Nation Nov 28 Remains of 5 Native Americans returned home 120 years after graves were looted A Native American tribe in Minnesota recently welcomed home five of its ancestors more than a century after their remains left the state. Their burial sites had been looted by a white landowner who took them to Connecticut and the…
Arts May 29 Native American fashion aims to reclaim its culture with authentic designs Reclamation, resurgence and resilience are all ways to describe what's happening with Native American fashion and art as it becomes more visible. Kaomi Lee of Twin Cities PBS met one Ojibwe artist who is helping to create authentic designs and…
Arts Jun 15 Why a Minnesota bank building ranks among the nation’s most significant architecture The National Farmers’ Bank in Owatonna, Minnesota, is one of the most significant architectural works in the country, part of the Prairie School of Design. Kaomi Lee of Twin Cities PBS went to see why this 1908 building, which is…
Nation Nov 27 Finding family: a reporter shares her personal story of adoption and reunion Kaomi Lee is one of the many Koreans who was adopted as a child, brought to a new country and raised by parents of a different race. She still doesn’t know her biological parents, but her decision to share her…
Politics Oct 11 Pro-gun, pro-life 15-term Dem faces stiff competition for House seat Democratic Congressman Collin Peterson has represented Minnesota's rural and conservative 7th Congressional District for 30 years. Now, he’s facing stiff competition from Michelle Fischbach, the state’s Lieutenant Governor, in November’s upcoming election. Special Correspondent Kaomi Goetz from Twin Cities PBS…