Helping Native people create the future they envision.
NACDI’s work is founded on the belief that all American Indian people have a place, purpose, and a future strengthened by sustainable asset-based community development. Since 2007, NACDI’s work facilitates systems change through our integrated pathways of Community Engagement, Community Organizing, Community Development, and Indigenous Arts and Culture.
Focus Areas
NACDI’s key projects include: All My Relations Arts, Four Sisters Farmers Market and Urban Farm, and Make Voting A Tradition (MVAT). NACDI is building a vibrant future for all of our relations.
All My Relations Arts
Make Voting A Tradition
Four Sister's Market
Cultural Corridor
Upcoming Events
Apr 3, 2025 | 12:00–01:30pmCivic Engagement and Intersectional Feminist Action Panel – Make Voting a Tradition Manager Jolene Jones will be speaking on a panel on Civic Engagement and Intersectional Feminist Action on Thursday, April 3rd from 12:00 – 1:30. She will be joined by fellow panelists: – Dr. Habon Abdulle (Executive Director, Ayada Leads) – Arianna Genis (Founder, The Movida Initiative and Visionary Community Fellow, UMN […] Learn More
Apr 10, 2025 | 6:00–07:30pmFour Sisters Medicine Garden Community Gathering – We invite you to be in community with us at the future site of the Medicine Garden at the Four Sisters Urban Farm. April 10th at 6-7:30PM Four Sisters Urban Farm: 2853 Bloomington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407 Learn More
News
Staff Highlights: Gloria Iacono
Image credit: Mark Saxenmeyer Describe yourself in one sentence. Jack of all trades, master of none; the fun aunt who has more plants than friends. What is one thing in your professional history that you are proud of? Being in the opening band for Sonny Knight and the Lakers and… Read More
MPR: Native communities keep maple syrup traditions going, even in urban areas
In south Minneapolis, the sound of cars driving by is like white noise. Blue bags hang from maple trees that line the sides of city streets. The Native American Community Development Institute, or NACDI, has been busy collecting sap from neighborhood trees in recent weeks for the purpose of sugar… Read More
Smart Wars by Rory Wakemup
Smart Wars is a flip-the-script, satirical exhibition featuring works that assert Native identity, resilience, resistance, and coexistence with our planet from multimedia artist Rory Wakemup. A continuation of his series, Divest or Die, Wakemup’s work is a tongue-in-cheek exploration of culture vs controversy through sculpture and installation. His exquisitely designed outfits are meant to subvert and amuse while tackling social, political, and climate issues. Infusing traditional methods and materials, Wakemup’s regalia is designed for 21st-century Indian warriors in the battle to reawaken Indigenous ancestry on planet Earth.