The mission of Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) is to amplify and advance the Native American community’s vision for a vibrant future. All My Relations Arts (AMRA) honors and strengthens relationships between contemporary American Indian artists and the living influence of preceding generations, between artists and audiences of all ethnic backgrounds, and between art and the vitality of the American Indian Cultural Corridor. AMRA is one of the few Midwest hubs for contemporary Native art and an integral place for advancing the careers of Native artists.

Since 2007, NACDI’s mission has been to facilitate systems change through integrated pathways of community engagement and organizing, food sovereignty, and Indigenous arts and culture. Led by President & CEO Robert Lilligren, NACDI grounds all of its work in the assets, values, and practices of Native people. NACDI manages four distinct brands: All My Relations Arts, Four Sisters Food Sovereignty, Make Voting A Tradition, and the American Indian Cultural Corridor. All My Relations Arts became an initiative of NACDI in 2010. The current All My Relations Gallery opened in 2011 in the heart of the American Indian Cultural Corridor along Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. AMRA abides by the Dakota term mitakuye oyasin: all my relations. They practice this philosophy of being a good relative with artists and audiences. Their artists are expanding the perception of traditional Native arts and incorporating them into new ways of exploration. Their artists and authors provide context for contemporary Native voices by the wide variety and interrelated mediums that are utilized. Led by Director Angela Two Stars, AMRA is a national platform for the elevation of contemporary Native artists and provides continued support for artists and art professionals.

Jerome Foundation supports Native American Community Development Institute/All My Relations’ Native Authors program. The Native Authors program applies the same foundational structure of AMRA’s mission of supporting Native artists to supporting and uplifting Native writers. AMRA’s Native Authors Program supports all aspects of development of early career Minnesota-based Native authors in genres of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s, and young adult fiction. Through a cohort model, 8–10 Native authors benefit from the mentorship and facilitation by a celebrated Native author. Native Authors Program recipients participate in an 18-month intensive writing program focusing on professional development topics including preparing a manuscript, working with an editor, approaching a publisher, the business of writing, and more. AMRA’s Authors Program creates a much needed, brave space for Native authors to learn and flourish.