July 2014 Calendar

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June 5-Aug.

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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.