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MN Inclusion grants
The MN Inclusion Initiative, funded through the Department of Human Services, is a grant program dedicated to promoting inclusion efforts for people with disabilities across the state of Minnesota. This grant aims to provide financial support to organizations and individuals who are working towards positive change in their communities. Through this grant program, we hope to empower individuals, strengthen partnerships, and build a more inclusive state for all. For info: see https://arcminnesota.org/minnesota-inclusion-initiative.
Call for Native Artists
Native American artists, performers, and culture bearers looking to exhibit, enhance, or share their artistic talents and cultural knowledge are invited to apply to the Cultural Programs offered through THE INDIAN MUSEUM OF NORTH AMERICA® at the Crazy Horse Memorial in S.D. For info, see: https://crazyhorsememorial.org/the-museums/cultural-programs-opportunities or call 605-673-4681, ext. 286.
Thru March ‘24
The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie
The Minneapolis Institute of Art will survey Jim Denomie’s expansive artistic career in The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie. This exhibition surveys the artist’s singular vision and signature style over the second half of the artist’s career, from 2007 to 2022. Free. MIA, 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis. For more info, see: https://new.artsmia.org.
Thru April 13
Okizi (To Heal)
Okizi (To Heal) is a partner exhibition with the American Swedish Institute and All My Relations Gallery in response to the traveling exhibition, Arctic Highways: Unbound Indigenous People. A common theme of these exhibitions is the healing impacts of cultural revitalization. While efforts were made to separate Native peoples from their spirituality, language, and cultural knowledge and traditions, Okizi highlights the revitalization efforts that reconnect this generation and future generations to our language, land, and culture as a means of healing from historical and generational trauma. For info, contact Angela Two Stars at: atwostars@nacdi.org.
March 5-12
Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers
We will discuss the fundamentals of preparing to submit your writing, knowing when your work is ready for publication, and strategies for identifying which literary publications would be good homes for your writing. We will familiarize ourselves with literary publications that amplify and center BIPOC, Disabled, and LGBTQ2+ voices. We will have time to workshop pieces you hope to submit to literary magazines so that, at the end of the class, students will have a solid plan for submitting future works and a polished packet of writing ready to submit. Halee Kirkwood is an emerging Ojibwe poet, teaching artist, and bookseller living. Their work has been published in Poetry Magazine, Poem-A-Day, Water~Stone Review, and others. Kirkwood is the 2022 winner of the James Welch Poetry Prize, forthcoming with Poetry Northwest. The class is offered on a pay what you can basis with the suggested fee of $40 ($36 for Loft members). Students may select the “pay what you can” option and enter any amount, including $0. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. For info, see: https://loft.org/classes/writers-color-and-indigenous-writers-finding-community-literary-magazines-loft
Thru May 10
Wobliheca – The Energy to Create Exhibit
Hail stones, elk teeth, morning stars, rolling hills, and geometric elements associated with Lakota imagery are featured in Tosa Two Heart’s exhibit Wobliheca – The Energy to Create. Through her work, she shares her pride for her Lakota heritage in ways that promote cultural awareness. In addition to exhibiting at Watermark, she will teach a fashion art workshop that will meet for four sessions in March. Watermark Art Center, 505 Bemidji Ave N, Bemidji. For info, see: WatermarkArtCenter.org.
Thru May 26
Moments of Memory Exhibit
Plein air painting is the art of capturing outdoor scenes from life. Named from the French for “open air,” this form of painting from life moves artists out of the studio to study real landscapes, focusing on how light and shadow interact with things in particular places. Bell Museum, 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul. For info, see: https://www.bellmuseum. umn.edu/moments-of-memory-minnesota-landscapes-painted-from-life.
Thru May 27
Reimagining Native American Art
What happens when Native American and American art is seen together, rather than in separate places? What stories and connections emerge from this new way of being together? These are some of the questions that guided a collaboratively reimagined suite of galleries. This Indigenous-led, consensus-based curatorial experiment is based on Dakota philosophies and ways of being. It includes thematic installations that center “place”, honor the living land, explore the power of relationality and ends with a reflection, inviting visitors to join us in imagining the future we wish to have. Galleries 301-304. Free. For info, see: https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/reimagining-native-american-art.
Thru Oct 2025
Reframing Our Stories
From a decades-old box of photographs simply labeled “Indians,” came the idea for a powerful new exhibit. Inside the box were dozens of pictures of Native community members, organizations, activities, and events that are relevant today. As part of the Our Home: Native Minnesota exhibit, Reframing Our Stories showcases the strength and resilience of Native people and inspires audiences to learn about the past, present, and future of these communities. Native community members get in free. Minnesota Historical Society, 345 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul. For info, see: https://www.mnhs.org/historycenter/activities/museum/our-home/reframing-our-stories.
