Headscarf Story Circle Gathering: Embracing Identity, Culture, and Community

March 7, 2025 - By Hodan A. Omar

In honor of International Women’s History Day When I was invited to host a Headscarf Story Circle gathering, I immediately said yes. The headscarf holds deep cultural, religious, and personal significance for many women, including myself. It represents identity, faith, dignity, and strength. Hosting this gathering felt like an opportunity…

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Journey with the Nibi Walk: Highlights and Reflections from Headscarf Story Circle Gathering

August 7, 2024 - By Rose McGee

During our most recent Headscarf gathering in July, we hosted a modified version of the Nibi Walk which means water. Sharon Day, Executive Director of Indigenous People’s Task Force guided 33 women and girls on the sacred ritual which not only paid tribute to water but also offered each participant a chance to focus on her own inner peace, emotional healing, and a spirit of sisterhood connectedness.

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Walking the Red Lake River or Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga’iganiiwi-ziibi

April 30, 2019 - By Sharon Day

This river flows out of Lower Red Lake on its western border. It makes its journey through marshy swampland, into prairie, and then farmland. The riverbanks become steeper, becoming large eroding cliffs and thickly forested. I find myself excited thinking about this new Nibi Walk that begins on the…

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The Future is Ours to Shape

April 18, 2019 - By Amy K. Hamlin

I work at St. Catherine University where I am an Associate Professor of Art History and also one of three mission chairs. At St. Kate’s, our mission is to educate women to lead and influence. The three mission chairs correspond to the three pillars of our mission: Catholic, women,…

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