Our Seven Generations and Seventh Fire prophecies tell us we are in the time when we have a choice between two paths.  One path is well worn, scorched and leads to our destruction. The other path is new, green and leads to Mino-Bimaadiziwin (the good life).  We must choose to walk the new path.

We have made a commitment to grow the future, to grow hope.  Here Omaa Akiing, in the land to which the people belong- we are doing that.

Winona’s Hemp and the Anishinaabe Agricultural Institute are working to restore foodways, rematriate seeds, and make a new economy; one based on local food, energy and fiber. We have two branches:  Winona’s Hemp for the cloth of the future and Anishinaabe Agriculture, our tax-exempt sister organization focused on regenerative and post petroleum or reduced petroleum agriculture and restoration of traditional varieties of our food.

We are going to grow a local economy; because this is what we all need to do. It’s time for the next economy.  We are going to work with my community and grow this mino bimaatisiiwin back- local food, local energy and local hemp. This is the Green Path, or the Indigenous New Green Deal – its local, organic, and led by women.