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Thursday March 5th 2026
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Open in new tab The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) March
from the series Around Phillips…
was held on Feb. 14, 2026, beginning and ending at the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC). This annual march is part of a larger effort to bring awareness to the higher rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, men, boys, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQI+ relatives. It is an opportunity to highlight and honor relatives and families impacted by the epidemic.
The event is a collaborative effort between many organizations including: Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC), the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC), the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC), the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI), the Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office, Gatherings Cafe, Minneapolis Public Schools American Indian Education, the Indigenous Protectors Movement, the TRADISH Project (a MAIC program), the Culture Language Arts Network (a MAIC program), Indigenous Women’s Life Net (a MAIC Program), the Many Shields Society, Mending the Sacred Hoop, Make Voting a Tradition (a NACDI program), and the American Indian Movement (AIM).
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Connecting with South High Journalism
By NATALIE MAZEY
Hyperlocal community journalism like the alley is a pinnacle of democracy, uplifting local voices and local stories. Especially in a time when Minnesota is a focus of national and international news, fostering local voices allows us to exist within the community and lean on one another. News on Minnesota should come from Minnesotans.
The Southerner, South High’s student-written and student-produced newspaper is a prime example of how fostering community journalism in young people upholds our community in a time of shaky ground.
Griffin Larson, Editor-in-Chief and Opinions & Visuals Editor, is a senior at South. Since his Freshman year, he’s worked on The Southerner, covering stories from budget cuts to the aftermath of COVID on students. During his time as a student journalist, Larson has found hyperlocal community news as a way to stay grounded.
“It’s really easy, especially now, when so many crazy things are happening, to disassociate from the news,” Larson said. “But I think following the news on a really hyper local scale, and practicing those skills of being involved and learning what goes into reporting to be able to better understand the news that we’re reading is really important.”… Read the rest “Connecting with South High Journalism”
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