BREAKING! Together with @UnidosMN, Minnesota's Essential Meatpacking Union Calls On Employers To Establish Child Well-Being Fund https://t.co/1MAEdstXsU #663STRONG
1,200-mile Lake Superior Nibi Walks, which began two decades ago, are Indigenous-led ceremonies that express gratitude for water and pray for its health. https://t.co/TCLTKb4qAv
"I COME A LONG WAY
I COME A LONG WAY"
I felt that 🥲
I could feel the pain it took to get there.
Native kids endure through soooo much. Often times it's things we were born into & have had to learn to overcome so early in life.
In southwestern Minnesota, pipestone carvers are passing down their skillsets to preserve the Dakota spiritual tradition. #UnderstandNativeMN
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Have you heard about the new exhibit at @artsmia? Don't miss the Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie, which features more than 50 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and notebooks created by Ojibwe artist Jim Denomie 🎨 Check it out between now and March 2024!
Alcohol was freely given to the American Indian in Our "food rations" that the Government provided. Forced us to eat White Man's food n given the White Man's drink. Now, White People like @GovKristiNoem has the Audacity to call us drunks, when it was her grandparents committing
I'm leading another guided tour this fall, you can sign up here. You can always go anytime, though, just download the Revelo AR app and head over to Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary!
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Pipestone National Monument installed large versions of the Dakota land maps in their building! It's pretty rad to see them at one of our most sacred places!
Special thanks to @dakhodiwae for his help w/the language. You can download free & listen here: https://t.co/leAxA86AcB
Within a month of leaving prison, I was accepted into @UCBerkeley and received my bachelors with a 4.0. My felony record prevented me from finding work, even at my alma mater. A thread.