
Why Sports Matter to Me
Belly dancing is great exercise. I may have fatigue — I am 80 years old — but I keep dancing.

Being in the Same Boat: Breast Cancer Survivors Are Racing Teammates
There are active paddlers who have metastatic breast cancer, people who have survived for decades, and people who completed treatment last year.

LEGACY: Darlene Jackson is the “Woman Who Helps”
She is currently preparing to lead a sensitivity training to teach law enforcement officers about Native American practices. “One of the hardest things to do is to walk across the room and to shake that person’s hand who doesn’t like you because you’re Indian,” Jackson said.

Challenges and Joys in Northfield
"Everyone on the leadership board is under the age of 21; some are as young as 12. It is a phenomenal model. I’ve never been a part of something like this before."

Maggie Thompson’s Sharing Honors and Burdens Installation Celebrates the Lives We Lead After Grief
"Beadwork gets you into this really mellow state, and it’s easier to share."

A Conversation With Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan: What We Can Celebrate Around the State
Many of us have been working on these issues for two decades, and we are now seeing the fruit of that organizing.

Foraging for Connection: Three women celebrate their love of foraging around White Earth
“They were doing such a simple thing, picking berries, that act of love.”

How LGBTQ+ Rights, ERA, and Congregations Are Collaborating in a Minnesota Network
A trans refuge network is in process in Minnesota to help people move to safety, involving trauma-informed teammates.

Converging Consciousness: A Plant & Human Co-creation
"To take the time for a visit — I think it means a lot to the plant."

How Cherilyn Spears Moved Red Lake Nation to Food Sovereignty
Cherilyn Spears grew up at the Red Lake Nation in north…

AICHO: Creating Home in Our Homelands
When we strengthen ourselves collectively, we double the impact of individual lives.

Worthington School Board Decides 4-1 to Take Down LGBTQ+ Pride Flag
“I think there’s more good than harm being done to have something on the walls saying ‘everyone is welcome here.’”


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