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Our free climbing nights are back for 2025 and we’re excited to share our first event is this Wednesday at 6pm! 🧗🏽‍♀️ Join us at Climb Cincy directly next door to our community space for a night of community, fitness, climbing, and fun!
Join us on February 10th for our first live podcast of 2025!!🎙️ Our guest is Maggie Rose, Indigenous seed steward, jingle dress dancer, artist, and community advocate. 🌱 February 10, 2025 7pm Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park 962 Mt Adams Circle
Did you know we have a book club? 📖 We are currently reading Moon Of The Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. Set in a rural Anishinaabe community in northern Canada, it follows a group of community members after they are cut off from the rest of the
LEONARD PELTIER IS GRANTED EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY Today we celebrate this historic and long overdue victory. After 50 years, elder and activist Leonard Peltier is going home! Thank you for standing with Leonard. Today is a testament to the unwavering p
January is Stalking & Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Native people experience some of the highest rates of trafficking and stalking in the United States. Every Native person deserves to feel safe in their home and community. If you or so
Coming Together: A Gathering of Native Leaders in Ohio In late December 2024, as the year drew to a close and the nation prepared to usher in a new administration, Native American leaders from across Ohio gathered to share a meal. This was no ordina
Relatives, As we close 2024, we pause to honor the seeds we’ve sown both in and with our community. As we celebrate expanding programs and unforgettable events, we keep in mind that we have accomplished this together. In the spirit of balance
Our last podcast episode of 2024 JUST dropped!📣 In this episode of Life on the Margins, recorded live from the REACH Native American festival at Wright State University in Dayton Ohio, we speak with Stephanie Van Hoose- founder of REACH Indigenous
CALL TO ACTION! Join us as we demand action to free Indigenous elder and activist #LeonardPeltier 📣 Tell President Biden to grant Executive Clemency: ndnco.cc/freeleonardpetition ☎️Call the White House: 202-456-1111 📧 Send an email: comments@w
The Winter Solstice marks the sun’s lowest point in the sky, symbolizing the shortest day and longest night of the year. As Indigenous people, with a profound connection to the natural world, we honor this time of renewal and rebirth as we le
Looking for a special gift for the holidays? 🎁 Check out some of our favorite Native-Owned businesses! By choosing to shop Native this holiday season, you’re not just making a purchase- you’re investing in and amplifying artists, crea
Breaking News!!! Thank you to an anonymous donor who gave $30,000 to support our 2025 Pathways to Wellness Fund! We are thrilled to share that we only have $5,000 left to raise!🙌🏾 Through our Pathways to Wellness Initiative we create safe, empower
Mark your calendars to join us on December 9th at 7pm at the Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park for our last live podcast recording of 2024!🎙️ Our guest is Professor Rebecca S. Wingo, settler scholar of the Indigenous and American Wests, and Directo
Today is Giving Tuesday! 🙌🏾 We are thrilled to be a part of the #GiveNative list of Native-led, Native-serving non-profits doing impactful work across Turtle Island! Join Urban Native Collective in making a powerful impact in our community. Your