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Newspaper Red Lake News (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921

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About Red Lake News (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921

The Red Lake News began in 1912 as an English-language paper distributed by the Red Lake Indian School located in northern Minnesota.  The newspaper was “devoted to the interests of the Red Lake Chippewa Indians.”  Originally issued twice a month during the school term, in 1916 it began publishing once a month throughout the year.  Each issue consisted of four pages with three columns until 1921, when publication of the newspaper ended.

The superintendent and special disbursing agent for the Red Lake Agency, Walter F. Dickens, managed, edited, and wrote for the Red Lake News from 1912 to 1919.  The newspaper contained local reservation news, national American Indian news, agricultural articles, and other general educational items.  Dickens was also concerned about the morality of the members of the Red Lake Band, announcing the disastrous effects of intoxicating liquors and illicit drugs.  His mastheads ran statements such as “Save Money and You Save Lives” and “Work is a Splendid Tonic for Dissatisfaction.”

The White Earth Progress and White Earth Tomahawk were other newspapers published on Ojibwe reservations in Minnesota during the late 1800s and early 1900s.  While surviving issues of these newspapers are incomplete, they nevertheless provide historical perspectives of early life on Minnesota’s American Indian reservations.

Provided By: Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN

About this Newspaper

Title

  • Red Lake News (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921

Names

  • Dickens, Walter F., editor

Dates of Publication

  • 1912-1921

Created / Published

  • Red Lake, Minn. : Red Lake News

Headings

  • -  Ojibwa Indians--Minnesota--Newspapers
  • -  Red Lake (Minn.)--Newspapers
  • -  Beltrami County (Minn.)--Newspapers
  • -  Ojibwa Indians
  • -  Minnesota--Beltrami County
  • -  Minnesota
  • -  Minnesota--Red Lake
  • -  United States--Minnesota--Beltrami--Red Lake

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Monthly (Sept.-July),
  • -  Began in 1912? Ceased in 1921.
  • -  "A newspaper devoted to the interests of the Red Lake Chippewa Indians."
  • -  Editor: Walter F. DIckens.
  • -  Available on microfilm from the Minnesota Historical Society.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 3, no. 8 (Jan. 1, 1915).

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn90059061

OCLC Number

  • 1763572

ISSN Number

  • 2168-0108

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Chicago citation style:

Red Lake News Red Lake, Minn. -1921. (Red Lake, MN), Jan. 1 1912. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn90059061/.

APA citation style:

(1912, January 1) Red Lake News Red Lake, Minn. -1921. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn90059061/.

MLA citation style:

Red Lake News Red Lake, Minn. -1921. (Red Lake, MN) 1 Jan. 1912. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn90059061/.