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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Discussion: Carl Little (Navajo)
DESCRIPTION:Carl is from a small community in Birdsprings\, AZ on the Navajo Nation. His clans are Rock Gap\, Deer Springs\, Towering House\, and Mexican Clan. He is an artist with many mediums including silversmith\, graffiti\, painting\, drawing\, and “upcycling or repurposing”. He loves to find new mediums to experiment with and is always looking for new ways to create. \nCarl’s artist name is Ski-Zero. The name is based on two main ideas. The first is based on his Dine’ culture and the language. The work Ashkii means Boy or Kid and associates with a person being young or someone’s son. He shortened it to “Ski”. The second part is Zero. This relates to the math process of the xy axis where the number zero is the very center. It’s also known as the origin. Carl applies this to each moment where there is a decision to be made and we can go in either a negative or positive direction. \n“I am looking forward to sharing my visions and art with you all. Thank you all for the opportunity to do so. Aheeheeh.” -Carl Little / SkiZero \nThis is a free virtual discussion series open to our members\, friends\, and visitors. As we continue to work on developing more programs\, please consider making a donation to the museum. https://gichigamiin-museum.org/donate/ \nWe would like to thank each one of our featured artists as well as our sponsor. This artist program was generously funded in part by Evanston Arts Council. \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: \nJosee Starr – jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org \n(847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org /events
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/virtual-artist-discussion-carl-little/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210228T133000
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SUMMARY:Storytelling and Crafts: February 28th @1:30 PM
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE to Download Printable coloring page \nWe are launching an online version of our monthly craft program; each month\, we will host a virtual interactive craft session.  We are building up to offering craft kits that will be available online and for pick-up! \nThis month we will provide a FREE printable coloring page that connects with creation stories that will be covered by Josee Starr\, our education coordinator.
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/storytelling-and-crafts-february-28th-130-pm/
LOCATION:Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210227T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210227T153000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
CREATED:20210122T024023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T033059Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Discussion: Ral Christman (Kumeyaay)- Bird Songs
DESCRIPTION:Ral Takook Christman is a life-long Bird Singer\, and one of few remaining in the Kumeyaay community\, which puts this traditional ancestral knowledge at risk of being lost. Having the special opportunity to learn from his father at a young age\, Christman has dedicated his life’s work to teaching\, demonstrating\, mentoring\, and sharing his knowledge of the ancient artistic practice of Ashaa Takook to ensure it remains alive and is revitalized within his cultural community. \nFor the Kumeyaay people\, Bird Songs\, or Ashaa Takook\, are an essential form of transmitting philosophical\, cultural\, and spiritual values and teachings to the community. They are a form of story-telling and oration\, and as the name implies\, are sung in ceremonies\, rituals\, and social gatherings. In addition to reciting oration\, Ashaa Takook requires knowledge of several artistic and cultural practices\, including traditional dancing\, regalia-making\, and Halmal\, or gourd rattle\, fashioning. Generations past once fluently knew all the songs\, uses\, and their meanings. 
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/virtual-artist-discussion-ral-christman-kumeyaay-bird-songs/
LOCATION:Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210224T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Reading: Maria DesJarlait (Arikara and Ojibwe)
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE to Buy Atika’s Medicine  \nAtíka’s Medicine is a Native American picture book. It takes place in Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota with Atíka (grandma in Arikara) and her granddaughter Ayasha (little one in Ojibwe). Ayasha is visiting her Atíka for the summer and learns how to overcome being different at school such as poverty\, culture beliefs and bullying. Atíka is a colorful\, funny character who ends up using her talent of making the best fry bread on the rez from her house. This is all to raise money for Ayasha and her big sister Aiyanna’s school clothes and supplies. She shows her granddaughters how to get their point across positively about who they are. Their Atíka’s medicine is from their family’s strength. \nMaria “White cedar woman” is an indigenous woman who is from the Arikara tribe of Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota and Ojibwe from Red Lake\, Minnesota. She was raised on the reservation in North Dakota and had big city dreams.  She went on to college in Chicago\, Il where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and English as a second language. She is married to her best friend Joel and has two daughters Aiyanna and Ayasha that keep her plenty busy.  She teaches Preschool in Illinois where she seen the need for books that represent Native American children as people of today. She wrote this book based on her experiences as a child with her grandmother and her two daughter’s experiences with their adventurous grandmother Peggy as well. This is her story that she hopes to inspire more Native American children to dream big.  Miigwetch (thank you)!
