June 5-Aug.
23
Creative
Dissent: Popular Arts of the Arab World Uprisings
Touring
exhibition is designed to immerse visitors in the creative vitality
of the continually evolving uprising movement commonly referred to as
the "Arab Spring." Visitors experience how freedom of
speech merged with artistic expression, capturing the anger, elation,
frustration and hope of these revolutions in the form of graffiti,
video, cartoons, music, photography, posters and puppetry.
Round Table
Discussion, July 16, 7 to 9 p.m., Mizna hosts a discussion with
featured guests touching on the movements in Syria and Egypt and the
intersections of politics and art. Poster-Making, June 28 and Aug.
23, noon to 2 p.m., stop by the gallery and make a poster using
stencils from Mizna’s Arab Spring participatory art project, created
by street artists from Egypt and the U.S. Events are free of charge.
Gallery
hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday; noon-5 p.m., Saturdays,
Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN. For more
information, call 612-871-4444 or visit www.IntermediaArts.org.
July 7
Circle of
Generations Teaching Circle
Open Drum
Call, light breakfast will be served, 10 a.m.; Dakota Language with
Neil McKay, 4-5 p.m.; Zhaabosabiiwebinigewin (Basketball) with Stuart
CrazyBull; Mazinigwaasowin (Beading) with Angela Kappenman; Teaching
Circle, 5-7:30 p.m.; Jiimaaniwin (Canoeing) with Jon Lurie & Joe
Perez (at Calhoun van leaves at 5:30 p.m.). Minneapolis American
Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more
information, call Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi DesJarlait, Cultural Resource
Coordinator at 612-879-1785 or email mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
July 8-10
Fifth Annual Dakota Language Camp
The Dakota Language Department of the
University of Minnesota and Bloomington Parks and Recreation welcomes
Dakota and non-Dakota children and their families to the 5th annual
Dakota Language Camp. Learning is through hands-on experiences of
traditional Dakota games, crafts, songs, foods, and nature walks in
the park’s restored prairie, situated on the Minnesota River. The
camp is free for Dakota families; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Pond
Dakota Park, Bloomington, MN. For more information and to register,
call Jay Ludwig at 952-484-0477 or visit www.bloomington.gov.
July 10
Circle of
Generations Ojibwe Language Class
Ojibwemowin
with Joe Spears, 5-6 p.m., Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530
E. Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call
Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at
612-879-1785 or email mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
July 11-13
Fond du Lac Reservation Veterans
Traditional Powwow
Emcee: Pete Gahbow/Les Gibbs; Host
Drum: Midnight Express; Friday Grand Entry, 7 p.m., Saturday Grand
Entry, 1 and 7 p.m., Sunday Grand Entry, 1 p.m.; Saturday Feast, 5
p.m., Sunday Lunch, 3 p.m. Spot dances and dance specials will be
held daily, honorariums paid to the first 30 registered drums, all
dancers, flag and staff carriers and royalty. All veterans will
receive gifts. Mash-Ka-wisen Tx Center Powwow Grounds, Sawyer, MN.
For more information, contact Chuck
Smith at 218-878-2670 or email chucksmith@fdlrez.com.
July 11-13
Prairie Island Dakota Days Wacipi
Celebration
Grand Entries: Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday, 1 and 7 p.m., Sunday, 1
p.m, Flag raising daily. Tiny Tots will receive day money.
Categories: Adult Men’s Fancy 18 years-old and older, Men’s
Northern Fancy, Men’s Southern Fancy; Juniors 6-12 years-old,
Junior Boy’s Traditional Northern & Southern Combined, Junior
Boy’s Grass Dance, Junior Boy’s Fancy; Junior Girl’s
Traditional Northern & Southern Combined, Junior Girl’s Jingle
Dress, Junior Girl’s Fancy Shawl; Adults, 35 years-old and older,
Men’s Grass Dance, Women’s Jingle Dress, Men’s Chicken Dance,
Women’s Fancy Shawl; Senior Adults, 35-54 years-old, Men’s
Northern Traditional, Men’s Southern Straight. Women’s Northern
Traditional Cloth. Women’s Northern Traditional Buckskin, Women’s
Southern Buckskin. Women’s Southern Cloth; Teens, 13-17 years-old.
1158 Island Lake Blvd., Welch, MN. For more information, call
800-554-5473.
