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Welcome To NACDI
We will see more changes in the next 25 years than we have experienced over the past 100. To thrive in the midst of this global change, the American Indian community must be unified and agile, work in partnership, eliminate deficit-driven methods, and invest in comprehensive asset-based strategies.
NACDI is committed to transforming the American Indian community to effectively respond to 21st century opportunities. NACDI works to promote innovative community development strategies that strengthen the overall sustainability and well-being of American Indian people and communities.
Recent News
- Making New Traditions at All My Relations Gallery
On view from January 20 through February 24, 2012, at All My Relations Gallery, Making New Traditions features works by 8 Native American artists from the region. An opening celebration and reception takes place Friday, January 20, 2012 from 5-7 pm. This exhibit is free and open to the public!
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Featuring newly created artwork by eight emerging Native American artists with tribal ties to the northern plains. These artists approach creativity with their eyes wide open to the layers, complexities and truths of our time with respect for cultural identity and tradition. They are inspired by the modern and the traditional, and communicate their experiences as contemporary indigenous people, striving to create progressive statements in Native Art. This exhibit is in partnership with the Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
General Information
All My Relations Gallery is located at 1414 East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis
Website: http://www.allmyrelationsarts.com
Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 12-6 pm; Saturday and Sunday 11-3pm
Free and open to public
612.235.4970
- MNI SOTA: REFLECTIONS OF TIME AND PLACE
Mni Sota: Reflections of Time and Place, a one-of-a-kind traveling exhibit developed by All My Relations Arts of NACDI. This extraordinary exhibit showcases the innovation and beauty of Native American artists from this region.
Mni Sota: Reflections of Time and Place showcases the innovative nature of Native American artists whose ingenuity promotes cultural continuity. The works span a wide range of practices from the very old to the very new.
The artists of Mni Sota provide stunning examples of ways in which Native artists of the Minnesota region continue to embrace the contemporary while supporting tradition. The dialog that emerges between pieces in the exhibit generally categorized as “traditional” and those categorized as “contemporary,” highlights the dynamic nature of culture that encourages a broader understanding of tradition. The line that has historically existed between tradition and contemporary begins to dissolve as we recognize that innovation is one of our traditions.
Traveling exhibit locations and dates:All My Relations Gallery Minneapolis, MN November 4th – December 31, 2011
Hage Atrium, Rochester, MN January 3 – January 31, 2012
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN February 14th – March 15th, 2012
Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia, MN April 1 – May 18, 2012
Tweed Museum, Duluth, MN May 28th – June 30, 2012Featured artists in this exhibit include: Greg Bellanger, White Earth Band of Ojibwe; Todd Bordeaux, Sicangu Lakota and Dakota; Carol Charging Thunder, Oohenunpa and Oglala Lakota; Pat Kruse, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe; Denise Lajimodiere, Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe; Orvilla Longfox, Assiniboine; Melvin Losh, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe; Cheryl Minnema, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe; Wanesia Spry Misquadace, Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe; Sandra Panachyse, Canupawakpa Dakota and Mishkeegogamang Ojibwa; Joe Savage, Fond Du Lac Band of Ojibwe; Chholing Taha, Cree First Nations; Cecile Taylor, Spirit Lake Dakota and Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe; Gwen Westerman, Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota; Delina White, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe; Bobby Wilson, Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota; and Francis Yellow, Itazipco Lakota.
Native American Community Development Institute is a fiscal year 2011 recipient of a Folk and Traditional Arts Touring Exhibition grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is funded, in part, by the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.Read More
- NEW AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL CORRIDOR WEBSITE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Minneapolis, MN, December 6, 2011—The Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) has launched a new website for the American Indian Cultural Corridor district in south Minneapolis on Franklin Avenue. The Cultural Corridor is Minneapolis’ new destination for food, art, and culture. Located along East Franklin Avenue from Cedar Avenue to 11th Avenue, the Corridor has a unique collection of businesses, organizations, and cultural institutions, including Northland Visions, Woodland Indian Crafts, Franklin Street Bakery, Maria’s Café, Wolves Den Café, Roger Beck Florist, All My Relations Gallery, and many more. The Franklin Light Rail Transit station anchors the corridor on the east and provides easy connections to places throughout the region.
“The web site looks great, very professional easy to navigate and has the potential to really bring people to the Avenue! I can't wait to see more pictures and more places
added. People need to see how much this area has really changed and grown to a real destination location.”
-Greg Bellanger, Store Manager Northland Visions
The Cultural Corridor website highlights the many fantastic businesses of all types located in the area, and provides a central location for information about events and
activities occurring in the Corridor. The website also has information about resources available to businesses looking to open and operate in the Corridor area. The website was developed through a partnership with the City of Minneapolis Great Streets Business District Support Program and the Franklin Area Business Association.Access the new American Indian Cultural Corridor Website at:
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http://www.aiculturalcorridor.com
