Melissa Townsend
- Username: melissa-ampers
- PRX Member
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Melissa Townsend
Minnesota Native News: New Grant, New Book and New Exhibit
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From: Ampers
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about a big boost to a handful of organizations working with Native communities. We also hear about a new book from Cheryl Minnema ...
Minnesota Native News: Native Leaders Address Public Safety Concerns in South Minneapolis
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From: Ampers
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about what urban Native leaders in South Minneapolis are doing about public health problems connected to the great number of people ...
Minnesota Native News: Review of the Movie "Joker"
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From: Ampers
Gerry Zink is 16 year old. He’s Mnicoujou [mini-CON—joo] Lakota from Cheyenne River. And he’s a comics aficionado. He has recently started posting his movie reviews on ...
Minnesota Native News: Public Safety Concerns in South Minneapolis & Gotham City
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From: Ampers
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about what urban Native leaders in South Minneapolis are doing about public health problems connected to people who are homeless ...
Minnesota Native News: A Report from the Recent Native American Journalism Association Conference
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This week on Minnesota Native News, reporter Melissa Townsend tells us about the 35th Annual Native American Journalists Association Conference hosted at the Shakopee ...
Minnesota Native News: Fixing What's Broken
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This week on Minnesota Native News we hear how the White Earth and Leech Lake Bands of Ojibwe continue their efforts to straighten out a costly mistake involving the state ...
Minnesota Native News: Indigenous Superheroes & Villains
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From: Ampers
The Minnesota Indian Womens’ Resource Center recently teamed up with Hennepin County Library to host an Indigenous Comic Book Workshop in Minneapolis. Youth ages 12 and over ...
Minnesota Native News: Plans for Leech Lake Superfund Site
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From: Ampers
Leech Lake Community members recently meet with E-P-A officials to discuss the path forward for cleaning up tribal land, contaminated decades ago by hazardous waste from ...
Minnesota Native News: Indigenous Leadership
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From: Ampers
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear the latest in an effort to connect global indigenous work on water, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe election results and the anniversary ...
