Thursday, February 20, 7:00 p.m.: Maggie Lorenz presents:
“Restoring honor, connections, and land at Wakaŋ Tipi.”
Maggie Lorenz is the executive director of Wakaŋ Tipi Awaŋyaŋkapi (WTA), a native-led environmental nonprofit in Saint Paul. Its mission is to honor and care for our natural places, sacred sites, and cultural values.
The organization’s primary work site is Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, the site of a sacred cave called Wakaŋ Tipi (dwelling place of the sacred). Her work centers on restoring the honor, ecosystems, and community connection to the land and natural world here as stewards and protectors. Part of this work is engaging community to create and care for bird habitat as part of the Mississippi River Twin Cities Important Bird Area. WTA also engages community in bird monitoring and birding education through public programs in partnership with the Urban Bird Collective, a nonprofit founded by Monica Bryand.
Maggie Lorenz (Dakota/Anishinaabe) is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe and has maternal ties to Spirit Lake Dakota Nation. She has served as executive director for Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi for the past 6 years.
