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  • April 2021

  • Thu 8

    Virtual Artist Discussion: Bear Fox (Kanienkehaka)

    April 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
    Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)

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    Donations Appreciated
  • Sun 18

    The Mitchell Museum Presents Mankiller

    April 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
    https://watch.eventive.org/collectiveeye/play/6025a790515e4b04f0186898

    Once you pre-order "Mankiller" (58 min.), the film will be available for you to view at your own leisure between April 15th at 8:00 am CST and the live panel discussion (featuring the film director, Valerie Red-Horse Mohl)  event on April 18th @ 6:00 pm CST.  *Once you begin the film, you will have 24 […]

    $10
  • Wed 28

    Virtual Book Reading with Adam Kessel (Lakota)

    April 28, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm UTC+0

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  • Fri 30

    2021 Annual Virtual Benefit Gala

    April 30, 2021 @ 6:00 pm CDT
    Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)

    Purchase your tickets or sponsorship directly from here! var exampleCallback = function() { console.log('Order complete!'); }; window.EBWidgets.createWidget({ // Required widgetType: 'checkout', eventId: '141713142825', iframeContainerId: 'eventbrite-widget-container-141713142825', // Optional iframeContainerHeight: 425, // Widget height in pixels. Defaults to a minimum of 425px if not provided onOrderComplete: exampleCallback // Method called when an order has successfully completed });

    $25
  • May 2021

  • Sat 15

    Art Talk: Johnnie L. Diacon “Trail of Tears Mural” 5/12/2021 @ 5:30 PM CST

    May 15, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm CDT
    Eventbrite Registration Required

    Artist Johnnie Diacon (Muscogee (Creek)) has been working on a three-panel mural installation for the Museum of Native American History (MONAH) that depicts the Trail of Tears. This mural will effectively create a new stop on the National Trail of Tears Association map of destinations at MONAH. Johnnie will be joined by Charlotte Buchanan-Yale, Director […]

    Donations Appreciated
  • September 2021

  • Thu 16

    Virtual Artist Discussion with Bill Brien

    September 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm CDT
    Eventbrite Registration Required

    Bill Brien is a Lakota, Dakotah, Chippewa, Metis artist. Brien is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota. He graduated from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, in 2011 with a degree in history with minors in philosophy and geography. Since 2011, Brien has resided in the […]

  • October 2021

  • Mon 11

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021 – Student Presentation

    Featured October 11, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm CDT
    Eventbrite Registration Required

    Join us for an informational presentation for students about the Indian Boarding school era. Indian Boarding Schools in North America Across the United States and Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands of Native American children were removed from their homes and forced to attend government and church run boarding schools. The forced assimilation […]

  • Mon 11

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Presentation

    Featured October 11, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
    Eventbrite Registration Required

    Join us for a presentation and discussion with guest speakers about Indian Boarding schools in North America. *This event will be livestreamed on our Facebook page.* Indian Boarding Schools in North America Across the United States and Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands of Native American children were removed from their homes and […]

  • Thu 21

    Virtual Artist Discussion with Osceola and Genevieve Red Shirt

    October 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
    Eventbrite Registration Required

    Two Guns Leather Co. Osceola Red Shirt is an enrolled member of the Oglala, Lakota tribe in Pine Ridge, SD. For over ten years he traveled the powwow circuit full time competing as a men’s northern traditional dancer. He found a great deal of success as a dancer and eventually toured with the American Indian […]

  • Sat 23

    Central Street Trick-or-Treat

    October 23, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT
    Independence Park, Central Street, Evanston 2000 Central Street, Evanston, IL Illinois, United States

      Family fun awaits! It's the very first Central Street Trick-or-Treat this Saturday, Oct 23, and we hope you can join the Mitchell Museum and the other businesses along Central Street!   Here's how to join in the fun: • Trick-or-Treat hours are 10am-5pm at participating businesses.  • Free Admission to the Mitchell Museum all […]

  • November 2021

  • Tue 9

    “The State of Native America” Panel Discussion

    November 9, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm CST
    McCormick Foundation Center, McCormick Foundation Center Forum 1870 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, United States

      This event is organized by Northwestern Medill. Join us for a lively discussion about the state of Native America with the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) and Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipients Lori Edmo and Tom Arviso Jr. and Melodi Serna, Executive Director of the American Indian Center of Chicago. The conversation will be moderated […]

  • Wed 10

    Virtual Artist Discussion with Mark Jourdan (click for recording)

    November 10, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CST
    Eventbrite Registration Required

      Join us for our artist discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion. Mark Jourdan is a Ho-Chunk and Oneida singer/songwriter based out of Chicago, IL. He grew up in Chicago spending his summers and weekends traveling the Midwest and […]

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Monday10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
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Tribal Citizens: FREE with ID
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Seniors (60 & up): $6.00
Adults (18-59): $8.00
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