Through Nov. 15
“On Fertile Ground: Native Artists in
the Upper Midwest”
Join us to celebrate the wealth and
diversity of Native artists from this region. This exhibition will
take place once annually over a period of three years. Each show will
highlight 15 different artists, ultimately providing a comprehensive
overview of 45 artists from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and
South Dakota.
2014 artists include: Judith Allen,
Wendy Boivin, Alexandra Buffalohead, Julie Buffalohead, Nelson
Chasing Hawk, Jim Denomie, John Hitchcock, Wanesia Misquadace, Karen
Savage, Nelda Schrupp, James Star Comes Out, Jodi Webster, Dennis
White, Jennifer White, and Monte Yellow Bird.
Exhibition Events: Gallery Talk with
James Star Comes Out, Oct. 17, 6-7:30 p.m.
All My Relations Gallery, 1414 E.
Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Closed Mondays. For more
information, call 612-235-4970 or visit www.AllMyRelationsArt.com.
Nov. 1
11th Annual Gathering for Our Children
& Returning Adoptees Powwow
Emcee: Jerry Dearly; Arena Directors:
Windy Downwind and Kirk Crow Shoe; Host Drum: Maza Kute; Color Guard:
Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Kit Fox Society.
Grand Entry, 1 p.m.; Wablenica
Ceremony: The Wablenica Olowan (Orphan Song) will be sung for those
returning adoptees and fostered individuals and their families. A
ceremony will be offered to heal the grief caused by separation from
family and heritage. Feast, 5 p.m.; Kwatsan (Quechan) Bird Singer,
6-7 p.m.; Grand Entry, 7 p.m., a special honor song and recognition
for our young relatives who have experience foster care.
This pow wow is a celebration our
community’s strengths. As we continue to gather and acknowledge the
strengths of our families, we heal from the intergenerational trauma
within our extended family systems. As our families and communities
heal we are better able to adopt and foster our Native children.
Sponsored by: First Nations Repatriation Institute; Division of
Indian Work; Indigenous Women’s Life Net; Hennepin County; Bois
Forte Urban Office; Department of Human Services
Event is free and open to the public.
Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN. For vendor information, call Tina Knafla at
612-348-9662. For general information, contact Sandra White Hawk, at
651-442-4872 or email sandywhitehawk@gmail.com or Jacque Wilson at
612-871-6618 or email urbanoffice@boisforte-nsn.gov.
Nov. 2
No Honor in Racism Rally
Join us as we protect our children and
future generations from the racist imagery and mascot of the
Washington football team. Please invite all friends and family. We
hope to see you there.
Gathering at the 10 a.m., Tribal
Nations Plaza at TCF Stadium, 420 SE 23rd St., Minneapolis, MN. For
more information, call the National Coalition Against Racism in
Sports and Media at the American Indian Movement Interpretive Center
at 612-886-2107 or email info@coalitionagainstracism.org.
Nov. 2
#NotYourMascot Rally
Join grassroots efforts to march
against the use of the culturally offensive Washington mascot and to
end the use of a racial slur by the Washington team. The Minnesota
Vikings and The Washington team will be playing at the U of M at
noon. Supported by: Protect Our Manoomin; Idle No More Twin-Cities,
Minnesota; AIM of Twin Cities & AIM Patrol of Minneapolis;
“United Urban Warrior Society”; Twin Cities Save the Kids;
IdleNoMore Wisconsin; OccupyMN; March Against Corruption; Institute
for Critical Animal Studies, North America; Minnesota Two Spirit
Society; #NotYourMascot
8:30 a.m., 1845 E. Franklin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, visit
www.facebook.com/events/706699092737997.
Nov. 5
Celebrating Native American Heritage
Month
Reception, exhibits and refreshments,
10:30 a.m.; Speaker panel and performance, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Special
guests include: MNHS Director and CEO D. Stephen Elliot, MnDOT
Commissioner Charlie Zelle, Deputy Commissioner Sue Mulvihill, Franky
Jackson, MnDOT Tribal Liaison Ed Fairbanks, Cheryl Secola, Sisoka
Duta, John Poupart, Syd Beane, Mitch Walking Elk, MC Jerry Dearly.
All attendees will enjoy free admission
to History Center exhibits. MN History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd.,
St. Paul, MN.
Nov. 5
Prevention through Culture Awareness
Program: Language Table
Dakota Language Table aught by Neil
McKay and Ojibwe Language Table taught by Joe Spears. 4 to 5 p.m.,
Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN.
For more information, email
gspears@maicnet.org or csecola@maicnet.org.
Nov. 5
Prevention Through Cultural Awareness
Program: Fall Feast
Feasting our sacred items facilitated
by Herb Sam, Mille Lacs Elder. 5 to 7 p.m., Minneapolis American
Indian Center Auditorium, 1530 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN.
For more information, email
gspears@maicnet.org or csecola@maicnet.org.
