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Native Americans’ experiences shared online

By Blandin Foundation

Storytelling is a rich and vibrant part of Native American culture. Some online videos caught our attention recently; they offer powerful stories of Native Americans’ experiences. In O-Gitch-I-Dah Talking Circle about the FAFSA (22 minutes), Native American students at a north-central Minnesota community college tell their stories about filling out the Free Application for Federal …

Lessons learned: when ideas met reality

By Blandin Foundation

For anybody trying to make our communities a better place to live, especially those tackling poverty, a recent report out of the Northwest Area Foundation has amazing value.  They looked hard at their ideas, processes and practices over their ten years exploring ways to reduce poverty. The bottom line?  President and CEO Kevin Walker bravely …