Robert Lilligren

The Creative Placemaking Convocation
October 6-15, 2020

Speakers

Robert Lilligren

President
Native America Community Development Institute
Robert Lilligren is President and CEO of the Native America Community Development Institute (NACDI). He is enrolled in the White Earth Ojibwe Nation. Robert served for 12 years as the Vice President of the Minneapolis City Council. In his professional, political and activist work, Robert emphasizes empowering historically disenfranchised people. Robert lives the asset-based community development vision of NACDI. He was appointed to the Metropolitan Council in March of 2019 and is Chair of Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUID), a regional leadership forum comprised of the executives of some three dozen Native organizations. Robert is a housing developer, transportation policy wonk, and year ‘round bike commuter. Robert’s work includes developing a strong Native cultural identity to a part of the city, policy work related to development on a neighborhood, city, and regional level and operating a cultural space