogCurate a list here: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/earbuds-podcast-curators-formFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EarbudsPodColFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earbudspodcastcollectiveFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earbudspodcastcollective/Learn more at our website: http://www.earbudspodcastcollective.orgTee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/earbuds-podcast-collective

This week, we're sharing an episode from The Experiment, a podcast from The Atlantic and WNYC that tells “stories from an unfinished country.” Sign up for the Outside/In newsletter. Each episode explores elements of the experiment that is the United States, from the evangelical influence on American politics to alcohol use in the United States… and to “America's best idea:” its national parks. In an essay for The Atlantic, David Treuer, an Ojibwe author and historian, says we can make that idea even better—by giving national parks back to Native Americans. “By virtue of the parks returning to Native control, I would like people, when they're standing at the foot of El Capitan, to look up knowing they're on Native lands, to look up knowing that they're standing on the graves of Native people,” says Treuer, who grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota as the nearby Voyageurs National Park was being established. “I would like, when people look up at vistas, like at Yosemite or at Yellowstone, that they'd look up as a way to look back at the history of this country.” Outside/In is a member-supported production of New Hampshire Public Radio. You can donate at outsideinradio.org/donate.

David Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. His most recent book, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Carnegie Medal in 2019. He is currently a professor of English at the University of Southern California. Dr. Treuer and Dr. Kendi held a powerful conversation about the ramifications of historical erasure, anti-Native racism, and Treuer's antiracist proposal to return the National Parks to the tribes. For further reading, resources, and a transcript of this episode visit pushkin.fm/show/be-antiracist-ibram-kendi/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The national-park system has been touted as “America’s best idea.” David Treuer, an Ojibwe author and historian, says we can make that idea even better—by giving national parks back to Native Americans. “By virtue of the parks returning to Native control, I would like people, when they’re standing at the foot of El Capitan, to look up knowing they’re on Native lands, to look up knowing that they’re standing on the graves of Native people,” says Treuer, who grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota as the nearby Voyageurs National Park was being established. “I would like, when people look up at vistas, like at Yosemite or at Yellowstone, that they’d look up as a way to look back at the history of this country.” Treuer, who wrote the book The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present, says that Native Americans are too often precluded from using the land in culturally significant ways that go back millennia. In his essay for The Atlantic, he makes the case that the U.S. should return control of national parks to its Native people. Further reading: “Return the National Parks to the Tribes” Be part of The Experiment. Use the hashtag #TheExperimentPodcast, or write to us at theexperiment@theatlantic.com. This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte and Gabrielle Berbey, with editing by Matt Collette and Katherine Wells. Fact-check by Jack Segelstein. Sound design by David Herman.

So, how did white people end up living in Cass Lake? And how come Ojibwe-owned land on the Leech Lake Reservation looks like a checkerboard? Today we'll look at the history of Cass Lake--damming, land grabs, and dirty deals--and explore how it came to be what it is today. This podcast series was written, edited, fact-checked, and produced by Anya Steinberg. Music by Val Dorr, St. Anthony Mann, and Dan Archibald.

Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives and is Anishinaabe. She and Tony talk about her childhood on the Leech Lake Reservation, growing up as a Rez Catholic, walleye vs. perch, how white people can learn from native cultures without coopting them, working as an indigenous person in a colonial system, the spread of CWD, the spirituality of deer hunting, and more.  Find Jamie on all the social medias and on her website: https://becker-finn.org/

Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives and is Anishinaabe. She and Tony talk about her childhood on the Leech Lake Reservation, growing up as a Rez Catholic, walleye vs. perch, how white people can learn from native cultures without coopting them, working as an indigenous person in a colonial system, the spread of CWD, the spirituality of deer hunting, and more.  Find Jamie on all the social medias and on her website: https://becker-finn.org/

Biidaapi: s/he comes laughing. (Ojibwemowin) Boozhoo! Today we catch up with Marie Rock (White Earth) who is the Program Manager at KOJB-FM “The Eagle” Radio which broadcasts to the Leech Lake Reservation, where she hosts the morning show.  Marie is also the host of MN Native News, so her voice is familiar throughout the state.  Enjoy our fun and lively chat with Marie who shares how she copes and keeps spirits high during the pandemic.

