‘Miscellany’ Archives
Construction has Started to Restore Land, Water and Bluff Near Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) in Minneapolis
Project supported by new $4.7 million grant By OWÁMNIYOMNI OKHÓDAYAPI To mark the beginning of the project, a private ground blessing ceremony to honor the land was held with project supporters and Tribal leaders on April 27. After 10 years of community-led discussions, Tribal engagement, fundraising and project design, the Dakota-led nonprofit Owámniyomni Okhódayapi has started construction on the restoration of a five-acre site at Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls), adjacent to the Upper Lock on Ȟaȟa Wakpá (Mississippi River) in Minneapolis. Once complete, the restoration will create both a wildlife habitat and human experience at one of Minnesota’s most popular and iconic outdoor spaces that reflects the significance of the sacred Dakota site before colonization. Owámniyomni Okhódayapi recently received a $4.7 million grant from Mellon Foundation, directly supporting the immediate land transformation work. “This moment marks more than the start of [...]
Feature alley Articles: Then and Now
Block 5 Needs of news guides what will appear in each alley newspaper. That news takes different forms. One form is Feature articles that are more in depth than a brief news story. Features may be written by people that are part of the story or more objective, but never totally unbiased... Featured articles during 50 years of alley issues have been about the American Indian Movement, Arsenic Pollution, Child Abuse, Brutality by Police, Crime, the Garbage Transfer Station Campaign, Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, Phillips Jr. HS, Phillips Works, Phillips Pool and Gym, Redlining, the Rise & Fall of PNIA, POP, PCDC, PNHT, and SMC, other organizations, and more. The Loss and Light essay on page 12 is a Feature story by a writer who is part of the story.Within that story, Block 5 is mentioned. Block 5 has been a Feature story in several issues. What is Block 5? An agreement was made by two hospitals and Phillips neighbors to define and limit what healthcare expansion [...]
