University of Minnesota Duluth

Now, this conversation about blood quantum versus lineal descent models is happening in tribes all over the state and around the country.

To learn more about the history behind blood quantum and how it has shaped tribal identity here in the Midwest, we turn to Jill Dorfler, professor and department head of the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Jill, thanks for joining us.

Thank you so much for having me.

Thanks again for joining us.

Thank you.

That's Jill Dorfler, professor and department head of the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Earlier, we heard from Ho-Chunk President John Greendeer and St. Croix Tribal Chairman Conrad St. John.

Just a quick question.

Just curious if the UMD police officers are actual sworn officers and do they have jurisdiction off campus?

Yeah, so they are very much so sworn officers on campus.

And, yeah, they, you know, it's like any other agency near us.

They'll host Atlanta.

Quick turnaround on Thursday night.

14th-ranked UMD football team gets a third field goal from Drew Henson.

This one is time expired to walk off Winona State 9-6.

Some small news regarding the Detroit Red Wings.

I don't know if you saw this, but Max Plant, named the captain of minnesota duluth i thought that was pretty cool

hey that's it's really cool those are the characteristics that we need that was kind of eiserman's mo um he was looking for you know good characters that was that's not a secret and and once again there's another one and then

we have a new partnership to announce carlo not for us not for us but the detroit red wings Have a new logo partner on their sweaters.

me.

Now we get to break down UMD, and let's keep it under

an hour.

I made a dumb joke.

Nick Axelson sailed there recently.

If you follow him on Instagram or on social media, he is fascinating.

He told me when he was playing for UMD, he used to sit down at Canal Park and stare out at Lake Superior.

And he said, someday I'm going to sail in through the lift bridge.

Welcome to the Bruce Sisky podcast from Northland News Radio and northlandnewsradio.com. You got a couple of housekeeping items before we get to Omaha hockey coach Mike Gabinet on the podcast here on this, uh, Wednesday, the 16th of September.

Uh, we've had to postpone our scheduled conversation with UMD women's hockey head coach Laura Schuler.

Uh, look for that.

I'm hoping to get that rescheduled next week before the Bulldogs open their season next Friday, the 25th of September, against Mercyhurst.

Uh, you saw the All-Conference team announced yesterday.

It's three Bulldogs and three Fighting Hawks.

Max and Zan Plant, Ty Hanson from UMD, Cole Reschney, Keaton Verhoff, and Jan Spoonar from North Dakota.

Uh, that's your All-Conference team preseason.