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/virtual-book-reading-maria-desjarlait-arikara-and-ojibwe/
LOCATION:Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210131T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210131T143000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Craft: Storytelling & Craft
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE to Download Printable coloring page \nWe are launching an online version of our monthly craft program; each month\, we will host a virtual interactive craft session.  We are building up to offering craft kits that will be available online and for pick-up! \nThis month we will provide a FREE printable coloring page that connects with creation stories that will be covered by Josee Starr\, our education coordinator.
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/monthly-craft-storytelling-coloring/
LOCATION:Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210127T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Reading: A Rez Tale by Ernest M Whiteman III (Northern Arapaho)
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE to purchase and instantly download a copy of A Rez Tale: A Novel\, an Ebook by Ernest M. Whiteman III ($12.00) \nAuthor: Ernest M. Whiteman III\, a former MMAI staff member\, is a Northern Arapaho filmmaker\, artist\, writer\, media educator\, former child superhero\, and former Mitchell Museum staff member. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Video Directing in 2004.  As a writer\, Ernest has completed a novel-length unpublished manuscript\, “Once Upon a Time on the Rez\,” in 2003. He has self-published a collection of short stories entitled “The Autobiography of Blue Woman.” He continues to add to the world of Blue Woman. He has completed and published to Smashwords his second novel manuscript\, “A Rez Tale.” \nE-Book: “A Rez Tale” is the story of Michael Redshade and Jason Harvey\, two childhood best friends living on the Wind River Indian Reservation whose lives are sent on opposing trajectories when an event changes their lives. As the story unfolds\, the ideals of mythology and truth\, of heritage and history\, unwind as the two former friends meet up after ten years apart. \nAs their paths diverge\, we see how life has treated these former friends. As one schemes\, the other drifts. Both are hurt by the wreck that ended their friendship. As their paths are forced to cross again\, unexpected forces and events set them on their paths on a larger stage.”A Rez Tale” is the upending of myth\, the exploration of love and friendship\, and the examination of tribal politics which fuse the story and adds texture as the Rez tale unfolds to its startling conclusion. \nTold in an unmistakable voice\, “A Rez Tale” is a story that questions the typical representation of reservation stories. As Michael and Jason discover their roles in life\, we hear the unmistakable voice of Ernest M Whitman III (The Autobiography of Blue Woman Volume One)\, a Northern Arapaho tribal member writing from his experiences and perspective.
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/virtual-book-reading-a-rez-tale-by-ernest-m-whiteman-iii-northern-arapaho/
LOCATION:Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201121T123000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
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SUMMARY:Native American Women and Girls in STEM
DESCRIPTION:Do you know a Native American female high school student who wants to learn about a career in science\, technology\, engineering\, and mathematics (STEM)? Help us recruit students for a virtual program by AT&T and the Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation on November 21\, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. ET.\n \nAccording to the National Science Foundation\, women remain underrepresented in the science and engineering workforce\, with the greatest disparities occurring in the STEM fields. And\, American Indians/Alaska Natives make up a smaller share of the science and engineering workforce than their proportion in the general population.  \n \nThe Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation is a 501(C)(3) organization that promotes\, sponsors\, supports\, and trains Native American girls and women around the country in the STEM fields in programs that are evidence-based\, culturally appropriate and supported by the community and tailored to what works best in each specific community.  \n \nOur goal is to inspire the next generation of Native American women to imagine their future as leaders and innovators in STEM. \n    \nPlease join the AT&T and the Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation and to hear fascinating stories from some of AT&T’s top women and special guest Robin Maxkii\, a Native American technology activist! We believe the more we can show young indigenous women that you can pursue a career in STEM\, the more they will succeed in a professional field of their dreams. We have gathered a panel of successful\, incredible women who charted their own courses.\n \n \nWho should register?  Current Native American high school students (incoming freshman through just-graduated seniors) who identify as female.
