• Episode 7: Nadine Bill discusses Red Lake Nation College's expansion to Minneapolis and connecting rural and urban Native communities

  • Oct 9 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 7: Nadine Bill discusses Red Lake Nation College's expansion to Minneapolis and connecting rural and urban Native communities

  • Summary

  • In this episode, Ellen talks with Nadine Bill, Executive Director of Red Lake Nation College's new site in downtown Minneapolis. Nadine shares the college's history, its commitment to language and cultural preservation, and the new Minneapolis site's objectives to expand education access to urban Indigenous communities. Nadine talks about Red Lake Nation College's goal to create a 'tribal college without borders,' addressing accessibility, and engaging both rural and urban Native students. She describes what many fail to understand about the relationship between rural and urban spaces as it relates to Native communities--including the impact of assimilation, Native American boarding schools, and the Indian Relocation Act of 1956. Moving forward, Nadine shares her hopes for the new Minneapolis site to serve as a hub for both Native and non-Native communities to learn and collaborate.

    Episode Highlights:

    04:29 History and Evolution of Red Lake Nation College

    08:06 Expansion to Minneapolis: Vision and Execution

    22:47 Connecting Rural and Urban Native Communities

    29:33 Using Technology To Increase Access

    36:09 Misconceptions About Rural and Urban Native Communities in Dominant Narratives

    40:19 Opportunities at the New Minneapolis Site


    More Information:

    Red Lake Nation College, https://www.rlnc.edu/

    Red Lake Nation College-Minneapolis, https://www.rlnc.edu/minneapolis

    Minnesota Compass Native American Profile https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/native-american

    The TRUTH Project: Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing, https://sites.google.com/view/truthproject/about?authuser=0

    Uprooted: The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country (American Public Media Reports), https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/11/01/uprooted-the-1950s-plan-to-erase-indian-country

    Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email us at sidebyside@umn.edu

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