Boarding school survivor to speak at MSU
On Nov. 5, the Minot State University Native American Club will host speaker Dr. Ramona Klein in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. Klein will share her personal experiences as a survivor of the Fort Totten Boarding School and discuss the lasting impact boarding schools have had on Indigenous communities, according to the club. There will be a campus event at 11 a.m. for students, staff and faculty and a community event, free and open to the public, at 6 p.m. Both sessions will take place in the Hartnett Hall Collaboration Space. “I wanted everyone to get a chance to ...
HHS raises lead safety awareness
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is raising awareness about lead exposure and ways North Dakotans can protect children from lead poisoning during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 25-31. Lead exposure is preventable, but it can occur in places families may not expect. Young children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of lead exposure, which can affect learning, behavior and development, according to HHS. Children younger than 6 are at greatest risk because they are growing rapidly and frequently put their hands and other objects in their ...
Getting to Know: Local author gets her fantasy
K.M. Evans has not always been from North Dakota, but she has always had a love for writing. Evans is a Christian fiction author, who focuses on the genre of fantasy. She says she did not originate in Minot. Rather, she grew up in a small town in Stockton, California. Her family soon realized ...