10/13/2025
Take a minute to learn, reflect and acknowledge Indigenous Peoples not just today but every day 🪶
Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the sovereignty, resilience, and enduring contributions of Indigenous communities across this land past, present, and future.
Indigenous Peoples' Day is more than a symbolic gesture. It is a call to confront the true history of colonization, forced removal, cultural erasure, and systemic injustice. It is a time to listen, learn, and act to support Indigenous-led movements for land rights, language preservation, environmental justice, and self-determination.
We also recognize that the struggles of Indigenous peoples are not confined to the past. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, to barriers in healthcare, education, and voting access, the impacts of settler colonialism persist. True justice demands not only acknowledgment, but meaningful change.
In honor of this day here are something you can do;
- “An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and “Braiding Sweetgras”s by Robin Wall Kimmerer are great starting points. You can find them at local bookstores like Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul or through the Hastings Public Library.
-Watch films like “The Canary Effect”or “13th” (available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon, etc.).
-Minnesota Historical Society (https://www.mnhs.org ) has exhibits and resources about Native American history in Minnesota.
-Indigenous Peoples of Minnesota: Learn about the Dakota, Ojibwe, and other Indigenous tribes from the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. (https://mn.gov/indianaffairs/ ).
-Native American Art at the Minnesota History Center: Local Indigenous artists often showcase their work here. Check out their shop (https://www.mnhs.org) for opportunities.
-The Indigenous Peoples Stores in Minneapolis: Native American-owned shop (https://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/culture-heritage/best-native-shops-makers)
offering art, jewelry, and other crafts.
-Native American Rights Fund (NARF): This nonprofit supports tribes across the U.S. (https://www.narf.org/).
-Little Earth of Minneapolis**: Little Earth is a Native American-owned nonprofit that focuses on serving urban Indigenous people. You can donate to their programs here: (https://www.littleearth.org/donate).
-Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIWRC): Donate to or volunteer with this local resource center supporting Indigenous women and families: (https://www.miwrc.org/donate).
Minnesota Indian Education Association: They host activities and events that can be found on their [website](https://www.miea.org/).
-Check out events like the Dakota Nation Powwow in Burnsville or Twin Cities Native Pride events in Minneapolis. Information about upcoming powwows is available on (https://calendar.powwows.com/events-2?_gl=1*ol3p34*_ga*Nzg4MjEyNzMzLjE3NjAzNjQ5NDc.*_ga_ZGMND2MJMR*czE3NjAzNjQ5NDckbzEkZzAkdDE3NjAzNjQ5NTUkajUyJGwwJGgw).
-Join the Native American Rights Fund's (NARF) Advocacy Campaigns: (https://www.narf.org/action-alerts/).
-Hastings is located on traditional Dakota land. You can acknowledge the land in conversations or at events. Native Land Digital has a map to help you identify the lands where you live map(https://native-land.ca/).
-Little Earth of Minneapolis is always looking for volunteers. Check their volunteer page (https://www.littleearth.org/volunteer).
-Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center offers opportunities for volunteering with a focus on supporting Indigenous women and families:(https://www.miwrc.org/volunteer).
-Twin Cities Native Pride: Offers opportunities for volunteers to assist with Native American Pride and cultural celebrations: (http://www.tcnativepride.org/).
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