March 7, 8, 9
Bear Grease
Featuring an all-Indigenous cast, this hilarious twist on the 1978 classic, Grease, reimagines the beloved musical as culturally relevant with Indigenous humor and pride. Bear Grease is the brainchild of Crystle Lightning (Cree) and MC RedCloud (Huichol), a husband-and-wife hip-hop duo who go by the name LightningCloud. Pay-what-you-can with a suggested price of $35. Gremlin Theatre, Annex Building, 550 Vandalia St, #177, St Paul. For info, see: www.newnativetheatre.org
March 12
Indian Boarding School Survivor Healing Circle
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition invite all Indian Boarding School survivors to join Survivor Healing Circle. This gathering aims to provide a supportive and empowering space for those who have experienced the trauma associated with Indian Boarding Schools to connect with each other. 6-9pm Facilitated by Nelda Goodman and Sandy White Hawk. If you have any questions, dietary restrictions, or need transportation assistance, contact ebeck@nabshc.org or 612.500.5842. Nawayee Center School, 2421 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis.
March 13
DIW Prenatal Group
Are you pregnant? Build community, get support and learn together. Prenatl group starts March 13. Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Division of Indian Work, 1001 Lake St, Minneapolis. For info and to register, call Amy at 612-644-9726 or amyarndtbuzzard@yahoo.com.
March 15
IHB Women’s Health Day
The Indian Health Board is holding Women’s Health Day. Mammograms start at age 40 and should be done annually. Pap-tests start at age 21 and should be done every 3 to 5 years. Appontments available to pre-existing IHB patients. To sechedule an appointment call Vicky at 612-721-9853. IHB, 1315 E 24th St, Mpls.
March 19
Talk of the Stacks with Tommy Orange
In conversation with Louise Erdrich /Event Partner: Birchbark Books. Presented in collaboration with Talk of the Stacks, we are proud to welcome award-winning author Tommy Orange. In 2019, the author published his debut novel, There, There, to widespread critical acclaim. A winner of the PEN Award and the American Book Award, as well as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the breakout bestseller follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. In his new work, Wandering Stars, Orange traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family in a story that is by turns shattering and wondrous. The in-person registration is full, but there will be a stand-by queue should any seats become available. The event will be livestreamed and recorded. 6:30pm. Minneapolis Central Library – Pohlad Hall, 2nd Floor – Registration required. Free Registration- Zoom livestream. For info, see: https://www.supporthclib.org/talk-stacks
March 20
IHB Elders Brain Health Day
The Indian Health Board will hold a Elders’ Brain Health Day. Brain health refers to your thinking, understanding, processing, and memory abilities. It also can refer to the things you to do keep your brain healthy and active, like staying physically active and following a healthy diet Held at the East Phillips Park Cultural and Community Center, 2307 S 17th Ave, Minneapolis. For info, see: https://www.indianhealthboard.com.
March 25 (deadline)
Harvard Three-Year American Indian Law School Scholarship
Thanks to a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor, the American Indian College Fund is awarding its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. The scholarship covers tuition and all costs of attendance for an American Indian or Alaska Native law student enrolled in Harvard Law School’s three-year course of study. The scholarship goal is to eliminate financial hurdles to earning a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School. Applications are open to American Indian or Alaska Natives who are enrolled tribal members or lineal descendants of an enrolled parent or grandparent. Interested students should complete the application at https://webportalapp.com/webform/americanindianlawscholarship.
April 1 (deadline)
2024 Artist in Residence
Pipestone National Monument will be hosting an Artist-in-Residence program this summer. Four artists will be chosen; one for each month of May, June, July, and August. Indigenous artists are encouraged to apply. All artistic mediums are welcome and each residency will last 7 days. Lodging will be provided in the town of Pipestone at no expense to the artists. At the end of each residency, artists will receive a $1,000 honorarium to cover the costs incurred by supplies, transportation, and food. Deadline is April 1st. Residency dates are the following: May 25th – 31st, June 15th – 21st, July 1st – 7th, August 19th – 25th For info: call 507-825-5464 ext. 214, or email PIPE_Interpretation@nps.gov. Or see: https://www.nps.gov/pipe/learn/news/index.htm
April 1 (deadline)
Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit
Applications are open for the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s tenth annual Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit. The Youth Summit (held July 15 – 23) brings participants from across Indian Country to the University of Arkansas to spend a week creating lifelong memories and fostering professional and academic skills development. The program has impacted more than 500 Native youth since its inception. Agricultural policy and production areas covered during Youth Summit include agricultural business and finance, land stewardship and conservation, agricultural law and policy, nutrition and health, and animal science. Applications are open to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian youth ages 18-25, including recently graduated high school seniors. All travel and lodging expenses are covered for accepted applicants. Deadline is April 1. Apply at indigenousfoodandag.com.
April 19
Native American Indigenous Historical Trauma
In this workshop, attendees will receive a general overview of historical and intergenerational trauma experienced by Native American/Indigenous people in the United States, including colonization, treaties, relocation, genocide, boarding schools, civil rights, blood quantum, and cultural appropriation of sports teams, and create a response piece to information presented. Center of Belonging, 3501 Alderich Ave S., Minneapolis. For info, see: https://www.centerofbelonging.org