For the 3 out of 4 Americans who can't put solar panels on their roofs, community solar gardens are a way to save money now and be part of building our clean energy future. When Minnesota enacted policy to promote solar gardens, it became the national leader, unleashing 600 megawatts of community solar development, but obstacles persist in parts of the state where those policies don't apply. We compare what it takes to create a solar garden in both regions and ensure low income access, by looking at two programs: solar cooperatives in rural southern MN, and solar gardens on the Leech Lake Reservation, the first  in the country to integrate community solar with low income energy assistance.  

Writer David Treuer’s work tells a story that is richer and more multi-dimensional than the American history most of us learned in school. Treuer grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. At the time of our conversation with him in 2008, he was part of an ongoing project to document the grammar and usage of the Ojibwe language. He says the recovery of tribal languages and names is part of a fuller recovery of our national story — and the human story. And it holds unexpected observations altogether about language and meaning that most of us express unselfconsciously in our mother tongues.David Treuer divides his time between the Leech Lake Reservation and Los Angeles, where he teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. His books include “Native American Fiction: A User’s Manual,” “The Translation of Dr. Apelle,” and most recently, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present.” His writing has also appeared in the “New York Times,” the “Los Angeles Times,” and “The Washington Post.”This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "David Treuer — Language Carries More Than Words." Find more at onbeing.org. This interview originally aired in June 2008.

Writer David Treuer’s work tells a story that is richer and more multi-dimensional than the American history most of us learned in school. Treuer grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. At the time of our conversation with him in 2008, he was part of an ongoing project to document the grammar and usage of the Ojibwe language. He says the recovery of tribal languages and names is part of a fuller recovery of our national story — and the human story. And it holds unexpected observations altogether about language and meaning that most of us express unselfconsciously in our mother tongues.David Treuer divides his time between the Leech Lake Reservation and Los Angeles, where he teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. His books include “Native American Fiction: A User’s Manual,” “The Translation of Dr. Apelle,” and most recently, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present.” His writing has also appeared in the “New York Times,” the “Los Angeles Times,” and “The Washington Post.”Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org. This interview originally aired in June 2008.

A conversation with Ojibwe author and anthropologist David Treuer about the alternative narratives he has uncovered on the struggles of his people.  Treuer presents a counter narrative to the history we have been told about Native Americans. He points out about native life: “…we are not dead, life is not awful, it's also not wonderful, it's complicated” Guest: David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. And is author of several novels and non-fiction books including his latest The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present. The post A Counter Narrative of Native American History appeared first on KPFA.

An Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota and an unromantic chronicler of Native American culture and literature, David Treuer is the author of the novels Prudence, Little, The Hiawatha, and The Translation of Dr. Appeles. He is a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California, a Pushcart Prize winner, and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. In The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, Treuer offers an epic counter-narrative to the conventional histories of Native American life from the 1890 massacre to the present. (recorded 3/7/2019)

Part 2 - Professor, Author and Cultural Teacher Dr. Anton Treuer speaks to the recent ruling by administrative law judge Anne O'Reilly: either replace line 3 in its current location (across the Leech Lake Reservation) or do nothing.

On this episode of Ojibwe Stories: Gaganoonididaa we have another conversation with Leona Wakonabo and Gerri Howard. They grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation and currently work at the Niigaane Immersion School in Leech Lake. They are also one of the elders working for the Ojibwemotaadidaa Adult Immersion Program. Our discussion is about immersion approaches to language education.

Special bonus track! An interview with Rez Life author David Treuer. To participate in Native American History Month, we read Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life by USC Professor David Treuer. Novelist David Treuer's book "blends memoir and history" to render the uniquely beautiful story of the uniquely American places known as reservations. Treuer spirals in and out of personal story, interviews, and historical narrative to paint a full picture of life as an Ojibwe from Leech Lake Reservation. An important book about the power of individual and collective action, the power of place, and how history lives on in our (collective) lives today. "None of the people are dead, none of the sense they made of their lives is dead, and on the reservation at least, none of the whims, acts, and actions of presidents, Indian agents, congressional reformers, tribal leaders, and tribal citizens are dead. Or if any of this is dead, it is certainly not buried: nowhere more than in reservation life can we see, can we feel, the past shaping the present. On the reservation the past is hardly past at all." For links to some of the things we talk about check out the showpage: https://bedrosian.usc.edu/blog/podcast/rez-life. This podcast was produced by Aubrey Hicks and Jonathan Schwartz, recorded and mixed by Ryan Hedden. Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center http://bedrosian.usc.edu/  Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy http://priceschool.usc.edu 

