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
Jun 6, 2024–Oct 31, 2024 | 11:00am–03:00pmFour Sisters Farmers Market – 1414 E Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MNVisit our Four Sisters Farmers Market, open weekly on Thursdays. Located at 1414 E. Franklin Avenue in the Pow Wow Grounds/ All My Relations Arts parking lot from 11 AM to 3 PM- shop local with goods from over a dozen vendors. The Four Sisters Farmers Market is an Indigenous-focused farmers market that provides increased […] Learn More
Oct 14, 2024 | 11:00am–02:00pmIndigenous Peoples Day Voting Rally – American Indian OIC - 1845 Franklin Ave. E., Minneapolis, MN 55404Join us on Indigenous Peoples Day at the American Indian OIC for a rally with food, games, giveaway prizes and more! This event is in partnership with the Indian Health Board, National Urban Indian Family Coalition, American Indian OIC, and Make Voting A Tradition, a project of the Native American Community Development Institute. Learn More
Oct 16, 2024 | 2:00–04:00pmTwin Cities Art Week: All My Relations Arts – All My Relations Arts is pleased to announce our participation in Twin Cities Art Week, celebrating the vibrant local contemporary art scene in multiple venues across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Spearheaded by Dreamsong, our third edition is coming up October 16-20 and features a full calendar of events across 25 venues including workshops, live performances, […] Learn More
News
NACDI Open House 2024 – Thank You
We want to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended our Open House with Pow Wow Grounds and AICDC last Thursday, and to everyone who made it possible. By combining with our regularly scheduled Four Sisters Farmers Market, we hosted a huge event both in… Read More
Pride is Indigenous: Featuring Nick Metcalf
Pride in our LGBTQA2+ community members lasts for more than just June at NACDI. This is especially true this year, with the annual Minneapolis Two Spirit Reclaiming Our Identities Powwow happening this Saturday, July 13th! To round out our series of writings from Two Spirit… Read More
J. White, "Sisters," 2024, 5'x6.5', Acrylic on canvas.
J. White, "Sisters," 2024, 5'x6.5', Acrylic on canvas.
All My Relations Arts Gallery PresentsJ. White: Arikara Proper
“To be born a painter is favor; to be born Arikara is divine.”
Arikara Proper is a solo exhibition featuring a collection of paintings from artist J. White (Arikara). A self-taught painter, White shares her culture through the lens of an urban Indian. White’s work depicts and celebrates her Northern Plains culture, while capturing and exploring obscure emotions through abstract expressionism. A narrative painter who works exclusively in acrylic, White uses vibrant, colorful hues and signature stylistics allowing color to shape form and subject. Through recurring representational elements of stars, quilts, buffaloes, horses and Native women, White showcases empowerment and highlights culture-driven storytelling. White relies on personal experience to feed her creativity and prescribe identity, expressing passion on her canvas in a way that’s palpable to the viewer.