Tribal Blog: AICHO in St. Paul
American Indian Youth Digital Art Exhibit Featured at the Department of Human Services, AICHO youth take to the Capitol at MCH’s Homeless Day on the Hill and AICHO’s In-district meeting with Representative Liz Olson. The American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) made two back-to-back trips to St. Paul from Duluth on March 13 & 14, […]
Ain Dah Yung Means “Our Home”
Growing up, I would listen to my Dad tell stories for hours, weaving one story to the next and looping back to finish one while continuing another. During visits at the Ain Dah Yung Center, an American Indian community organization in St. Paul that serves youth and families through culturally embedded practices, I asked if […]
Tribal Organizing Update: Spotlight on AICHO
Indigenous people not only have solutions for ourselves, but for the world at large. ––Vicky Ybañez, American Indian Community Housing Organization founder A large part of Tribal Organizing at the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) is centered in building strong relationships with American Indian communities and to learn more deeply about effective and […]
Duluth Community Partners: The City of Duluth Indigenous Commission
Duluth Community Partners: The City of Duluth Indigenous Commission A sense of place and belonging in community is foundational for overall stability. At MCH, we recognize the importance of honoring the long history Indigenous people carry in connection to Minnesota as home and the valuable contributions American Indian people offer to move our communities forward. […]
Update from Tribal Organizing: A Direction Forward
Ahneen! LeAnn Littlewolf nindizhinikaaz zhaganaashiimowin. Gaa-Zagaskwaajimekaag nindonjibaa. Ma’iingan nindoodem. (My name in English is LeAnn Littlewolf. I come from Leech Lake. I belong to the Wolf Clan). These were some of the first words I learned in my Anishinaabe language. As a young woman, my language was the core piece to connect and reclaim my […]
Tribal Organizing in Northeast Minnesota
I’m happy to share the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless launched its Northeast tribal organizing work this summer. American Indians in Minnesota are persistently over-represented in homeless counts, only 1% of the state population yet 11% of the homeless adult population and 20% of the homeless youth population. (Here’s a link to the Wilder Research […]