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02/05/2023

The state of Minnesota and the Minnesota Territory that preceded it were named after the Minnesota River. The word "Minnesota" is derived from the Dakota name for that river region, Mnísota or Mní Sota.

May is Indian month in Mnisota

Photo credit: Nedahness Rose Greene

01/05/2023

Happy American Indian Month

Honored to be apart of 11 Tribal Nations of Mnisota.

27/03/2023

When we braid our hair our thoughts are aligned with our spirit and acknowledge our connection to creator. We recognize our strengths come from the generations of ancestors.

Take good care of your hair and be proud of who you come from.

18/11/2022

American Indian Dog
It’s not a wolf, and it’s not a coyote; it’s an American Indian dog. These working companion animals were almost lost to history after our American Indians were segregated onto reservations, and often left without the resources necessary to maintain the ancient breed. There is now growing interest in restoring the old lines of these beautiful canines.

05/04/2022

Cedar Bath and Tea

Your stove should always have a massive pot of Cedar tea on it for quite a few life changing legitimate reasons.

Constantly fumigating your house with awesome antivirals and ethers to stimulate perfect diaphoresis to keep your lymphatic system free and clear!

Always available for your cup-a-day to keep the doctor, nurse, psw, surgeon, dietician and specialist away!

It's loaded with vitamins and trace minerals so you can toss the Flintstones.

When you want the bath of all baths you have a giant pot right there for a perfect sponge bath.

I challenge all of you wonderful people again!

Go out to your cedar hedges, your neighbors hedges or better yet, your grandmother's hedges and grab a handful of Cedar, slap it in a pot of water, simmer it for 45 minutes and remove it from the heat. Have a shower or bath, scrub like you've never scrubbed before, empty that hot water tank if you have to. When your done soak your cloth in the weak cedar tea and proceed to simple sponge bath starting from your head, down (for obvious reasons), periodically clean your cloth in the tea and watch what comes off your cloth and try not to vomit!
Cedar is a diaphoretic, it makes you sweat. Every pore is opened and pressure washed from the inside out! It's a brutal detox that should honestly be a part of everyday life. You will not want to Bathe any other way.

CAUTION: This is an extremely effective method of bathing and you will become addicted.

I'm going to be promoting this challenge for the next few months and if you dare to be brave enough to motivate others to this addictive bathing style hash tag !! Have fun!

30/03/2022

Gluskabe Changes Maple syrup (Mkwakbaga)

Long ago, the Creator made and gave many gifts to man to help him during his life. The Creator made the lives of the Abenaki People very good, with plenty of food to gather, grow, and hunt. The Maple tree at that time was one of these very wonderful and special gifts from the Creator. The sap was as thick and sweet as honey. All you had to do was to break the end off of a branch and the syrup would flow out.

In these days Gluskabe would go from native village to village to keep an eye on the People for the Creator. One day Gluskabe came to an abandoned village. The village was in disrepair, the fields were over-grown, and the fires had gone cold. He wondered what had happened to the People.

He looked around and around, until he heard a strange sound. As he went towards the sound he could tell that it was the sound of many people moaning. The moaning did not sound like people in pain but more like the sound of contentment. As he got closer he saw a large stand of beautiful maple trees. As he got closer still he saw that all the people were lying on their backs under the trees with the end of a branch broken off and dripping maple syrup into their mouths.

The maple syrup had fattened them up so much and made them so lazy that they could barely move. Gluskabe told them to get up and go back to their village to re-kindle the fires and to repair the village. But the people did not listen. They told him that they were content to lie there and to enjoy the maple syrup.

When Gluskabe reported this to the Creator, it was decided that it was again time that man needed another lesson to understand the Creator's ways. The Creator instructed Gluskabe to fill the maple trees with water. So Glukabe made a large bucket from birch bark and went to the river to get water. He added water, and added more water until the sap was that like water. Some say he added a measure of water for each day between moons, or nearly 30 times what it was as thick syrup. After a while the People began to get up because the sap was no longer so thick and sweet.

