Greater MN

Rising temperatures, melting ice caps, and invasive species are not interested in bargaining for our survival.

We engage as human beings first.

Her role as a bridge between two countries enables her to see the value of an exchange of technical knowledge.

“We come from that place of compassion. As long as they come to the table, we will have the conversation about what they need to know about the vaccine.”

Overdose deaths in the U.S. rose to over 93,000 in 2020 — up from 70,630 in 2019 — which was the largest amount ever recorded in a 12-month period.

She stated that the executive leaders violated the tribe’s constitution, which holds that leaders will conserve and preserve the tribe’s resources for the well-being of its people.

By doing this work, Harvest Nation assumes a receiving role within the large movement known as Rematriation, the returning of seeds to their mother land to be reunited with the earth and its people.

Our aeroponic farming system is designed to grow food in 90 percent less space than regular soil farming, with 90 percent less water and nutrients.

There are significant gaps in capitalizing and sustaining farmers in my community, and a co-op structure helps fill the huge gap.

I really hope we realize that we cannot wait for some catastrophic event to respond.

We all have stakes in what this region means to us and our families. What if we acknowledged the complexities?

Excerpted from “The Stone Tomahawk” in Linda LeGarde Grover, “Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong” from the University of Minnesota Press, October 2021.