160 years after they were forcibly removed – and outlawed – from Minnesota, Dakota people are building traditional earth lodges on the prairies again, and imagining a place where they can be welcomed home.Grounded in what some call “star-chitecture,” the lodges are being built in the traditional way. But although the design is over 300 years old, it’s cutting edge at the same time: renewable, sustainable, and off-grid. The non-profit Makoċe Ikikċupi hopes to link the cultural survival of Dakota people with survival of the land and the planet through the creation of sustainable villages across Minnesota, places where people can reclaim traditional practices, spirituality, food growing and gathering, and speaking their language.In the Dakota, “earth lodge” is maka tipi. But it’s also a verb meaning “they live.”Read their story here at MN Upstream: https://loom.ly/oZ33SkE #minnesota #midwest #spirituality #MNUpstream #Upstream #goupstream #lovingwhereyoulive #loveMinnesota — from Instagram