It is important to many Indigenous spiritual rituals for its cleansing properties. Various herbs and resins are burned to create this sacred smoke, each carrying different meanings. Copal, a tree ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — With the 2022 election season in the rearview mirror, Ryan Perez with COPAL MN says the organization saw a number of issues affecting Latino communities in the state.

Ortiz is the associate executive director of Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL). "I grew up undocumented and then received DACA. Now I have been able to have my green ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Staff at COPAL MN have been door-knocking and making phone calls, trying to get Latino voters down to the polls, as early voting kicks into gear here in Minnesota. "Su voto es ...

“I found out about COPAL from a friend,” said Peralta, who’d first contacted the nonprofit’s Mankato office to find out where COVID-19 vaccines were available. COPAL staffer Ana Garcia ...

THEY HAVE GO From traditional Mexican food, to all kinds of unique dishes, be sure to head down to Copal.KETV NewsWatch 7's Jack Keenan sat down with Copal to talk about what's on the menu ...

In addition, one arrest was made at a Rochester apartment building on Wednesday night, Feb. 12, and another arrest was made at a Rochester hotel Thursday morning, Feb. 13, COPAL leaders said ...

Politically minded young people often are full of ideas about how to make the world a better place. But the path to turning those ideas into community change often is murky, marked by unpaid ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. As a young man, Djalma Moreira Lima used to walk throughout the rainforest to collect copal resin. He would wander around for hours looking for ...

Maya blue is a highly unusual pigment because it is a mix of organic indigo and an inorganic clay mineral called palygorskite. The rich blue color does not fade over time; it has maintained its ...