Paths to Resilience Celebration

AICHO hosted an open house celebration to highlight some of the work that has been completed at Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizimin throughout the course of the past year. As one of five recipients nationwide of the Enterprise Community Partners Climate & Cultural Resilience grant, we were able to accomplish a lot! From improving and expanding our urban gardens, to installing a solar array, collaborating with a variety of new community partners, and so much more - it's been a wonderful year. Most importantly, we're continuing to develop curriculum within our programming that focused on matters of sustainability and cultural resilience in the face of climate change. Read more...

Above: Youth sell worm juice, plants, tattoos with their group logo, and some of the Indigenous snack mix they created under the guidance of Tashia Hart!
Below: Ellen Sandbeck of Laverme's Worms gives a presentation on worm composting (another thing we implemented into our space).
Middle Left: The community came together to decorate a giant sculpted bullhead with pompoms under the guidance of Leah Yellowbird.
Middle Right: Ricky Defoe speaking at the opening ceremony.
Bottom Left: Landon Manitowabi sings an honor song.
Bottom Right: No family friendly event is complete without facepainting!
Photos by Ivy Vainio.