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
Four Sisters Farm
Upcoming Events
Sep 20, 2025 | 6:30 PM–9:30 PMNative Reel Takes: Short Film Festival – Join us as we screen six films by five Native American local and national filmmakers. Jada Brown kicks off the evening with a live performance, followed by the screenings of emerging and established filmmakers. This event takes place outdoors in the parking lot of All My Relations Arts and street food will be available for […] Learn More
Sep 25, 2025 | 11:00 AM–3:00 PMNACDI and IHB Fourth Annual Pickle Off – The Native American Community Development Institute and Indian Health Board are teaming up for our 4th annual Pickle Off! Under Manoominike-giizis (wild rice moon) / Psiŋhnaketu Wi (rice drying moon), our Four Sisters Food Sovereignty program celebrates the act of storing and preserving goods for the long winter we face in Minnesota with a friendly […] Learn More
Oct 16, 2025 | 6:00 PM–8:00 PMAll My Relations Arts Opening Reception for “Matrilineal Memory” – 1414 E. Franklin Ave.Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition of artist Mikaela Shafer (Hopi), it features paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, she intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from her Hopi heritage. Shafer’s unique approach incorporates unconventional tools, […] Learn More
News
Staff Highlights: Robert Lilligren
Describe yourself in one sentence. I know little, but I understand much. What is one thing in your professional history that you are proud of? Being the first Native person elected to public office in the City of Minneapolis, I am most proud of how I’ve shared what I’ve learned to bring… Read More
The Four Sisters Urban Farm 2025 Interns
The Four Sisters Urban Farm internship is a great opportunity for young people to learn about caring for plants, land stewardship and traditional farming techniques. They experience how local urban and rural growing spaces run, try out new recipes and activities, and get their hands in the dirt every week. Read More
“The Sky is Bigger Out There,” Mikaela Shafer, part of the exhibition “Matrilineal Memory.” Image courtesy of the artist.
“The Sky is Bigger Out There,” Mikaela Shafer, part of the exhibition “Matrilineal Memory.” Image courtesy of the artist.
All My Relations Arts Gallery PresentsMatrilineal Memory
Matrilineal Memory is an exploration of memory, emotion, and cultural preservation. A solo exhibition of artist Mikaela Shafer (Hopi), it features paintings, poetry, and installation. Through the use of collagraph, dyeing, sewing, and layering on paintings, she intertwines her practice with her culture, drawing inspiration from her Hopi heritage. Shafer’s unique approach incorporates unconventional tools, including dried corn, creating intricate patterns and textures, including works printed on chiffon. Shafer’s work becomes a practice of facing head on memories and processing, grieving, and ultimately healing. Each painting unearths a new memory; each poem serves as a conduit for emotional release.
Program Dates:
On view: October 16 – December 13, 2025