Fern Naomi Renville
@borndakota.bsky.social
Lifegiver, astro-botanist, storyteller, artist, and enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Living in my Imnizaska homelands (St Paul, Minnesota) near the burial mounds of my ancestors.
Monarch and zinnia, Maplewood, Minnesota.
August 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Monarch and zinnia, Maplewood, Minnesota.
A few more favorites. Saint Paul, Minnesota. April 5, 2025.
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A few more favorites. Saint Paul, Minnesota. April 5, 2025.
St Paul, Minnesota, April 5th, 2025.
April 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
St Paul, Minnesota, April 5th, 2025.
Yesterday I was with Native kindergarteners sharing stories and teaching cordage making when a little girl raised her hand and asked ”Do you love to camp?”
I replied “Yes, I do!” and she responded dreamily “Me, too. I love to go camping and I love to foe-wage (😭) for plants.”
I replied “Yes, I do!” and she responded dreamily “Me, too. I love to go camping and I love to foe-wage (😭) for plants.”
March 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Yesterday I was with Native kindergarteners sharing stories and teaching cordage making when a little girl raised her hand and asked ”Do you love to camp?”
I replied “Yes, I do!” and she responded dreamily “Me, too. I love to go camping and I love to foe-wage (😭) for plants.”
I replied “Yes, I do!” and she responded dreamily “Me, too. I love to go camping and I love to foe-wage (😭) for plants.”
Here’s a good nutshell explainer from Aaron Payment:
February 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Here’s a good nutshell explainer from Aaron Payment:
February 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
So much winning.
February 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So much winning.
Wopida to all who have joined and supported me on my journey of reconnecting with ancestral Dakota weaving plant relatives. I can’t imagine how hard resisting fascism would be without the community of beautiful humans showing up to heal and restore our relationships to Ina Makoce and one another.
February 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wopida to all who have joined and supported me on my journey of reconnecting with ancestral Dakota weaving plant relatives. I can’t imagine how hard resisting fascism would be without the community of beautiful humans showing up to heal and restore our relationships to Ina Makoce and one another.
If you’re new to BlueSky, please post a photo & bio on your account that shows you’re not a bot.
January 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If you’re new to BlueSky, please post a photo & bio on your account that shows you’re not a bot.
Life is more peaceful since learning that I can turn off DMs in my settings.
January 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Life is more peaceful since learning that I can turn off DMs in my settings.
WOPIDA TANKA to President Biden for giving clemency to Leonard Peltier, who will now die a free man. I am weeping tears of gratitude.
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
WOPIDA TANKA to President Biden for giving clemency to Leonard Peltier, who will now die a free man. I am weeping tears of gratitude.
What is the word that describes a yearning for snow? Minnesota without wintry cold is a mighty depressing place.
December 30, 2024 at 6:26 PM
What is the word that describes a yearning for snow? Minnesota without wintry cold is a mighty depressing place.
Prayers up for your journey to the spirit world, President James Earl Carter, Jr; Wopida for being a good relative. #MitakuyeOyasin
#WeAreAllRelated
#WeAreAllRelated
December 30, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Prayers up for your journey to the spirit world, President James Earl Carter, Jr; Wopida for being a good relative. #MitakuyeOyasin
#WeAreAllRelated
#WeAreAllRelated
