ONLINE AUCTION OPENS April 20th.  Open until noon on April 28th.

WAMBLI SOARS! is the Division of Indian Work’s annual fundraiser (formerly known as LEAP!)

Enjoy a delicious Native feast catered by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Community Sioux catering service.  Hosted by local favorite, Don Shelby, the evening’s exciting program includes a Native dancing demonstration and remarks by MN State Senator Mary Kunesh and DIW’s Executive Director Louise Matson.  You’ll also have an opportunity to participate in a Native Round Dance!   

There will be an exciting Live Auction and Fund A Need, led by Fladeboe Auctions.  The lobby will be filled with participatory Native games, select items from our online Silent Auction, and information tables where you can learn more about DIW programs. 

VISIT THE WAMBLI SOARS! site at www.wambli.givesmart.com to purchase tickets. 

Free Parking is available in the Allina Health MacMillan Center’s Purple Ramp on Lake and Chicago.

Registration for this event is full. We look forward to seeing all who registered on April 26th!

Pregnant families and families with young children are invited to join the Birth Justice Collaborative (BJC) and the Birth Equity Community Council (BECC) for a Dinner & Community Education Forum. You'll learn about prenatal and doula care supports, healthcare access and protections, Minnesota's new Child Tax Credit, pregnancy and workforce protections and Sick Leave, childcare and early learning resources, breastfeeding support and more. Registered attendees will receive a $25 Gift Card. Dinner will be provided and children are welcome to attend with caretakers.

The forum on April 4th will take place at DIW. You can register below, as well as see other forum nights they offer in March!

Speakers begin at 11am, march will start at noon!

Link to Register: Registraton

Gather with us for a Sunrise Ceremony on Indigenous Peoples Day. We will meet at 7am, and ceremony will start around 7:15am.

Back by popular demand! A time to connect, enjoy food, play bingo, and enter to win raffle prizes. Please be sure to bring your own dauber!

Join us for this community wide Back to School Event! Family friendly activities, food, a DJ, and backpacks will be available on a first come first service basis.

Let’s talk milk supply! Join us for an open house style event where our Maternal Health team will be sharing information about milk supply, milk regulation, nutrition, teas, and other boosting tips.

Join DIW’s Maternal Wellness team to make healing breastmilk soaps! Please feel free to bring your own breastmilk but all other supplies will be provided.

Come meet our Maternal Health Team, Indigenous Lactation Counselors, and Ninde Doulas!

Come help us open the week by offering your good intentions for our future generations. If you have ever wondered about some traditions around birth and our life instructions as Anishinaabe, you are welcome to attend. A boxed lunch will be provided.

Learn about career opportunities at Minneapolis Public Schools! Breakfast will be provided.

Job fair will be held in Dakotah Lodge at DIW, please enter through 11th street entrance.

You are invited to join us for a special presentation by Dr. Ihirangi Heke, renowned Māori health and physical education researcher. Dr. Heke is a globally recognized expert on Indigenous health who developed the Atua Matua Health Framework, a strengths-based approach that uses traditional Māori environmental knowledge to understand health from an Indigenous perspective.

Follow the link below to register for this Zoom presentation:

Community cook out, lacrosse, relay racing, water balloon fight, bouncy house, and more!

Please join us while we celebrate the determination and resilience of our students throughout the school year We will have a raffle, prizes, games, music, and fun!

We encourage you all to join us at the Twin Cities Indigenous Basketball Tournament!

Prizes available for tournament winners, Register your team now!