COALITION LEADERS

  • A smiling woman with long black and gray hair, wearing a light blue shirt, against a black background with a gold and yellow abstract pattern.

    Shashana Skippingday

    Director of Programs, Division of Indian Work

  • A woman with gray dreadlocks and dark clothing, smiling and speaking, with an abstract patterned background in a circular frame.

    Rev. Dr. Alika P. Galloway

    Co-Senior Pastor, Liberty Community Church

  • A smiling man with long gray hair tied back, wearing a blue checkered shirt, is in front of a circular background with abstract orange patterns.

    Dr. Anthony Stately

    Executive Officer, Native American Community Clinic; Member of Oneida Nation

  • A woman with shoulder-length gray hair, wearing a pink jacket over a light gray turtleneck, looking thoughtfully to the right, with a black background featuring purple abstract shapes and lines.

    Makeda Zulu

    Executive Director, UROC, U of M

  • A woman with light skin, blue eyes, and long light brown hair, wearing bear-themed earrings and a necklace with a bear paw pendant, smiles at the camera against a black background with a green circular decorative border featuring abstract patterns.

    Louise Matson

    Executive Director, Division of Indian Work

  • Portrait of a person with short hair, glasses, nose ring, earrings, and layered necklaces, wearing a colorful patterned top, with a blue abstract background.

    Akhmiri Sekhr-ra

    Birth Worker, Cultural Wellness Center

  • A woman with dark hair, earrings, and a gray top, smiling in front of a patterned background.

    Ruth Buffalo

    CEO/President, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center

  • Portrait of a woman with long black hair, smiling, wearing a beige top and a patterned scarf, with a decorative brown and black abstract background inside a circular frame.

    Ashley Johnson

    Maternal and Child Health Systems Manager, Hennepin County

  • Portrait of a woman with long brown hair, red lipstick, and a leopard-print top, standing in front of an abstract green and black patterned background.

    Dr. Laurelle Myhra

    Director of Mino Bimaadiziwin Wellness Clinic at Red Lake Nation

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COALITION PARTNERS

  • Logo of a bear inside a black circle with floral decorations and the text 'NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC' around it.

    Addressing the health disparities within the urban Native American community of the Twin Cities. Our mission is to promote the health & wellness of mind, body, and spirit of Native American families.

  • Logo with three interlocking rings in orange, green, and blue above the text 'Cultural Wellness Center' and the tagline 'Health · Heritage · Harmony'.

    Offering research-based classes, coaching, consulting, and certifications that support people, families, communities, and organizations in developing culturally-based solutions to real-world problems.

  • Logo featuring a stylized eagle inside a circular shape with wings extending outward, and the text 'Division of Indian Work' above the eagle.

    Supporting and strengthening urban American Indian people through culturally-based education, traditional healing approaches, and leadership development.

  • Liberty Community Church logo with a stylized red arch and the words 'Liberty' in black and 'Community Church' in red.

    Northside Healing Space heals trauma through rest, remembrance, resistance and revival. NHS is rooted in deep community wisdom, ancient healing practices, foundational beliefs of the African American church, and participatory research.

  • University of Minnesota Rochester logo with a gold and maroon color scheme and the text "UROC".

    UROC has worked to build thriving, innovative, and respectful collaborations, create new models of urban and community development, and strengthen the University as a vital engaged 21st century university serving the public good.

  • Logo of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center featuring a stylized flower with petals in green, red, yellow, and blue, encircled by text.

    Empowering Native women and families to exercise their cultural values with integrity, and achieving sustainable lifeways, while advocating for justice and equity.

  • Logo with interconnected blue and red nodes forming a network above the text "Collective Action Lab."

    Cultivating the conditions for effective collaboration in systems and social change by fostering authentic, community-led, and cross-sector solutions, with an emphasis on addressing and repairing systemic inequities and historical trauma.

  • Hennepin logo with a blue background and white text

    The BJC contracted with Hennepin County to engage American Indian and Black community members to identify strategies that advance maternal health and birth justice.