Two Novice Alpaca Farmers Create an Oasis for Community in Minnesota
Raising livestock and growing a flower farm didn’t feature in Brooke Spindler and Tim Lom’s life plans, but they chose to take a chance and throw the doors wide open for others.
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Tiny Town, Big Diversity: How One Rural Iowa Town is Celebrating Cultures
Young people in Hampton, Iowa, home to Latino immigrants and exchange students from around the world, hosted a unique event to celebrate diversity, difference, and culture.
This Nonprofit is on a Mission to Platform Asian Culture and Artists in North Dakota
As part of the fastest growing Asian population in the country, the co-founders of North Dakota Asian-American Arts and Culture Initiative are creating welcoming spaces for new residents and showcasing diverse Asian cultures to the community at-large.
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.
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.