To participate in Native American History Month, we read Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life by USC Professor David Treuer. Novelist David Treuer's book "blends memoir and history" to render the uniquely beautiful story of the uniquely American places known as reservations. Treuer spirals in and out of personal story, interviews, and historical narrative to paint a full picture of life as an Ojibwe from Leech Lake Reservation. An important book about the power of individual and collective action, the power of place, and how history lives on in our (collective) lives today. "None of the people are dead, none of the sense they made of their lives is dead, and on the reservation at least, none of the whims, acts, and actions of presidents, Indian agents, congressional reformers, tribal leaders, and tribal citizens are dead. Or if any of this is dead, it is certainly not buried: nowhere more than in reservation life can we see, can we feel, the past shaping the present. On the reservation the past is hardly past at all." For links to some of the things we talk about check out the showpage: https://bedrosian.usc.edu/blog/podcast/rez-life This podcast was produced by Aubrey Hicks and Jonathan Schwartz, recorded and mixed by Corey Hedden. Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center http://bedrosian.usc.edu/  Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy http://priceschool.usc.edu 

Prudence (Riverhead Books) Please join us tonight for David Treuer's haunting and unforgettable novel about love, loss, race, and desire in World War II-era America. On a sweltering day in August 1942, Frankie Washburn returns to his family's rustic Minnesota resort for one last visit before he joins the war as a bombardier, headed for the darkened skies over Europe. Awaiting him at the Pines are those he's about to leave behind: his hovering mother; the distant father to whom he's been a disappointment; the Indian caretaker who's been more of a father to him than his own; and Billy, the childhood friend who over the years has become something much more intimate. But before the homecoming can be celebrated, the search for a German soldier, escaped from the POW camp across the river, explodes in a shocking act of violence, with consequences that will reverberate years into the future for all of them and that will shape how each of them makes sense of their lives. With Prudence, David Treuer delivers his most ambitious and captivating novel yet. Powerful and wholly original, it's a story of desire and loss and the search for connection in a riven world; of race and class in a supposedly more innocent era. Most profoundly, it's about the secrets we choose to keep, the ones we can't help but tell, and who--and how--we're allowed to love Praise for Prudence: "David Treuer's novel Prudence is a wondrous and mesmerizing narrative--intricate, seductive and wholly gratifying." --Toni Morrison David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He grew up on Leech Lake and left to attend Princeton University where he worked with Paul Muldoon, Joanna Scott, and Toni Morrison. He published his first novel, Little, when he was twenty-four. Treuer is the recipient of the Pushcart Prize, and his work has been named an editor's pick by the Washington Post, Time Out, and City Pages. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Slate.com, and The Washington Post. He has a PhD in anthropology and teaches literature and creative writing at The University of Southern California. He divides his time between LA and The Leech Lake Reservation.

Aug. 30, 2014. David Treuer appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Celebrated novelist, academic and critic David Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. His honors and awards include a Pushcart Prize, the 1996 Minnesota Book Award for his novel "Little" and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Bush Foundation and the Guggenheim Foundation. "Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life" (Grove Press), Treuer's first full-length work of nonfiction, examines past and present Native American reservation life, language and culture, and explores issues such as sovereignty, treaty rights, natural-resource conservation and many public policy issues. Treuer uses authoritative research and reportage to recount the history of conflict and the nature of the relationship between the United States government and the Native American population; his result makes for a memorable piece in understanding the Native American story. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6440

The Center is proud to welcome David Treuer as the sixth guest in our Modern Indian Identity Series. This series features contemporary Indian speakers telling their stories in ways that shatter misconceptions on what it means to be a "Real Indian." Mr. Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to Canada, a Pushcart Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is the author of the novel The Translation of Dr. Apelles and the essay collection Native American Fiction: A User's Manual.