‘Miscellany’ Archives
Heart Health-Tracking Running Wolf
By Connie Norman Hello from Running Wolf Fitness Center.  I have asked one of our partners ”“Indian Health Board of Minneapolis Inc. staff- person- Maria Krisch-Heart Disease Prevention Specialist to share her knowledge and information with you this month. Thanks Maria! By Maria Krisch Last month was Heart Health Month, which gives us this wonderful opportunity to talk about heart health in the community. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for American Indians and Alaskan Natives and others. Many of the risk factors are things that we can do something about through simple lifestyle changes like eating better and being more physically active. Some of the biggest risk factors include high blood pressure and high cholesterol. High Blood Pressure: A good way to think about blood pressure is to think about a garden hose. When you turn on the hose, water comes out slowly but surely just like blood pressure brings blood through our [...]
Mississippi River Water Walk 2013
Each Step is a Prayer for the Water Departs March 1 The Water Walk is an action being taken by Sharon Day, Ojibwe elder, peace activist and Executive Director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force. Starting on March 1st Sharon and her sister Doreen will be walking the entire length of the Mississippi, from the headwaters in Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. The walk is a prayer for the health of the water.
Procession for Peace March 24
Palm Sunday, Anniversary for Assassination of Archbishop Romero, & Recognition of other Fighters for Peace and Justice Sunday, March 24 is the 33rd Anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador. Romero was killed for standing up for the poor and opposing the US-supported war during the 1970”'s and 1980”'s, which killed tens of thousands of Salvadorans. His life is remembered around the world on March 24, as a celebration of the continuing struggle for justice and peace. This year, the remembrance coincides with Palm Sunday, and St. Paul”'s Lutheran Church in Phillips is hosting a Palm Sunday Procession for Peace, that will remember Archbishop Romero and other fighters for peace and justice. The procession is bilingual, and begins at 12 noon at St. Paul”'s, 2742 15th Ave S. It will stop at several spots between St. Paul”'s and El Mercado Central, as people remember and pray for issues that affect [...]
