MHA Nation Native Connections

08/29/2026

When we say zucchini is a versatile vegetable, we are not kidding!

It can be enjoyed in everything from salads to baked goods. It also provides a nourishing amount of vitamins A, C and K, plus potassium and other minerals

If your garden is seeing an abundance of zucchini, we've provided some recipe ideas to incorporate in your next meal.

Greek Zoodle Salad https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/recipes/greek-zoodle-salad

Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes
https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/3-tips-healthier-celebration #:~:text=gram%20%E2%80%A2%20mg%20%3D%20milligrams-,Chocolate%20Zucchini%20Cupcakes,-Photo%20Credit%3A

Ratatouille
https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/recipes/ratatouille

Zucchini Rollups
https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/recipes/zucchini-rollups

08/27/2026

Don't forget this next Monday is The Door and Sober Living Annual Recovery Month Event. Wear purple 💜

08/25/2026

08/24/2026

UPDATE FOR YOUTH: Arugadi eeca caagic! The garden’s good!

Today, our Native Connections team spent time in the garden weeding, taking care of the plants, miri aru makeds, and spending time together 🌽🌻 We also wanted to give a major shout out to our loved ones for coming throughout the summer to help as well. (Outside of our garden club days) Maacigiraac 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

As we work, we remind ourselves that what we do, affects the youth in a positive way and we should continue to show up with braveness, a good attitude, and compassion in our hearts. As adults, we are the ones who need to hold things together when our youth are struggling. Our youth are watching us. We have to be the role models we want them to see. Make them feel strong enough and safe enough to know they don’t have to go through tough things alone 🙏🏽💙 also, we as adults shouldn’t feel like we have to go through hardships alone as well.

Maabi caagic madanuxbaga’o.

08/19/2026

Check out this awesome event!

Save the date! 🌾✨

Recovery on the Plains is coming back for its 6th Annual gathering on September 17–18, 2026 at Elbowoods Lane in Bismarck, ND. 💙

This event is about more than recovery, it’s about connection, culture, healing, fellowship, and coming together as a community to celebrate how far we’ve come and support those still finding their way.

Whether you’re in recovery, supporting someone you love, part of the recovery community, or simply want to stand with us, we’d love to have you there. 🤝

📅 September 17–18, 2026
📍 Elbowoods Lane – Bismarck, ND

More details will be coming soon, so for now… save the date and help us spread the word! ✨

For more information email to: [email protected]

08/14/2026

📚 It’s back to school time! 📚

Native Connections attended the New Town Elementary and Highschool open houses this week and provided some awesome packets from a North Dakota behavioral health resource, PARENTSLEAD.ORG

“Our Mission is Simple:
To help parents support their children’s mental and emotional health.

Parents Lead is a program based on research. We give parents and caregivers tools and resources to help create a safe and healthy space for their children.

All parents can help their children by focusing on four key actions:

📌Talk often: Keep open and honest communication
📌Stay involved: Know what your child is doing and who they’re with
📌 Set a good example: Show healthy behaviors
📌 Offer support: Be there and show you care

When parents, communities, and professionals work together and share the same values, kids are more likely to grow up safe and healthy.”

Welcome back to school everyone! Hope these resources help you and your family have a healthy successful school year 😊🙌🏽✨📚✏️📓📏📗🖇️📐🚌

08/14/2026

Happy Friday! We had an awesome day this Tuesday for our last summer meet up at the garden. We had TDH pizza 🍕 to celebrate and work on coordinating times to harvest after school. 🥰👌🏽 we are so grateful for the time we spent with the youth and can’t wait for our upcoming youth are sacred groups for the fall. 💙💙💙

08/13/2026

New local resource, starting tonight from 5pm to 7pm.

07/30/2026

“I was never content unless I was trying my skill…or testing my endurance.” Jim Thorpe

Dada giragutehe, (early this morning) Native Connections staff and Youth Are Sacred group participated in the “Chasing Horizons Together,” hiking event organized by Three Affiliated Tribes National Park. 🏞️ We set our sights to having a great time with good friends on (to our happy surprise) International Friendship Day! In prevention work, creating spaces of belonging for all our relatives is important especially with the youth. Maabehe (today), we choose to honor our relatives and friends by getting in some physical activity and checking in with one another.