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.

Arts & Culture

All My Relations Arts

All My Relations Arts presents four exhibits throughout the year, as well as hosting tours, presentations, and programs like the Native Authors Program, Consulting Projects and We Are Still Here Cohort.
Civic Engagement

Make Voting A Tradition

Make Voting A Tradition (MVAT) is a culturally specific, year-round, multi-generational approach to increase voter turnout and civic engagement now in its eighth year of operation.
Food Sovereignty

Four Sister's Market

Four Sisters works to restore health and well-being in the Urban Indian and Phillips communities by recovering knowledge and access to Indigenous food, medicine, and traditions through our Farmers Market and Urban Farm.
Community Engagement

Cultural Corridor

NACDI works in the densest Urban Indian population in the country. Our programs are contributing to the health and vitality for American Indian people by advancing equitable opportunities and promoting racial equity and inclusion.

Upcoming Events

  • May 1, 2025 | 9:00am–12:00pmAmerican Indian Month Kick-Off Parade 2025 – Gather at Cedar Field Park at Little Earth - 2500 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis.Join us for the kickoff parade for American Indian Month on May 1st! The community will gather at 9 am at Cedar Field Park at Little Earth (2500 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis). The parade will begin at 10 am and will end at the Indian Health Board (2020 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis) for lunch and concert until […] Learn More

  • May 8, 2025 | 6:00–08:00pmAll My Relations Arts “Creation.Story” Opening Reception – All My Relations Arts Gallery - 1414 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55404Join us for the opening reception of Creation.Story on Thursday May 8th from 6 – 8 pm. Creation.Story is an art exhibition that centers on the significance of creative expressions and oral traditions amongst Očhéthi Šakówiŋ cultures. Multiple artists representing their Očhéthi Šakówiŋ heritage provide visual artworks and creative concepts to engage audiences with the expansive creation narratives that […] Learn More

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Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) and Pow Wow Grounds Open House

Save the date for the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) and Pow Wow Grounds Open House on Friday, May 30th, 2025! We invite you to our bright yellow building located on the American Indian Cultural Corridor which is home to NACDI and Pow Wow Grounds. Learn more about our… Read More

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The Department of Human Services Provides Five Community Organizations the Ability to Expand Their Outreach Services

Funding Bolsters Minneapolis Native Community’s Rapid Response for Unhoused Community Members MINNEAPOLIS, April 15th 2025 — A funding allocation has brought increased resources to the Native community’s unsheltered relatives in Minneapolis. The money comes from the Department of Human Services (DHS) Human Services Response Contingency Account designed to… Read More

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All My Relations Arts Gallery Presents

Creation.Story

All My Relations Arts and the Native American Community Development Institute are pleased to present Creation.Story is a group exhibition by originators Keith BraveHeart and David Meyer (Akta Lakota Museum).  Creation.Story is an art exhibition that centers on the significance of creative expressions and oral traditions amongst Očhéthi Šakówiŋ cultures. Multiple artists representing their Očhéthi Šakówiŋ heritage provide visual artworks and creative concepts to engage audiences with the expansive creation narratives that underlie Očhéthi Šakówiŋ identity and values.

Featured artists: Jhon Goes In Center, James Star Comes Out, Mikayla Patton, Randilynn Boucher-Giago, Dwayne Wilcox, Dyani White Hawk, Marlena Myles, Talon Ducheneaux, Keith BraveHeart, Jaida Grey Eagle, Kylie Wanatee-Thunderhawk, Angela Babby, Destiny Big Crow, and Billy Janis

Program Dates:
On view: May 8th – July 26th, 2025
Opening reception: Thursday, May 8th, 2025, 6-8 pm