Rev. Karen Van Fossan is an abolitionist minister, licensed professional counselor, and author of Fire at the Center: Solidarity, Whiteness, and Becoming a Water Protector (Skinner House Books, 2023). As director of Authentic Ministry, she is devoted to collective liberation and spiritual renewal. Beloved matriarch to a rambunctious chosen family, she lives in Fargo, North Dakota, on the traditional lands of Anishinaabe, Dakota, and many Indigenous peoples.