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I am located on the traditional homelands of the Dakota and Anishinaabe peoples currently known as Minnesota, which is home to many important Native community initiatives and businesses, including:

NATIFS: North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems

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Many of us are activated and exhausted by all that is happening.

We want to stay informed, which is good.

But we may be doom scrolling (I know I am), which quickly turns from important information to a compulsive action that heightens our activatio

Let’s check on each other today. Give each other care. Find out what we need.

Like many folks, I am reeling from the inhumane violence in Minneapolis (where I call home) over the last couple days. Increased and unwanted ICE presence in our cit

There are so many crises right now. Probably like many of you, I am wondering how to meet them effectively. Just when I think I know, another crisis hits, another community is targeted with cruel harm. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and start sp

How do you want to meet the world’s challenges? Who do you want to be?

I had been reflecting on during my New Year’s rituals. What did I want to leave behind in 2025; how do I want to be in 2026?

Then my wife told me about the US attac

May 2026 be a year full of connection, interdependence, love, and hope.

Reflecting, Releasing, & Becoming: A Ritual Practice for End-of-the-Year Transitions

My gift to you: A guided visualization journey and collage/journaling practice to discern what you want to let go of and what you want to carry forward with you

How do you want to BE in your life, leadership, and social justice work? What quality of presence do you want to embody?

We are in Vata season of winter where I live, which is characterized as dry, brittle, airy, and full of change. The world is