July 16
Circle of
Generations Teaching Lodge at Calhoun & Cedar Lake
Nibi
gikinoo`amaagewinan & jiimaaniwin (Water Teachings &
Canoeing) with Dorene Day, Jon Lurie & Joe Perez; Dakota Language
with Neil McKay 4-5 p.m. Calhoun & Cedar Lake. For more
information, call Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi DesJarlait, Cultural Resource
Coordinator at 612-879-1785 or email mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
July 17
Circle of
Generations Ojibwe Language Class
Ojibwemowin
with Joe Spears 5-6 p.m., Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E.
Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call
Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at
612-879-1785 or email mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
July 18
Mii Gwitch Mahnomen Days 52nd
Annual Traditional Powwow
Six miles west of Deer Diver, MN, on
U.S. Highway 2, Ball Club, MN. For more information, call Marilyn
Bowstring at 218-244-6474, Rose Wilson at 218-244-2999 or for vendor
information, Luke Wilson at 218-360-1557.
July 19
First Time Homebuyers Workshop
Join Bii Gii Wiin Community Development
Load Fund to learn more about the process of buying a home. 1508 East
Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call
612-354-2249 or email bwcdlf@gmail.com.
July 23
Circle of
Generations Teaching Circle
Dakota
Language with Neil McKay, 4-5 p.m.; Zhaabosabiiwebinigewin
(Basketball) with Stuart CrazyBull; Mazinigwaasowin (Beading) with
Angela Kappenman; Jiimaaniwin (Canoeing) with Jon Lurie & Joe
Perez (at Calhoun van leaves at 5:30 p.m.); Teaching Circle, 5-7:30
p.m. Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi
DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at 612-879-1785 or email
mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
July 24
Circle of
Generations Ojibwe Language Class
Ojibwemowin
with Joe Spears 5-6 p.m., Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E.
Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call
Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at
612-879-1785 or email mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
July 26-27
16th Annual Onigum
Traditional Powwow
Onigum, MN. For more information,
contact Priscilla Smith at 218-547-2270 or 218-252-6484, email
thompsonps1@hotmail.com or LaVonne Thompson at 218-308-3680, email
lavonne.thompson@leechlakegaming.com.
July 26-27
Pipestone Powwow
Open to the public, everyone is
welcome. All dancers and drums are invited. Come enjoy Native
American music, drumming, dance, arts, crafts and food. Native Food
Cook Off on July 25. 400 N. Hiawatha Avenue, Pipestone, MN. For more
information, call 507-825-3734, email pipe@iw.net or visit
www.pipekeepers.org.
July 30
Circle of
Generations Teaching Circle
Dakota
Language with Neil McKay, 4-5 p.m.; Zhaabosabiiwebinigewin
(Basketball) with Stuart CrazyBull; Mazinigwaasowin (Beading) with
Angela Kappenman; Jiimaaniwin (Canoeing) with Jon Lurie & Joe
Perez (at Calhoun van leaves at 5:30 p.m.); Teaching Circle, 5-7:30
p.m. Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi
DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at 612-879-1785 or email
mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
July 30
The Native
American Cancer Support Group
If you or
someone you know is a cancer patient or survivor, we encourage you to
join us. Every group session is potluck style, bring something if you
can or just bring yourself. 6 to 8 p.m., East Phillips Cultural &
Community Center, 2307 17th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN.
For more
information, call Joy Rivera at 612-202-0588 or email
jrivera@americanindiancancer.org.
July 31
Circle of
Generations Closing Drum Call
Light lunch
will be served. Noon, Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E.
Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call
Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at
612-879-1785 or email mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
Mondays
A
Partnership Of Diabetics (APOD) Self-Management Meet-Ups
Come to
learn more about managing diabetes! 7 p.m., Phillips Community Center
Dining Room, 2323 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN. For more
information, call 612-812-2429 or visit
www.meetup.com/A-Partnership-Of-Diabetics.
The
Medicine Wheel Open AA Meeting
This is an
open 12 Step AA Meeting. No transportation or child care provided.
Enter through parking lot door entrance. Church of Gichitwaa Kateri,
3045 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call
612-824-7606.
Stress
Management Group
11 a.m.-noon, Native American Community Clinic,
1213 East Frankline Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more information,
call 612-872-8086 or visit www.nacc-healthcare.org.
