The Road to Cansayapi (Part One)

This week on the Hemp Show, you are stowing away with me as I retell the tale of my trip to the 13th International Hemp Building Symposium, which was held for the first time ever in the United States — and specifically on sovereign Dakota land in what is now called Minnesota. We’re going to Cansayapi, the place where they paint the trees red. We will hear Dakota drums, chants and prayers from the Red Tree Singers. We will hear the voices of Vannessa Goodthunder, Tammy Desjarlais and Danny Desjarlais as they open the symposium with a vision for the future we all can share. The Dakota people of the Lower Sioux, gracious and humble hosts of this event, gave us a shining example of community, circularity and reciprocity by welcoming the world to their reservation. This is only the beginning of my tale. This story is so much bigger than me and I returned from this tripped changed by the experience and changed by the wind that is growing increasingly stronger. Now is the time to face the wind, and Danny and the Dakota are leading the way. So buckle up and join my jolly hemp crew as we listen to the wind cry for change. International Hemp Building Association internationalhempbuilding.org Lower Sioux Hemp Program & Housing Project lowersioux.com/hemp-program-and-housing-project/ News Nugget/Opinion Nugget from HempToday Hijacking hemp: U.S. trade group plays loose with facts in a whining letter to Trump hemptoday.net/hijacking-hemp-u-s-trade-group-plays-loose-with-facts-in-a-whining-letter-to-trump/ Thanks to Ray at SunRay Hemp at in Palmer, Alaska!