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Leanna Kiksuyapi Dawn

@leannakdawn

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💫𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒘𝒏💫
【ｉｎｄｉｇｅｊｅｗｅｓｓ】
✸ Founder + CEO @kiksuyapi_collective ✸

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When I made the heart-wrenching decision to leave Chemawa and Oregon, and move to Vegas to teach, you told me I could go anywhere and do well, but being away from Indian kids would be like trying to live without my nose. Possible, but never quite whole.

You’d remind me to look at God’s thumbnail. Lately, I find myself showing mičhíŋkši the moon and telling him about you. These days, I think a lot about shovels and the hands that leave them behind. Miss you in the forever ways, Dean. ✨🩶

#2years by @leannakdawn

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September // Čhaŋwápeǧi Wi 🍂🍁

The moon when the leaves turn brown. A time of gathering, preparing, and change. September was immense. Full of the people I love, work I believe in, things worth tending, and reminders of why I do any of it. 🤎

#KowasIna #KiksuyapiCollective #GoIndigenousGoTraditional #IndigenousJoy #CultivatingKinship by @leannakdawn

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15 days ago

@kiksuyapi_collective will be presenting at @enviroednm's Outdoor Learning Summit tomorrow, September 12! 🌱

Join us for “Kue Kache (Let’s Plant): Cultivating Kinship Through Land-Based Learning” to learn how Kiksuyapi Collective has used an Indigenous working farm as a living classroom for community-centered outdoor learning.

Participants will leave with practical strategies for weaving food systems, environmental stewardship, and cultural knowledge into their own programs.

📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 10:20 am - Workshop Session 1
📍 Berna Facio Professional Development Center, Albuquerque

#NMOutdoorLearningSummit #KiksuyapiCollective #KueKache #LandBasedLearning #IndigenousEducation #OutdoorEducation #FoodSovereignty taken in Berna Facio Professional Development Center by @leannakdawn

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wasútȟuŋ wí // the moon when things ripen

August has felt like ripening. Seeds planted months - or years - ago finally beginning to show themselves.

Some seasons are for planting.
Some seasons are for waiting.
And some seasons remind you to look around and recognize what has already grown.

August, you were full. 🤎🌱✨

#IndigenousFoodSovereignty #LandBack #KiksuyapiCollective #AugustPhotoDump #collectivehealing taken in Landback by @leannakdawn

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2 months ago

Join us in celebrating Echoes in Mosaic. More than 35 Indigenous students from SFPS Native American Student Services learned from and created with Indigenous artists Bill Coriz and Ehren Kee Natay, educators, and community partners, including Kiksuyapi Collective, through Echoes in Mosaic, a collaborative public art project centered on Indigenous art and culture, youth voices, and community collaboration. Together, participants explored artistic expression and traditional jewelry-making techniques. Designed and composed by Natay, the finished mosaic brings together the creativity, perspectives, and contributions of everyone involved, reflecting the connections shared across generations.

We invite you to commemorate the completion of this project and honor the students, artists, educators, and partners who made it possible.

- Meet the artists and collaborators
- Experience an artist demonstration
- Participate in hands-on community art activities
- Enjoy frybread and refreshments
- Enter for a chance to win door prizes

📅 Wednesday, August 12
🕠 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Santa Fe Community Gallery (201 W. Marcy St., Santa Fe, NM 87501)

Admission is free and open to all!

🅿️ Free parking is available in the Santa Fe Convention Center Garage (entrance on Federal St., across from the U.S. Post Office). Please bring your parking ticket to the Gallery for validation.

🎟️ Please RSVP by August 9 using the QR code or the link in our bio.

Echoes in Mosaic is a collaborative project with Kiksuyapi Collective, Bill Coriz, Ehren Kee Natay, and SFPS Native American Student Services.

This project was made possible through the City of Santa Fe Arts & Culture Department’s Art Is the Solution funding, an initiative of the Santa Fe Arts Commission supporting community-engaged arts and cultural projects.

#EchoesInMosaic #KiksuyapiCollective #IndigenousArt #ArtIsTheSolution by @leannakdawn

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2 months ago

🐝 You've Got to Bee Here! 🌽

We're inviting you to join us for our farm market and gathering at Padilla Hay & Garden!

Come enjoy the family farm in Isleta Pueblo, shop fresh local products, and enjoy good food with community.

