As protests swept through a south Minneapolis neighborhood, flames and destruction found their way to the home of Native American nonprofit MIGIZI. The organization’s 2-year-old… Read More
A New Beginning for MIGIZI
Fall 2020 Magazine Articles
Continuing the Story
There’s a scene from the classic TV show “Little House on The Prairie” where Pa Ingalls describes Indigenous people scouring the land “like wild animals.”… Read More
Food Is a Human Right: The Food Group
In the middle of a pandemic and economic downturn, food scarcity is growing in the Twin Cities. More people are hungry, and charitable food distribution… Read More
Nutritious and Culturally Specific in a Time of Need
Food is a source of energy we need in order to get through our day. People have been more in need of food since the… Read More
Project Food Forest Grows the Food It Provides
Kimberly Rockman encourages everyone to participate in a food forestry initiative: “When (people) recognize that power within themselves, that they are changemakers, that they are… Read More
Food Forests: A Sustainable Approach to Hunger
As a 19-year-old environmental studies student, Kim Rockman was diagnosed with a disease called chronic fatigue syndrome. For two years, she had been thinking about… Read More
College Essay: Leading During the Pandemic
As I walk toward the trunk of a red Nissan Altima with a bottle of laundry detergent, I catch a middle-aged Latina woman smiling underneath… Read More
College Essay: Thank You, Baby Zenaib
As a 13-year-old, I remember eagerly awaiting the birth of my sister, who would be my fourth sibling. Her short life would forever change me. … Read More
College Essay: Gift of Sight
The clouds in my grandfather’s eyes overtook me, drowning my heart. His gaze was soft and kind, filled with love. With a wide smile he… Read More
College Essay: Battling Rare Diseases
“Tag, you’re it!” he yells, barely touching my back as I jump onto the gray concrete barrier that separates the playground sand from the rest… Read More
