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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

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Pride is Indigenous: Featuring Penny Kagigebi

June is LGBTQA2+ PRIDE Month. NACDI recognizes the contributions of Two Spirit and queer people to our community with this series of writings from Two Spirit and allies. We embrace the traditional roles of our Two Spirit relatives.  Boozhoo Indinawemaaganidook / Greetings Relatives –  What I… Read More

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Pride is Indigenous: Featuring Sharon Day

June is LGBTQA2+ PRIDE Month. NACDI recognizes the contributions of Two Spirit and queer people to our community with this series of writings from Two Spirit and allies. At NACDI a third of our staff identifies as Two Spirit, gender fluid, and queer. At NACDI we embrace the… Read More

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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine: All My Relations Arts Opens New Exhibition by Frank Buffalo Hyde

The vibrant, satirical yet poignant showcase was created by the Indigenous artist, who belongs to the Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan, and Nez Perce tribe. by Joey Erickson May 21, 2024 If you were to tell a young Frank Buffalo Hyde that he’d one day become a successful artist,… Read More

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NACDI Joins the Good Relatives Collaborative

We are excited to announce that we have joined the Good Relatives Collaborative (GRC). The collaborative is made up of the Sacred Pipe Resource Center, Four Bands Community Fund, and Black Hills Community Loan Fund. … Read More

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Community Health Conversations: Okizi – Using Art as Tool for Healing

Angela Two Stars and Juleana Enright both share their passion for the arts and how it is a tool for healing. In this episode, they share the inside scoop with us behind the latest exhibition at the All My Relations Arts Gallery called Okizi which means healing one’s self. Read More

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End of Year Staff Reflections – Seedling Giveaway

This year, NACDI was growing and planting seeds in our community. With our Four Sisters Food Sovereignty programs, we are connecting our people back to the living world. We thought it would be an outstanding idea to work with our partners to grow some seedlings and have a plant giveaway… Read More

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Storytelling Time: 2023 Highlights: Making is Medicine

We are approaching Give to the Max Day, Giving Tuesday and our Year End Appeal donor reach. We want to take this time to reflect on what was an incredibly busy and impactful past year. We’ve had so many joyous and fun moments. I want to highlight one… Read More

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Darek DeLille Interview on WCCO

Darek DeLille, Make Voting A Tradition & Civic Engagement Manager interviewed with WCCO’s morning show talking about our Indigenous Voter Registration Event on Indigenous Peoples Day 2023. Read More

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Make Voting A Tradition is being Awarded for Excellence for their Service in Community by the Secretary of State

For Immediate Release:  Make Voting A Tradition is being Awarded for  Excellence for their Service in Community by the Secretary of State   MINNEAPOLIS (October 6th, 2023) —  As part of the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day 2023, the work of Make Voting a… Read More