Deanna Standingcloud News Today

The Mississippi River is “like the garden of Eden for Dakota people,” central to many of their creation stories, according to an organizer of the Owámni Falling Water Festival.

The Reclaiming Our Identities powwow celebrated the two-spirit community during Pride weekend in Minneapolis.

New Native Theatre, a company in Minneapolis, hosts the annual social dance. This was the second year that organizers welcomed people to the gathering.

The CDC says murder is the third leading cause of death for Indigenous women. A separate report from the National Institute of Justice found that more than 84% of Indigenous women have experienced violence.

Indigenous cultures are alive and thriving in Minnesota. With Communities that KARE, celebrate a festival sharing the beauty of Native American life.