They asked Gluskabe "where has our sweet drink gone?" He told them that this is the way it will be from now on. Gluskabe told them that if they wanted the syrup again that they would have to work hard to get it. The sap would flow sweet only once a year before the new year of spring.

The People were shown that making syrup would take much work. Birch bark buckets would need to be made to collect the sap. Wood would need to be gathered to make fires to heat rocks, and the rocks would need to be put into the sap to boil the water out to make the thick sweet syrup that they once were so fond of. He also told them that they could get the sap for only a short time each year so that they would remember the error of their ways.
And so it is still to this day, each spring the Abenaki people remember Gluskabe’s lesson in honoring Creator’s gifts and work hard to gather the maple syrup they love so much. Nialach!

Illustration by Diane Therrien (Odanak)

03/03/2021

Check out this amazing event happening at 5pm CT TODAY organized by the International Indigenous Youth Council - Twin Cities, Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center & Metropolitan State University!

Scan the QR code in the poster to register for the Zoom / Facebook Live event & find more details below:

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Join Metropolitan State University MAIR, Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center and International Indigenous Youth Council - Twin Cities to explore and discuss the shared Indigenous heritage of the Latinx and American Indian communities!

TODAY, March 3rd at 5p CST via Zoom/FB Live

Nuestras Raices: Exploring Our Shared Indigeneity

Featuring P’urhepecha/Matlatzinca scholar and poet Dr. Gabriela Spears-Rico AND Grandmother, Artist, Musician, and Writer Sharon Day from the Indigenous Peoples Task Force. Panel facilitated by members of International Indigenous Youth Council - Twin Cities

If you need accommodations to make this event accessible, please contact the Center for Accessibility Resources, 651-793-1549 or [email protected]

26/02/2021

26/02/2021

Greetings! For anyone in or near the Bdote area (“St Paul”, where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers meet), we highly recommend checking out Nedahness Rose Greene's incredible exhibit at Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center!

It is also now featuring hand drawn calligraphy by Ahava Creative Co. to complement the beautiful photos. Info below!
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03/02/2021

01/02/2021

Please like our page 💪🏽 We have received 70 surveys so far! Keep them coming, this platform is designed for and by you for us 👌🏽💯‼️

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Thank you for your interest in supporting the launch of Visit Mnisota, a project of The Native Narrative LLC, a company led by Valerie Martinez and a multi-racial, multi-cultural group of advisors. We plan to hire young people and provide other paid positions to assist in gathering and documenting o...

01/02/2021

We’re off to a great start with almost 70 surveys filled out. Miigwech to everyone for contributing so far. Will you add your voice as well?

Please fill out our 5-question survey to let us know what *you* want this platform to be at https://visitmnisota.com 🙏✨

📸: Nedahness Rose Greene

Thank you for your interest in supporting the launch of Visit Mnisota, a project of The Native Narrative LLC, a company led by Valerie Martinez and a multi-racial, multi-cultural group of advisors. We plan to hire young people and provide other paid positions to assist in gathering and documenting o...

26/01/2021

✨Greetings relatives!✨

Welcome to ‘Visit Mnisota’, a platform for sharing authentic histories and present day stories of the 11 Tribal Nations located in Mnisota. (Also known as Minnesota) We are teaming up with representatives from each tribe to gather more of our stories through photography, audio, video, and other mediums, which will eventually be shared through a “Visit Mnisota” website, guided tours, social media pages and other outlets.

Imagine hearing a different Elder speak every week over livestream, learning from Tribal members about medicinal plants that surround us, and purchasing authentic art, beadwork, and wild rice right from your home!

We would be honored if you would join us in our efforts. As you are able, please contribute any amount that is meaningful for you, and share this invitation with your friends and family, to help us launch the platform of our dreams.

https://visitmnisota.com

📸 Miigwech to Nedahness Rose Greene for the beautiful photos

Thank you for your interest in supporting the launch of Visit Mnisota, a project of The Native Narrative LLC, a company led by Valerie Martinez and a multi-racial, multi-cultural group of advisors. We plan to hire young people and provide other paid positions to assist in gathering and documenting o...