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/native-american-women-and-girls-in-stem/
LOCATION:Webex Events (Virtual)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
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SUMMARY:Sliver of a Full Moon: Live Performance and Panel Discussion (Click to view recording)
DESCRIPTION:Are you missing live theatre during the pandemic? Please join us for a special live performance of Sliver of a Full Moon\, a portrayal of resistance and celebration. It is the story of a movement that restored the authority of Indian tribes over non-Indian abusers to protect women on tribal lands. Although thousands contributed to this victory\, Sliver of a Full Moon follows the story of five Native women who took a stand and two Native men\, including Congressman Tom Cole\, who stood with them to win this victory. Playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle has updated the play to continue to reflect current reality. Following the performance\, there will be a panel discussion among survivors\, legal practitioners\, and the playwright that will stimulate a dialogue regarding how the current legal framework\, where Native nations have been stripped of their inherent jurisdiction\, leaves Native women unprotected and disenfranchised. As a result of these legal inequalities\, Native women suffer rates of domestic violence and sexual assault higher than any other class of American citizens. This unique event combines law and art\, and will bring together practitioners\, participants\, artists\, and survivors to discuss and envision how the law can be used to remedy this\, and other injustices in tribal communities. \nCo-Sponsored by: Mitchell Museum of the American Indian \n  \nProgram Chair: Mary L. Smith – Vice Chair\, VENG Group; Chair\, Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation (Cherokee Nation) \nSpeakers:– Patricia Lee Refo (Welcome Remarks) – President\, American Bar Association; Partner\, Snell & Wilmer LLP– Congresswoman Deb Haaland – U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s First District– Mary Kathryn Nagle – Playwright\, Sliver of a Full Moon; Partner\, Pipestem Law (Cherokee Nation)– Mary L. Smith (Moderator) – Vice Chair\, VENG Group; Chair\, Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation (Cherokee Nation)
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/sliver-of-a-full-moon-live-performance-and-panel-discussion-free/
LOCATION:Click above link to watch recording!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
CREATED:20201113T055125Z
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SUMMARY:11th Annual Dr. Carlos Montezuma Honorary Lecture & Awards Ceremony (Click to view recording)
DESCRIPTION:2020 Lecturer and the Dr. Carlos Montezuma Honorary Awardee: Autumn Peltier – Wiikwemkoong Unceded Anishinawbe Territory \nAutumn is known as one of Canada’s youngest Water Activists and has become internationally known for her advocacy work and teaching to women.  Her work began in 2015 when she attended the Children’s Climate Summit in Sweden. She shared her story about the sacredness of water and the importance of clean drinking water for Indigenous people in Canada; especially in Ontario. Since then\, Autumn has been creating awareness\, sharing water ceremonies with young women and girls\, and participating in water walks. At such a young age\, she has already won several awards and has traveled the world speaking to other Nations leaders.  \n \n2020 Woodrow “Woody” Crumbo Awardee:\nAydrian James Day – Ho-Chunk\, Odawa\, Ojibwe\, Potawatomi\, and Sicangu Lakota\n \nPeshawbestown\, Michigan native\, and Suttons Bay 5th Grader\, Aydrian James Day developed his artistic talents and love for art by mimicking his parents James “Bud” and Alexa Rae Day. Immersed in his Anishinaabe culture since birth\, Aydrian’s art\, whether it be beading\, quilling\, drawing\, painting\, dancing\, singing\, storytelling\, and acting has flourished into his young life’s passion. Aydrian has traveled across the United States and Canada sharing his art\, love of dancing\, and singing and has visited nearly every state and Canadian providence across Turtle Island.   \n  \n2020 Elizabeth Seabury Mitchell Awardee:\nNizhoni Ward – Navajo\, Choctaw\n \nNizhoni Ward is 15 years old. She was born on the Navajo Nation in Tuba City\, Arizona\, and spent most of her life living in the Chicagoland area. Her ability to accomplish what she sets her mind to started at a very young age. She is the founder of the “Nizhoni Hozho Project.” This project gives back to residential students and indigenous communities on and off the reservation. She also advocates for her passions through her most recent title as “Miss Teen Globe\, United States” and her other titles\, “Jr. Miss Indian Chicago: and “Miss Teen Globe\, Illinois.” 
