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Family Day 2025

Name: Family Day 2025
Start: 2025-07-12T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-07-12T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum

July 12 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm CDT

Join us for an afternoon of family crafts, storytelling, shop at our Artists Alley, enjoy live music, and so much more!

Throughout the event you can visit info booths to learn more about other incredible work being done by our partnering organizations. Visit our Artists Alley to shop at a handful of Native artists booths, enjoy live music, and visit our ongoing exhibits. This event will have something for everyone. Limited parking is available along Central Street and the parking lot behind the museum.

This event is partially supported by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council an agency supported by the City of Evanston and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Schedule of Events

Museum Activities

All day crafts and coloring pages for the kids and families on the 2nd floor.

12pm: Music by Mark Jourdan!

Mark Jourdan (Oneida/Ho-Chunk) is a singer/songwriter based out of Chicago, Illinois. He is a Native American of the Ho-Chunk and Oneida nations. Growing up in Chicago, he spent his summers and weekends traveling the Midwest and Canada and going to Pow Wows with his family. Music has always played a big part of his life and driving across the country with his family made the radio and cassette players as much a part of the family as his siblings. His father took him to see B.B. King when he was 16, where he had his first experience of what it meant to “own a room.” He then took a break from guitar and music to try graphic art with the hopes of becoming an art teacher. Ultimately, he made his way home to music and he couldn’t be happier to have found a place where he can express feeling in a way that his graphic arts were, without him realizing it, leading him to. Today, he chases dreams. He’s catching a few too. “To infinity and beyond…” facebook ; youtube.com

1:00 – 1:30pm Three Sisters Yoga: Move, Nourish, Grow

Join us for a special yoga session inspired by the Three Sisters – corn, beans, and squash – symbolizing growth, connection, and support. This all-levels practice blends mindful movement, breathwork, and reflection to cultivate resilience and community. Come as you are and leave feeling rooted, restored, and connected.

Jenn Michals is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and a descendant of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. She is a certified yoga (RYT 200) and meditation instructor who creates healing spaces grounded in Indigenous teachings, breath, and gentle movement. Her classes center wellness, connection, and cultural reclamation through mindful practice.

2:00 – 3:00pm Planter Decorating

Join our Garden Manager, Camille, for a planter decorating workshop and take home a native plant alongside info about gardening with native plants!

This workshop is limited to 25 participants and is on a first come first serve basis.

3009 Building

Visit the Aloha Center of Chicago and learn about their work and the programs they offer! They will be offering kids craft activities and live music throughout the day. Learn more here https://gichigamiin-museum.org/alohacenterchicago/