Roots Cafe

12/03/2024

Thanks for your continued support! We are sunsetting this page. Please follow us on our new FB page :) RootsCafe

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569700207789

Roots Cafe is a youth-led creative economic development program originally launched in 2020 by the International Indigenous Youth Council-Twin Cities and incubated by Indigenous Roots.

11/05/2024

This is a reminder that Roots Cafe and Sun Moon Boba Tea will be closed the week of November 24 - December 1. We will reopen the following week starting December 2.

We will be sure to post reminders leading up to the closing date.

Thank you for your understanding!

09/08/2024

After taking a week’s long break to transition back into school, we are back and ready to serve coffee, tea and boba during our regular hours! :)

Join us as we reopen the cafe tomorrow, Monday, at 8:30 AM. There will be some new faces in the AM, our HS youth will be serving after school and weekend!

Mon-Fri: 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday: 11 AM - 7 PM

We hope to see you! ☕️🍂

06/19/2024

Roots Cafe youth kicked off the summer break and showed up monstrously chic at last Friday’s Summer Formal: Barbie vs. Monster High. Thanks to all the youth who came out and supported.

06/10/2024

Another school year wrapped up! We kick off our summer hours starting tomorrow, Monday, June 10 from 8:30a to 3:30p (Monday to Friday)!

A huge shout out to Celeste Macias of Nopalli Rebelde for their support with the revamp and glow up of our cafe! See you this summer!

04/26/2024

Shout out to World Youth Connect for their partnership and support! Their group has been gathering at Indigenous Roots for over two months and on top of their community-building efforts, they provide some great feedback to our youth-led cafe.

Thank you and keep up the great community work everyone!! 🌍

02/10/2024

It’s been a minute since our last post and we’re slowly coming out of hibernation with new crew members, a new menu, a new mural by Xee Reiter and a new glow up look in the cafe and gallery inspired by our friends from Spinning Wylde ✨

Stop by for our special event menu for Lunar Love!
February 10 💕 1p to 4p at Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center

12/05/2023

KARE 11 News is working on building relationships with the Twin Cities community and their morning anchors, Alicia Lewis and Jason Hackett, are hosting a meet and greet at Roots Cafe this week Thursday, December 7th from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. During this hour, KARE 11 will buy every customer’s coffee. Stop by say hello and get yourself a cup of yumminess. ☕️

11/24/2023

We’re open today 11/24 from 2p to 6p to celebrate the opening of the Eagle and Condor Native Wellness Center at 792 E 7th Street at Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center!

Two Indigenous matriarchs, Maria McCoy (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Bear Clan) and Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ (Dakota and Ojibwe) are the pillar businesses that will be co-stewarding this center together with Indigenous Roots!

Appetizers from Chef Intertribal Foodways
Tea and coffee by yours truly!

11/13/2023

We have some fun surprises coming up!

Roots Cafe is closed for repairs and updates this week. See you next Monday, November 20 for our regular hours from 4:30p to 7:30p.