January 2019 LaDuke said one of Honor the Earth's goals is to see more houses painted in the village of Pine Point, like the mural on this garage, because "we think art is beautiful, and our interest is in nurturing the beautiful life."
LaDuke revitalizing Bimaadiziiwin – ‘our life’ Activist strives to grow Anishinaabe culture, economy
izens and not third-class citizens in northern Minnesota.”
Deep North
LaDuke said that she and her Honor the Earth compatriots have “witnessed what the Deep North looks like – that struggle to be treated as people who have dignity and to be recognized as the people who have lived here for thousands By Robin Fish of years.” rfish@parkrapidsenterprise.com Her reference to “Deep North” is a play on the phrase “Deep South,” Even while suffering from a bad with all the racially-charged bagcold, Winona LaDuke does not stop gage it brings along. in one place for long. “If you look at the arrest rates, if A two-hour interview with the you look at the numbers of missing Ojibwe writer, economist and envi- "We’re a people that want justice," said and murdered native women, if you ronmental activist included stops LaDuke. "For us, justice is also about look at the economics,” she said, at a manufacturing facility east of having some say in what our future looks also mentioning the campaign “to Ponsford, an adjacent Honor the like, and being treated as first-class cit- approve a pipeline that no tribe izens and not third-class citizens in Earth retail and marketing unit, northern Minnesota." (Photos by Robin wants – that would be the Deep Pine Point School, and her hemp Fish) North. That’s how we feel.” and heritage farm west of Snellman. The welfare of her people is closeThe time of year when the nation honors Martin ly tied, in LaDuke’s thinking, to the way their lands Luther King Jr. and African-Americans’ struggle for are treated. This links her crusade for environmental civil rights seemed a good time to ask LaDuke about justice, as executive director of Honor the Earth, to what Native Americans are struggling for. her career as a rural development economist. “We’re a people that want justice,” she said. “For “We’re trying to provide jobs for this community,” us, justice is also about having some say in what our future looks like, and being treated as first-class citLADUKE: Page 3
Inside this issue... 2 Slow cooking, big results 4 Preventing elder financial abuse and how to get veterans funeral benefits 6 13 tips for never killing another houseplant 8 Fraudulent phone calls threatening arrest, legal action
001728506r1