We also met with many allies there who were working on hemp as well:

By mid 2024, the industry was experiencing a renaissance.  That’s to say, that across the world and North America, entrepreneurs , farmers and allies were creating hemp products- from hemp insulation to hemp wood, the Prairie Band Potawatami was creating hemp food service products at minokwiien  ( Look up)  and link.  Our people were gathering and farmers were interested .  In 2024 and 2025, we gathered with NOCO to discuss hemp further

  We could see that there continued to be a great need for the development of hemp seeds, hemp farmers, and great potential in value added processing in hemp.  We gathered at the Lower Sioux Reservation, where Danny DeJarlais and the Lower Sioux were hosting the International Hemp Building Association ( Link )   By this time, our numbers had begun to grow. 

Today we are organizing the foundation of the indigenous Hemp and Cannabis Farmers Cooperative . We intend for this cooperative to support restoration of Indigenous lands, indigenous economies, and revitalize a hemp economy as the solution and future for the materials economy, and provide a pathway to protect our Mother Earth and future generations.   We are founded on the principles of restoration. And of the Indigenous Standard,  We see hemp as the crop of the future. And a pathway towards just restoration of relations with Mother Earth, and equity of indigenous Nations.

Link to Patagonia film on history of hemp