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/save-the-date-11th-annual-dr-carlos-montezuma-honorary-lecture-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Click above link to watch recording!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201118T133000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
CREATED:20201113T051631Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Status\, Realities\, Legal Framework and Future of Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Canada (Click to view recording))
DESCRIPTION:You don’t have to be a lawyer to join the first-ever signature event on behalf of the American Bar Association (ABA)\, co-sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association (CBA)\, to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November. Join us as our esteemed panelists discuss the current status and resiliency of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada. The panelists will address the critical question of how past discriminatory – and even brutal governmental policies – led us to the current status of indigenous peoples today. More importantly\, the panelists will discuss what steps\, laws\, and policies can be taken to improve the lives of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada. The panelists will compare and contrast the history\, status and future of the First Nations People in Canada vs. American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. After the panel discussion\, the audience will gain a high-level overview of the issues around indigenous populations\, which we hope will lead to desire to learn more. Please join us for this engaging\, informative\, and entertaining panel. \nCo-Sponsored by The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian \nProgram Chair: Mary L. Smith – Interim Executive Director\, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian; Vice Chair\, VENG Group; Chair\, Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation (Cherokee Nation) \nPanelists:– President Patricia Lee Refo (Welcome Remarks)\, American Bar Association; Partner\, Snell & Wilmer LLP– Bradley D. Regehr – President\, Canadian Bar Association; Partner\, Maurice Law\, Barristers & Solicitors (Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation)– Tracy Bear\, PhD – Assistant Professor\, Faculty of Native Studies & Director\, Indigenous Women’s Resilience Project\, University of Alberta (Montreal Lake First Nation)– Kevin Gover – Acting Under Secretary for Museums and Culture; Director\, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma)– Patty Ferguson-Bohnee (Moderator) – Clinical Professor of Law\, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law\, Arizona State University; Co-Chair\, Native American Concerns Committee\, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/introduction-to-status-realities-legal-framework-and-future-of-indigenous-peoples-in-the-united-states-and-canada/
LOCATION:Click above link to watch recording!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201201
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
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SUMMARY:Native American Heritage Month: CLICK to Watch and View City of Evanston Proclamation
DESCRIPTION:At the request of the City of Evanston\, MMAI collaborated with the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University and the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative to assist the City of Evanston in formally recognizing Native American Heritage Month.  The following proclamation was submitted and read by Mayor Stephen Howard Hagerty:\n \nWhereas\, the Evanston community sits on the ancestral lands of the Three Fires Council (Ojibwe\, Ottawa\, and Potawatomi) and various tribes\, which utilized the region seasonally for subsistence living.[1]\n\n \nWhereas\, Northwestern University seeks to partner with organizations through research that serves Native and Indigenous people of Evanston and beyond.\n \nWhereas\, community institutions like the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, which is a member of the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative\, continue work to preserve and promote Indigenous voices within Evanston and across the nation.\n \nWhereas\, Native Americans serve in the United States Armed Forces at a rate higher than any other group\, and it is fitting to honor Veterans within the same month. [2]\n \nWhereas\, displaced tribal communities from the Evanston area and across the nation continue to exert their sovereign rights and unique status as sovereign nations.[3]\n \nWhereas\, the designation of Native American Heritage Month seeks to highlight Indigenous contributions rather than limit cultural celebrations and conversations that can take place year-round.\n \nWhereas\, The City of Evanston recognizes Native American Heritage Month to honor the rich past of Native Americans and also to celebrate the vibrant and resilient present community of Native Americans in Evanston and across the Nation.\n \nNOW\, THEREFORE\, I\, Stephen Howard Hagerty\, Mayor of the City of Evanston\, Illinois\, do hereby proclaim November 2020 as “EVANSTON NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH\, as the official designated month for the City of Evanston’s Annual Native American Heritage Month\, and call upon the people of Evanston to join together in recognizing and participating in this special observance.\n\n  \n\n\n[1] https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/about-the-block/land-acknowledgement.html\n \n\n\n[2] https://www.denix.osd.mil/na/military/index.html\n \n\n\n[3] https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6938475705816460383&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/city-of-evanston-native-american-heritage-month-proclamation/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201013
