We are on sacred
Land 

 The land holds our shared stories and collective memory.

 

Across generations, it has carried and cared for all who have lived upon it—those forced here against their will, those who arrived seeking hope and possibility, and those whose ancestors have walked this land since time immemorial. To build a future rooted in joy, truth, and mutual care, we must begin by honoring the histories that have long been overlooked or buried.

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Mni Sota Makoce is the ancestral homeland of the Dakhóta. Here in Bde Óta Othúŋwe the Wahpekute—one of the four Dakhóta bands—remain stewards and protectors of this land. This place is also Bdóte, where the rivers meet, and the Dakhóta place of creation. It is here that the Dakhóta people first descended from the sky to the earth. For thousands of years, the Dakhóta have tended and protected this land, alongside the Anishinaabe, who came here for the abundance of wild rice, and the allied bands of the Oceti Sakowin, whose care and contributions have deeply shaped this region. 

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In 1851, the Dakota signed the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux to protect their people—an agreement that remains unmet and was followed by profound harm and violence. We honor and thank the elders, past and present, who have carried these truths forward with resilience and love.

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At EverBloom, we are committed to understanding how this history continues to shape our lives and our health today, breaking away for cycles of harm and moving towards pathways of care that tend to the body, mind, heart, spirit and land. We reflect our environment, and it mirrors us right back. Healing is not just about our selves, its about how we connected to everything else. We are all a part of the same family and at EverBloom, we do the work because our communities deserve better.