This week's farm favorites:
🍯 Raw Honey
🥚 Farm-Fresh Eggs
💜 Lavender
🌽 Fresh Steamed Corn
🥪 Fry Bread & Bologna Sandwiches
🥧 Fresh Baked Goods
🥬 Seasonal Produce

📅 Saturday, August 1
🕗 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (or until we're sold out!)
📍 Padilla Hay & Garden
Off Hwy 47 • Isleta Pueblo, NM

🐝 You've Got to Bee Here!
#PadillaHayAndGarden #KiksuyapiCollective #CottonblossomGarden #IsletaPueblo #FarmFresh #RawHoney #FarmFreshEggs #FryBread #SupportLocal #NewMexicoTrue #IndigenousAgriculture #ShopLocal #Community #NaturallyNative taken in Pueblo of Isleta by @leannakdawn

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3 months ago

🌿 Fresh from the Farm 🌿

Straight from Isleta Pueblo, we're excited to share a few of this season's harvests:

🥚 Farm Fresh Eggs (1 dozen) - $6
🍯 Raw Honey (3.5 oz) - $5
💜 Organic Culinary Lavender (3 oz) - $4

Every purchase helps support Indigenous agriculture, land stewardship, and the community programs of Kiksuyapi Collective.

✨ Perfect for:
• Fresh breakfasts with nutrient-rich eggs
• Sweetening tea with pure, raw honey
• Herbal teas, baking, syrups, and cooking with organic edible lavender

📩 Send us a DM to reserve your order. Quantities are limited!

Thank you for supporting local, Indigenous-grown products. 🌱

#KiksuyapiCollective #IsletaPueblo #IndigenousOwned #SupportLocalFarmers #FarmFreshEggs #RawHoney #CulinaryLavender #NewMexicoGrown #ShopLocal #NativeOwned #FromTheFarm #LandStewardship #EatLocal taken in Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico by @leannakdawn

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a year ago

I am excited to share that I have been selected as part of the Indigenous Education Leadership Academy (IELA) - the second cohort of the growing Indigenous Leadership Academy (ILA)! This first-of-its-kind program is dedicated to supporting emerging Indigenous leaders in education through a framework grounded in sovereignty, equity, and community-centered leadership. I am looking forward to how this strengthens my work with @kiksuyapi_collective.

I am honored to be part of this inspiring group and grateful to the @aipinstitute, @cieatasu, @niea1969, and @tuftsuniversity for creating and supporting this opportunity.

Feel free to read about the cohort and learn more: https://lnkd.in/gJBbHNQG

#NDNled #IELA #IndigenousLeadershipAcademy #IndigenousEducation #EducationSovereignty #NativeLeaders #FutureLeaders #LeadershipAcademy #IndigenousLeaders #IndigenousEducation
#NativeEducation #TribalEducation #SelfDetermination

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@aipinstitute, in collaboration with @cieatasu, @niea1969, and @tuftsuniversity is proud to introduce the Indigenous Education Leadership Academy’s first cohort. Focused on emerging leaders, there is no other leadership program like this in the country.

After a competitive application process, 19 of the 34 applicants were accepted into the cohort. Their demographics represent 13 tribes from 10 states. All participants demonstrated a strong passion for working with and for Indigenous communities and are committed to equity, access and evaluation; Indigenous curriculum and pedagogy; and policy, sovereignty and leadership. Together, they reflect a rich diversity of experiences and perspectives. Congratulations to the cohort!

This groundbreaking program — the first of its kind in the nation — supports and develops leaders in education working with Indigenous communities through a curriculum rooted in traditional values and guided by community-centered practices.

We are honored to support this remarkable group on their leadership journeys and look forward to the positive change they will create in their communities and beyond. by @leannakdawn

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a year ago

June 2025 pt. 2 by @leannakdawn

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a year ago

June 2025 pt. 1 by @leannakdawn

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a year ago

I had the privilege of being a member of the NM Out-of-School Time Leadership Institute this year. 🌟👩🏻‍🏫

I appreciate all of the incredible and meaningful impact the cohort members make throughout NM during out-of-school learning opportunities for our State’s youth. 💪🏼🗣️

Wopjoka // many thanks for the opportunity to learn alongside other leaders the past few months. 🪶🙏🏼

#KiksuyapiCollective #LeadershipDevelopment #Community #LeadershipJourney #LearningOpportunity #OSTLI
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Today’s OST Leadership Institute Spotlight is on Leanna McClure, a dedicated leader in out-of-school learning and the Founder & CEO of Kiksuyapi Collectivr! #OSTLI #OSTLeadershipInstitute #Leadership #SantaFe #AfterschoolWorks by @leannakdawn

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