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Unsure on Armenia resolution, Ellison says U.S. needs to acknowledge genocide here

By Andy Birkey | 03.04.10 | 11:13 am

Rep. Keith Ellison says he hasn’t yet made up his mind about whether or not Congress should recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915 committed by the Ottoman Empire. A hearing is set for Thursday in the House Committee on Foreign…

The other side of Minnesota’s sesquicentennial: Native Americans plan counter-commemoration

By Andy Birkey | 05.09.08 | 11:10 am

One hundred fifty years of statehood is something for Minnesotans to celebrate, right? Not for everyone. To counter next week’s official sesquicentennial events, members of the Twin Cities Dakota community and their allies are planning events to…