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February 2021
Birds in Ojibwe Legends
Aadizookedaa! Let's tell the Legends! While the snow is blanketing the land we will gather to listen to storytelling with Hope. This will be only available live in the moment and not recorded. Now is the time when the frogs are sleeping, that we can speak about the powerful beings and their stories. The stories and the characters that we speak about are called the Aadizookaanag. When you talk about them, they come to listen. When the frogs sing again,…
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Our Plant Relatives, A Wintertime Storytelling with Hope Flanagan
Aadizookedaa! Let's tell the Legends! While the snow is blanketing the land we will gather to listen to storytelling with Hope. This will be only available live in the moment and not recorded. Now is the time when the frogs are sleeping, that we can speak about the powerful beings and their stories. The stories and the characters that we speak about are called the Aadizookaanag. When you talk about them, they come to listen. When the frogs sing again,…
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Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101: A Conversation between NATIFS and Dream of Wild Health
Join us for a multi-generational panel on Indigenous food sovereignty! Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101 will feature Hope Flanagan from Dream of Wild Health, Armando Medinaceli from NATIFS, and Felicia Galvan, a student at University of Minnesota-Morris. The panelists will discuss the basics of Indigenous food sovereignty as well as ways to get involved. Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101: A Conversation between NATIFS and Dream of Wild Health is held in collaboration with the Indigenous Food Network. The event is free and…
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Volunteer Gleaning Day with North Country Food Alliance
Join Dream of Wild Health and or partner organizations and help us harvest food for community! Oct. 19, Volunteer Gleaning Day with North Country Food Alliance, 10am-12:30pm, Sign up link and details to use for the event page can be found here. Oct. 29, Volunteer Gleaning Day with North Country Food Alliance, 10am-12:30pm, Sign up link and details to use for the event page can be found here.
Find out more »3rd Annual Cultural Healing Summit: Virtual Medicine Plant Tour
The Mental Health and Wellness Action Team of Ramsey County Public Health (MHWAT) is hosting a free Cultural Healing Summit on Friday, October 22nd. Healers from all backgrounds will be featured in this virtual event, running from 9AM-4PM. The day will highlight well-being teachings, intergenerational resilience, and culturally specific healing practices. Click the link below to register and learn more. Hope Flanagan will represent Dream of Wild Health and educate viewers on wild plant harvesting from 2:35-3:30. Register here…
Find out more »Volunteer Gleaning Day with North Country Food Alliance
Gleaning is the act of harvesting fresh produce that would otherwise go to waste at orchards, gardens, and farms. This is high-quality food that would rot in the field if not for outside efforts—possibly due to constraints on time, storage, or budget. North Country Food Alliance is partnering with Dream of Wild Health Farm to coordinate volunteers to harvest excess produce on an as-needed basis. NCFA will deliver this food to kitchens and food shelves run by and for Native…
Find out more »Indigenous Foods Class Series: Sisters Pasdayapi Salad
Join us as we collaborate with the Seward Co-op, and Minneapolis American Indian Center for a series on Indigenous foods and recipes. We'll make a series of delicious meals, drinks, medicines, and desserts using local and traditional foods as we explore nutritional and cultural significance of their ingredients. The instructors will share their expertise on sourcing, sustainability, and environmental impacts we’re seeing in real time. Alanna Norris (Red Lake Nation) will show us how to make a Four Sisters Pasdayapi…
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Indigenous Foods Class Series: Tea Workshop- Medicine Around Us
Join us as we collaborate with Seward Co-Op, Division of Indian Work, and Minneapolis American Indian Center for a series on Indigenous foods and recipes. We'll make a series of delicious meals, drinks, medicines, and desserts using local and traditional foods as we explore nutritional and cultural significance of their ingredients. The instructors will share their expertise on sourcing, sustainability, and environmental impacts we’re seeing in real time. In this class, Derek Nicholas and Hope Flanagan will be discussing various…
Find out more »Indigenous Foods Class Series: Maple Cranberry Apple Crisp with Puffed Wild Rice
Join us as we collaborate with Seward Co-Op, Division of Indian Work, and Minneapolis American Indian Center for a series on Indigenous foods and recipes. We'll make a series of delicious meals, drinks, medicines, and desserts using local and traditional foods as we explore nutritional and cultural significance of their ingredients. The instructors will share their expertise on sourcing, sustainability, and environmental impacts we’re seeing in real time Learn how to puff wild rice for this tart and sweet dessert…
Find out more »Indigenous Foods Class Series: Roast and Bison Tacos
Join us as we collaborate with Seward Co-Op, Division of Indian Work, and Minneapolis American Indian Center for a series on Indigenous foods and recipes. We'll make a series of delicious meals, drinks, medicines, and desserts using local and traditional foods as we explore nutritional and cultural significance of their ingredients. The instructors will share their expertise on sourcing, sustainability, and environmental impacts we’re seeing in real time. Derek Nicholas will showcase how to cook a bison roast by slow…
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