“Healing
Journey” Men’s Support Group
This group
provides a supportive environment for those recovering from
co-occuring disorders. Ideal for those who have already completed
treatment programs. This group provides emotional, mental, physical
and spiritual support for relapse prevention. The group meets once a
week from 3 to 4 p.m. Indian Health Board, 1315 E. 24th St.,
Minneapolis, MN 55404. To set up an appointment, call 612-721-9807.
Tuesdays
Circle of
Generations Men’s Basketball
10 a.m. to
1 p.m., Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi
DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at 612-879-1785 or email
mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
Women’s
Empowerment Group
3:30-4:30 p.m., Native American Community Clinic,
1213 East Frankline Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more information,
call 612-872-8086 or visit www.nacc-healthcare.org.
Women of
Traditional Birthing
Pregnant
women and expecting fathers are invited to join groups that will
cover nutrition, FASD, SIDS, anatomy of pregnancy and fetal
development, mental health, pregnancy yoga, prenatal parenting,
breast feeding, labor and delivery. The event will also include
activities, daycare is available to enrolled participants. Dinner is
served promptly at 5 p.m. and tokens are given for transportation. 5
to 7 p.m., Division of Indian Work, 1001 E. Lake St., Minneapolis,
MN. For more information or to enroll, call Fawn Edberg-Marquez at
612-279-6312 or email fmarquez@diw-mn.org.
On the Red
Road AA Meeting
Open/mixed,
Step Meeting. 7 p.m. Minneapolis American Indian Center, side
entrance, 1530 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN.
Wednesdays
Circle of
Generations Men’s Basketball
4 to 6
p.m., Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi
DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at 612-879-1785 or email
mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
Enhancing
Wellbeing with Chronic Health Conditions
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
Native American Community Clinic, 1213 East Frankline Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call 612-872-8086 or visit
www.nacc-healthcare.org.
Drumming
Meal
served, participants are welcomed to bring a dish to share. 4:30 to 7
p.m., Northwest Indian OIC, 520 Fourth Street, Bemidji, MN. For more
information, call 218-759-2022 or visit www.nwoic.org.
Thursdays
Circle of
Generations Men’s Basketball
10 a.m. to
1 p.m., Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call Mi-zi-way Mi-gi-zi
DesJarlait, Cultural Resource Coordinator at 612-879-1785 or email
mdesjarlait@maicnet.org.
Women’s
Grief and Loss Support Group
11 a.m.-noon, Native American Community
Clinic, 1213 East Frankline Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. For more
information, call 612-872-8086 or visit www.nacc-healthcare.org.
Anishinabe
Academy Family Language Table
Experience
the teachings of our ancestors. Anishinaabe scholar and indigenous
linguist James “Kaagegaabaw” Vukelich and Dakota star visionary
and teacher Jim Rock explore the teachings of the Dakota and Ojibwe
people. All community members are welcome to attend. 6:30 to 8:30
p.m., Anishinabe Academy, 3100 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN.
Parents of
Tradition
A program
of Early Childhood Family Education & MPS Indian Education. Join
us for parent and child learning activities (ages birth-Kindergarten
enrollment); learninghow to prepare your child for school; meet other
parents and reconnect to the good path of parenting. Guiding Elder:
Ida Downwind. 1-2:30 p.m., Anishinabe Academy, Room 294, 3100 E. 28th
St., Minneapolis, MN 55406. To register call Jean Coleman at
612-290-9936.
First
Saturday
Parent
Resource Group Meets in Minneapolis
The National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota provides support groups for
families of children with mental illness. The support groups will
help parents discover resources to meet the challenges of raising a
child with mental illness, learn coping skills and develop
problem-solving skills. Parent resource groups are facilitated by a
parent who has a child with a mental illness and who has been trained
to lead support groups. This group also offers bilingual support for
Spanish-speakers. 2:15-3:45 p.m., Lake Nokomis Recreation Center,
Arts and Crafts Room, 4955 West Lake Nokomis Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN.
For more information, call Susan at 612-424-1823.
1st and 3rd
Saturdays of every month
Ojibwe
Language Table
Everyone is
welcome. Potluck dinner, feel free to bring a dish to share, drinks
can be purchased at the coffee shop. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Pow Wow Grounds,
1414 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55404. For more information,
call 612-545-5598.