White Earth

Less than 10 percent of White Earth residents have access to the Internet.

Georgianne Nienaber: Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures Georgianne Nienaber 2012

Less than 10 percent of White Earth residents have access to the Internet.

Georgianne Nienaber: Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures Georgianne Nienaber 2012

This does not include Ponsford, according to the office of Collin Peterson, the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, which includes Ponsford and White Earth.

Georgianne Nienaber: Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures Georgianne Nienaber 2012

Author, former vice-presidential candidate, and Native activist Winona LaDuke resides at White Earth.

Georgianne Nienaber: Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures Georgianne Nienaber 2012

This does not include Ponsford, according to the office of Collin Peterson, the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, which includes Ponsford and White Earth.

Georgianne Nienaber: Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures Georgianne Nienaber 2012

Author, former vice-presidential candidate, and Native activist Winona LaDuke resides at White Earth.

Georgianne Nienaber: Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures Georgianne Nienaber 2012

I look at my own reservation the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota - on my reservation, one quarter of our money is spent on energy.

Georgianne Nienaber: Winona LaDuke Pledges Help for Native Tribes Facing BP Oil 2010

But, will the northern power companies allow White Earth to proceed?

Georgianne Nienaber: Winona LaDuke Pledges Help for Native Tribes Facing BP Oil 2010

While at White Earth, LaDuke offered hope in the guise of a prophecy.

Georgianne Nienaber: Winona LaDuke Pledges Help for Native Tribes Facing BP Oil 2010

And so our strategy is to replicate what we are doing in White Earth, you know, nationally, and say instead of outsourcing, we can re-localize a good portion of our energy economy.

Georgianne Nienaber: Winona LaDuke Pledges Help for Native Tribes Facing BP Oil 2010