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‘Reservation Dogs’ Star MCs Indigenous Celebration at Moose Lake Prison

Indigenous inmates at Moose Lake Prison held the first cultural celebration they entirely organized to honor relatives and expand cultural programming, organizers said.

  • On Nov. 21, Dallas Goldtooth emceed the Moose Lake correctional facility gymnasium event, leading prayer, jokes and dance instruction for the Indigenous inmates who organized the first such celebration, with Byron Goldtooth helping.
  • Organizers said the event aimed to show incarcerated relatives they are loved and remembered, and Indigenous inmates at Moose Lake paid for the meal with prison wages while Dallas Goldtooth called for more cultural programming.
  • Warden Kris Rish, Moose Lake Warden, served frybread tacos catered by The Food Stand of Cloquet, with the event filled by drumming, dances, and songs, providing cultural connection.
  • Organizers said the event delivered emotional reconnection, with Byron Goldtooth saying the drums made him feel like home and `Torres said` the celebration helped inmates reconnect.
  • Organizers said they want other facilities to replicate the event, while District Representative Eugene Standingcloud urged protecting drum and religious rights, noting non-Indigenous staff help dissolve mysticism.
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Today's Christian Entertainment broke the news in on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
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