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View fullsize Our community partner, Upstream, will be hosting a community gathering on May 29th from 5-7 pm on the East Side of St. Paul at Indigenous Roots Cultural Center. The evening will be filled with food, music, East Side trivia, and fun! We will be talk
View fullsize ✨MEET OUR 2026 MCKNIGHT CULTURE BEARER FELLOW - JOSE ELEAZAR CEDENO✨ Jose Eleazar Cedeno is an artesano from Tarimbaro, Michoacan who has been making toritos de petate since he was fifteen years old. He estimates that he has made more than fifty tor
View fullsize ✨MEET OUR 2026 MCKNIGHT CULTURE BEARER FELLOW - TISH JONES✨ Founder & Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks, an arts & culture organization in Saint Paul, MN. Tish Jones is a poet, cultural strategist, and educator from the Historic Rondo Neigh
View fullsize ✨MEET OUR 2026 MCKNIGHT CULTURE BEARER FELLOW - GINA KANBALAM MIRANDA✨ Gina Kanbalam Miranda is a distinguished Mayan Time-Keeper and spiritual guide based in Minnesota, renowned for her deep connection to ancient Meso-American wisdom and the sacred
View fullsize ✨MEET OUR 2026 MCKNIGHT CULTURE BEARER FELLOW - BAKIBAKIBAKI PORTER✨ BakiBakiBaki is a Black, Indigenous, Queer, Neurodivergent activist who makes art that is spiritually culturally and historically informed. Their mission is to protect the sovere