‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Little Earth Mother’s Day Powwow
A FREE Event Celebrating the Spirit of our Community, family friendly, and open to the public; rain or shine.. Be sure to bring your own lawn chair or blanket for seating. No Alcohol, No Drugs, No Fire Arms permitted.
AMERICAN INDIAN MONTH: FRANKLIN AV, CEDAR FIELD, & TOURS, FRANCE
American Indian Month begins with a Parade along the American Indian Cultural Corridor blocks of East Franklin Avenue and continues with Open Houses, Pow Wows, Fairs, and other special events by the many American Indian organizations here in the Phillips Community and throughout Minnesota. It is a focused celebration and validation of the rich American Indian traditions, art, music, ceremonies, spirituality and Community that exist all year in ways that invite heightened awareness. American Indian Cultural Corridor Banners are a year-long reminder of the great benefits American Indians and their culture have bestowed on this land for thousands of years.
Is Peace Even Possible?
BY PATRICK CABELLO HANSEL I am writing this on the day that President Trump unveiled his proposed budget, the farthest thing from a “peace budget” that I can remember. It proposes a 10% boost in military spending, even though the U.S. spends more than the next 8 countries combined, and has been involved in more wars since World War II. (And let us ask ourselves as a people, why is every country that we have invaded since WW II been much smaller and poorer than ourselves.) It drastically cuts those things that make for peace: the arts, climate science, foreign aid””even Meals on Wheels. It seems we are regressing further and further away from real peace. But I am also writing this while listening to Mahalia Jackson. She sings to me: “It is well; it is well with my soul.” It”'s not a call of resignation, but a call of faith and hope in the midst of struggle. And we so need that today. Peace is not just the absence of war or violence, but the [...]
