Public Education in The New World

by American Indian OIC | Sep 6, 2023 | Internal, News

By: Dr. Joe Hobot, President and CEO What can we do to strengthen education for our children? I recently had the privilege of addressing this issue at the Aspen Institute’s 2023 VisionXChange gathering in Aspen, Colorado. This conference, comprised of Aspen Institute...

Updates on Clyde Bellecourt Urban Indigenous Legacy Funding

by American Indian OIC | May 2, 2023 | Uncategorized

By CIRIEN SAADEH, The UpTake The information included in this article was accurate at the time that this issue went to print. Things at the Minnesota State Legislature are moving quite quickly, as they usually do around this time, and they may have changed by the time...

Coalition of urban Indigenous groups gather at Minnesota Capitol to advocate for investments into organizations

by American Indian OIC | Mar 22, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Ava Kian | Staff Writer Sixteen organizations are seeking $136.4 million in state funding to construct buildings they say will allow them to do their work more effectively. Advocates and community members gathered at the Minnesota Capitol, urging legislators to see...

Takoda Prep COVID Closure

by Ann Merrill | Jan 29, 2023 | News

Greetings Students and Families of Takoda Prep, This message is to alert you that over the weekend, members of the Takoda Prep team tested positive for COVID-19, with others experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Acting in accordance with AIOIC’s COVID Mitigation...

Phillips Community Clean Sweep – Year 19

by American Indian OIC | Nov 3, 2022 | News

The Alley Newspaper By JANA METGE, Phillips Community Clean Sweep Coordinator Phillips Community Clean Sweep held another successful event this year on Saturday, October 8th. The annual Clean Sweep is planned and organized by the four Phillips neighborhoods together...

Get Out The Vote

by American Indian OIC | Oct 28, 2022 | News

        NUIFC E-Newsletter As one of the major hubs of urban Native activism in Minneapolis, American Indian OIC ensures the community is ready to go for the 2022 election.  By focusing on community-based events over the last few months,...

American Indian OIC hosts Get Out the Vote event

by American Indian OIC | Sep 21, 2022 | News

ALEX KORMANN, STAR TRIBUNE The American Indian OIC, a leading workforce development agency, hosted a nonpartisan Get Out the Vote event for the community on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in...

St. Anthony: Minnesota legislative logjam despite surplus a bitter pill for businesses

by American Indian OIC | Jun 20, 2022 | News

Neal St. Anthony, Star Tribune Star Tribune Article By Neal St. Anthony Despite a tentative agreement in May on $3 billion-plus in tax cuts and spending, Minnesota Senate Republicans have walked away from the 11th hour deal with Gov. Tim Walz. After a tentative...

MN Legislature ends session without passing Native bills

by American Indian OIC | Jun 20, 2022 | News

Minnesota State Capitol (photo from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki.) The Circle Article By Cat Wipple What looked like an eleventh-hour compromise to push through extensive bills in the Minnesota Legislature, including several for the Minnesota Indian community,...

Native Americans rally at capitol in support of funding bill

by American Indian OIC | Apr 26, 2022 | News

Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton, speaking on behalf of the bill at the State Capitol Building Rotunda. Sixteen Twin Cities American Indian organizations and their supporters filled the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda in St. Paul on March 25 to highlight a bold,...