How One Community is Embracing Diversity and Building a Drag Scene in Rural Ohio
In an area of Ohio covered in farmland and conservative yard signs, drag culture fights to flourish.
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Indigi-Baby: Minneapolis Project Gets Infants Off to a Wholesome Start
The Minneapolis-based Indigenous Peoples Task Force has spent nearly a decade developing baby food that’s sustainably farmed and drawn from a traditional, healthy diet.
What’s Made at a Wild Rice House in Northern Minnesota? Food, Community, and More
Driving home, I realize the Finland Wild Rice House experience has worked: I have a new relationship with this native grain.
Ohio is Getting a Much-Needed and Long-Overdue State Park
The new Great Council State Park, complete with a longhouse and educational exhibits on the Indigenous people expelled from Ohio over 200 years ago, is an essential step in righting historical wrongs.
Queering the Panel: How an Ohio Creative is Changing the World Through Her Comics
Famed Columbus-based author Grace Ellis won an über-prestigious comics award for her work ‘Flung Out of Space’
In Wisconsin, Glimpse Into Artist-Built Environments From Around the World
Sheboygan’s Art Preserve, a one-of-a-kind museum, gives us a privileged insight into the imaginations of artists whose work was often overlooked during their lifetimes.
Rethinking Tourism in North Dakota, with Native Nations at the Helm
The North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance comprises members of the five Native Nations within the borders of the state, and aims to reclaim the narrative of Indigenous communities and build economies through tourism.
In South Dakota, This Collaboration Is Connecting Orchestras and Lakota Music
The Lakota Music Project has been connecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous Musicians for nearly two decades as part of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.
Meet Casandra Artichoker, Young Native Artist Reclaiming Lak̇ot̄a Practices
With mentorship from relatives and other artists, Artichoker says she is eager to gain knowledge around traditional art practices and tell impactful stories through her art.
Overcoming Addiction Sometimes Starts With a Meal and Art
How a community in Indiana is bringing creativity and other much-needed resources to adults in recovery, one meal and art class at a time.