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.

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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

The Four Sisters Farmers Market is an Indigenous-focused farmers market that provides increased access to affordable, healthy, culturally appropriate local foods within the American Indian Cultural Corridor.
Food Sovereignty

Four Sisters Farm

Four Sisters Urban Farm brings the community together to improve healthy food access, and celebrate Indigenous heritage and culture. We seed opportunities to grow fresh and healthy food and heal land, bodies, and spirits.

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Go to Staff Highlights: Em Matson-Brady
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Staff Highlights: Em Matson-Brady

Describe yourself in one sentence. I’m a Two Spirit Ojibwe writer and relative who loves to laugh and make others laugh. What is one thing in your professional history that you are proud of? I’m really proud about the variety of storytelling I have been able to do. Along with… Read More

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Staff Highlights: Alex Buffalohead

Describe yourself in one sentence. I am a Libra, cat-obsessed person, who enjoys music, art, and being outside. What is one thing in your professional history that you are proud of? I am proud of playing a role in the continued building of NACDI. When I started about 7 years… Read More

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All My Relations Arts Gallery Presents

Sakowin Synergy

Curated by mixed media artist, Ray Janis, Sakowin Synergy is a dynamic and innovative exhibition that brings together the powerful and diverse works of four contemporary artists: Ray “Rock Boy” Janis, Sheldon Starr, Jim Yellow Hawk, and Dwayne “Chuck” Wilcox. The title itself is a statement of cultural identity and artistic intent. “Sakowin” is a profound reference to the Oceti Sakowin—The Seven Council Fires—acknowledging the collective heritage and spirit that informs and grounds their art. “Synergy,” speaks directly to the collaborative energy and mutual inspiration that defines this project, representing a concerted effort to propel their shared Indigenous art form into new territories. This exhibition is woven together with deep respect for tradition and a bold embrace of modernity. Building upon this rich legacy, the artists employ electrifying, vibrant colors and develop new interpretations of traditional motifs and narratives.

Program Dates:
On view: January 22nd – March 21st 2026
Opening reception: Thursday, January 22nd, 6-8 pm

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