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Transgender athlete sues Minnesota Vixen women's football team for discrimintation
March 12, 2017 - MPR’s Laura Yuen talks with athlete Christina Ginther on why she is suing the Minnesota Vixen over discrimination against her for being transgender.
St. Paul Hmong American gymnast Suni Lee leaps toward her Olympic dream and history
June 9, 2017 - MPR’s Nancy Yang profiles Sunisa Lee, the 14-year-old St. Paul gymnast, who is believed to be the first Hmong American to make the national gymnastics team. Suni, as many people call her, is focused on making the 2020 Olympic Gymnastics Team. It’s a goal supported by her parents, coach…and community.
In NW Minnesota, Woodie Camp keeps duck hunting alive one summer camper at a time
August 11, 2017 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on The Minnesota Waterfowl Association's Woodie Camp, a northwestern Minneosta summer camp focused on waterfowl hunting calls, prairie ecology, and outdoor ethics and shooting.
Undefeated: For Red Lake boxers, a requiem in the ring
November 20, 2017 - MPR’s John Enger reports on boxing on Red Lake Indian Reservation. Enger profiles boxers Antonio Varney and Louis Jourdain.
Chu Xiong shares his fishing tradition
April 11, 2018 - As part of Water Month at MPR, Chu Xiong of St. Paul shares his love for fishing and how it connects to Hmong culture. Xiong also expresses the importance of respecting nature as resource.
Modesty and the Olympics draws Muslim girls to fencing in Rochester
May 29, 2018 - MPR’s Catharine Richert reports on the growing popularity of fencing among Muslim girls.
Why are women athletes still paid less than men?
August 15, 2018 - Why do women continue to get paid less? And does the lack of investment translate into fewer opportunities for development and sponsorship? MPR’s Kerri Miller interviews Gigi Marvin, three-time Olympic forward for the U.S. Women's National hockey team; and Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota about the gender pay gap within sports.
Chronic Wasting Disease: How is Minnesota affected by CWD?, part 1
November 1, 2018 - MPR’s John Enger traveled to Wisconsin to see what exactly Chronic Wasting Disease is; how it is impacting Wisconsin…and potentially in Minnesota.
Chronic Wasting Disease: Experts worry fatal brain disease could threaten Minnesota's $1B deer-hunting industry, part 3
November 2, 2018 - MPR’s John Enger traveled to Wisconsin to see how Chronic Wasting Disease has changed everything for one deer hunter.
Chronic Wasting Disease: Learning from CWD's spread in Wisconsin, part 2
November 2, 2018 - MPR’s John Enger traveled to Wisconsin to see what he could learn from that state's efforts to contain Chronic Wasting Disease in it’s deer population.

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