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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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

Jun 5, 2025 | 11:00am–03:00pmFour Sisters Farmers Market Opening DayJune 5, 202511:00 am – 3:00 pmWe’re excited to announce that the opening date of this year’s farmers market will be Thursday, June 5. We will be welcoming both new and returning market vendors, including emerging entrepreneurs from our business workshop series. We look forward to continuing our model of weekly programming all while promoting Indigenous vitality, both economically and healthfully. […] Learn More

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News

May 15, 2025 |

The Four Sisters Urban Farm is Hosting the Annual Seedling Giveaway on May 17th

Image: TJ Turner MINNEAPOLIS – Mark your calendars! Saturday, May 17th, is the third Annual Seedling Giveaway at the Four Sisters Urban Farm. The event is co-sponsored by the East Phillips Improvement Coalition (EPIC) and the Four Sisters Urban Farm, a project of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI). Read More

April 28, 2025 |

Mplsart: Smart Wars: Asserting Native Identity, Resilience, Resistance, and Coexistence

Rory Wakemup, Rabble Rouser (detail), 2023. Quills, feathers, bullet shells, plastic. Photo by Carl Atiya Swanson. Published March 12th, 2025 by Carl Atiya Swanson The force is strong with Rory Wakemup’s latest show at All My Relations Arts, on view through… 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

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