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SUMMARY:Indigenous People's Day 2020
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/indigenous-peoples-day-2020/
LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201008T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201008T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Discussion with Le'Ana Asher (Click for link to view recording)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for part 4 of our 4-part discussion series featuring our local artists who were all featured at our Holiday Arts Market.  \nWe will feature a different artist each week for an hour-long discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion. \n\nCurrent: Le’Ana Asher Keweenaw Bay Indian community/Ojibwe (October 8\, 2020) CLICK to RSVP (pre-registration is required) \n\nPast artists: \nMel Masquat – Navajo\, Winnebago\, Kickapoo of Kansas (September 17\, 2020)Video: CLICK to watch the recording!  \nCyndee Fox-Starr Omaha\, Odawa (September 24\, 2020) \nVince Romero- Laguna Pueblo (October 1\, 2020)  \n\n\nThis is a free virtual discussion series open to our members\, friends\, and visitors. As we continue to work on developing more programs\, please consider making a donation to the museum. DONATE NOW! \nWe would like to thank each one of our featured artists as well as our sponsor. This artist program was generously funded in part by Joyce Niederman.
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/virtual-artist-discussion-with-leana-asher/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual Artist Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201001T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201001T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Discussion with Vincent Romero (Click link to view recording)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for part 3 of our 4-part discussion series featuring our local artists who were all featured at our Holiday Arts Market.  \nWe will feature a different artist each week for an hour-long discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion. \n \n \nThis week’s featured artist Vince Romero – Laguna Pueblo (October 1\, 2020) CLICK to RSVP (pre-registration is required) \n \nUPCOMING: Le’Ana Asher Keweenaw Bay Indian community/Ojibwe (October 8\, 2020) CLICK to RSVP (pre-registration is required) \n \n \nPast artists: \nMel Masquat – Navajo\, Winnebago\, Kickapoo of Kansas (September 17\, 2020)Video: CLICK to watch the recording!  \nCyndee Fox-Starr – Omaha\, Odawa (September 24\, 2020) \n \n \nThis is a free virtual discussion series open to our members\, friends\, and visitors. As we continue to work on developing more programs\, please consider making a donation to the museum. DONATE NOW! \nWe would like to thank each one of our featured artists as well as our sponsor. This artist program was generously funded in part by Joyce Niederman.
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/virtual-artist-discussion-with-vincent-romero/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Virtual Artist Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200924T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200924T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144805
CREATED:20210116T045441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T175304Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Discussion featuring Cyndee Fox-Starr (Click for link to view recording)
DESCRIPTION:Cyndee Fox-Starr (Omaha\, Odawa) Virtual Artist Discussion\nThursday\, September 24th from 6 pm-7 pm\nAdvance registration (required): https://zoom.us/…/tJUlduChpzMiHN0KdbT8YxSoKWuQptBP4KC1*After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\n\n \n \n \nJoin us for part 2 of our 4-part discussion series featuring our local artists who were all featured at our Holiday Arts Market.\n \n \nWe will feature a different artist each week for an hour-long discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion.\n \nThis is a free virtual discussion series open to our members\, friends\, and visitors. As we continue to work on developing more programs\, please consider making a donation to the museum. https://gichigamiin-museum.org/donate/\n \nWe would like to thank each one of our featured artists as well as our sponsor. This artists program was generously funded in part by Joyce Niederman.\n \nFor more information about this program\, please contact:Josee Starr – jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org(847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org
URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/virtual-artist-discussion-featuring-cyndee-fox-starr/
LOCATION:Click above link to watch recording!
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