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"Native America from 1890 to the Present" ~ Sue Balcom on Valentine's Day

Thursday, February 7, 2019 – David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation. He’s has a PhD in anthropology and teachers literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. His latest book is a sweeping history: “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, Native America from 1890 to the Present.” ~~~ Commentary from Mark Trahant on a new study about native depopulation in the Americas. ~~~ If the U.S. and China fail to reach an agreement on trade this month (February), tariffs will soon reach deeper into the economy. Grant Gerlock reports in part 2 of Harvest Public Media’s 3 part series on tariffs. ~~~ Sue Balcom of the Root Sellers Farm near Mandan is here with this week’s Main Street Eats segment. Today she’s talking about Valentine’s Day. ~~~ Doug has this week’s What’s Happening calendar of events.