Bio
Cinnamon Janzer is a Minneapolis-based freelance writer. Her journalism is dedicated to telling place-based stories from across the Great Plains. She specializes in solutions reporting and can be reached at cinnamon-janzer.com.
Recent Articles
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Meet Tamra Jetter, a Community Connector for Iowa Youth
April 7, 2025
Jetter works broadly across cultural genres to continue her family’s long legacy of promoting Black history and culture in a town where it’s otherwise dwindling.
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Meet Rubén Pachas, The Dancer Spreading Indigenous Peruvian Traditions
February 4, 2025
Pachas’s traditional dances pass down indigenous values through stories about bridge building, Mother Earth, and even Lake Michigan.
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Meet Paul Summers, The Native Musician Putting Mission Over Money
January 6, 2025
Through his Native American rock band, Paul Summers rejected commercial success in order to reach younger generations with messages of cultural acceptance and reconciliation instead.
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Small Batch Spirits from the Far North
September 17, 2024
Far North Spirits has transformed a northern Minnesota family farm into a pioneering distillery that’s making a name for single variety whiskeys.
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Artists of Color Share Work at Country’s Largest Open Studio Tour
August 22, 2024
In Minneapolis, through efforts such as PF Studios, Art-a-Whirl offers opportunities for new and early-stage artists to blossom.
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Preserving Barns: Timeless Symbols of Community Collaboration
July 30, 2024
Organizations and educators, from Minnesota to Michigan, are keeping the art alive with creativity, craftsmanship, and community labor.