Nov. 6
Welcome Reception
In celebration of National Native
American Heritage Month 2014, join the American Indian/Native
American Guides of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, to a welcome
reception for the new Assistant Curator of Native American Art, Ms.
Jill Ahlberg Yohe.
Yohe comes to the Twin Cities from the
St. Louis Art Museum, where she held a similar position. While there,
Ahlberg Yohe co-curated the exhibition, "Mother
Earth, Father Sky: Textiles from the Navajo
World.”
The Twin Cities American Indian/Native
American Community is invited to come meet, welcome and visit with
Jill, and to hear of her ideas and plans for the Native Arts of
America Gallery, including a desire to work with the local community
in highlighting local and national, emerging and established artists
of the Americas, as well as outreach, education and collaboration
between the MIA and the local Indian/Native community.
Light refreshments will be served.
Event is free. 5:30-7:30 p.m., All My Relations Art Gallery, 1414 E.
Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN.
Nov. 12
Prevention through Culture Awareness
Program: Language Table
Dakota Language Table aught by Neil
McKay and Ojibwe Language Table taught by Joe Spears. 4 to 5 p.m.,
Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN.
For more information, email
gspears@maicnet.org or csecola@maicnet.org.
Nov. 12
The Birchbark Books Reading Series
Birchbark Books is pleased to present
poets Denise Low, Raymond Luczak, Nick Metcalf, and Patricia Van Ert.
Curated by Michael Kiesow Moore and Ardie Medina, the reading series
features new, emerging and established writers. Hope to see you
there. Bring a friend!
Event is free, 7 p.m., Bockley Gallery
(next to Birchbark Books), 2123 W 21st Street, Minneapolis MN. For
more information, call 612-374-4023.
Nov. 14
The Birchbark Books Reading Series
Birchbark Books welcomes prolific
author, poet, and literary critic Gerald Vizenor (White Earth) for a
reading at Bockley Gallery. Vizenor’s many books include the haiku
collection “Favor of Crows” and the novels “Blue Ravens” and
“Shrouds of White Earth.” Book signing to follow the reading.
Event is free, 7 p.m., Bockley Gallery
(next to Birchbark Books), 2123 W 21st Street, Minneapolis MN. For
more information, call 612-374-4023.
Nov. 14
American Indian Magnet School Pow Wow
American Indian Magnet School, 1075 E.
Third St., St. Paul, MN. For more information, call 651-778-3100 or
visit http://aims.spps.org/about_our_school
Nov. 15
Veterans Wacipi: Keep Tobacco Sacred
Grand Entry, 1 p.m., Community Feast, 5
p.m. (please bring a dish to share). Moccasin Tournament sponsored by
SWO Sandman Honor Guard (prize money TBD); Day Pay for dancers;
commercial tobacco-free event.
Event is free and open to the public,
Lower Sioux Indian Community Center Gymnasium, 39527 Reservation
Highway 1, Morton, MN.
Nov. 16
Minnesota Two Spirit Society
Join the state’s Native LGBTQA alliance
at its quarterly meeting and potluck social. If you identify as
Native lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or a straight ally,
please join us to find a place to belong.
Council meeting, noon to 1 p.m.;
social, 1 to 3 p.m., All My Relations Gallery, 1414 E. Franklin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/MN2SS.
Nov. 19
Prevention through Culture Awareness
Program: Language Table
Dakota Language Table aught by Neil
McKay and Ojibwe Language Table taught by Joe Spears. 4 to 5 p.m.,
Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN.
For more information, email
gspears@maicnet.org or csecola@maicnet.org.
Nov. 19
Prevention Through Culture Awareness
Program: The Hoop Dance
The meaning of the hoop dance and
demonstration facilitated by Lumhe Sampson, Champion Hoop Dancer. 5
to 7 p.m., Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E Franklin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN. For more information, email gspears@maicnet.org or
csecola@maicnet.org.
Nov. 20
Oak Park Youth & Family Center
Presents: Create, Relax, Release
Please join us right here at Oak Park!
Enjoy a fabulous bite to eat prepared by Chef Eric Austin, music and
art sessions with your child or children (ages 7 and up). 5 to 7
p.m., Oak Park Youth & Family Center, 1701 Oak Park Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN.
Event has limited space, R.S.V.P. with
Nikki at 612-636-4425.
Nov. 26
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.
Nov. 27-29
Thanksgiving Pow Wow 2014
Minneapolis American Indian Center,
1530 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN. For more information, call
612-879-1700 or visit www.maicnet.org.
Mondays
Indian Education Family Language Table
Experience the teachings of our
ancestors. Anishinaabe scholar and linguist James “Kaagegaabaw”
Vukelich and Dakota teacher and linguist Neil “Chantemaza” McKay
and 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 E. 28th St.,
Minneapolis, MN.
Wednesdays
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.
Wednesdays
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
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.
Thursdays
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.
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.
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.
