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  • 2021 Annual Virtual Benefit Gala

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

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    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 […]

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  • Virtual Artist Discussion with Bill Brien

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    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 […]

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    Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021 – Student Presentation

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    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 […]

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    Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Presentation

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    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 […]

  • Virtual Artist Discussion with Osceola and Genevieve Red Shirt

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    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 […]

  • Central Street Trick-or-Treat

    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 […]

  • “The State of Native America” Panel Discussion

    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 […]

  • Virtual Artist Discussion with Mark Jourdan (click for recording)

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      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 […]

  • Eternal Love: Tales of Love and War Through the Eyes of a Soldier

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      Please join the American Bar Association Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association for a very special Veteran’s Day program with Louis Moore, who is 98-years-old and a WWII veteran. He will talk about his beloved wife, Nellie, and the book he wrote, Eternal Love, about […]

  • Indigenous Ecology in the Great Lakes Region

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    Please join the Sierra Club, the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, and author and environmental educator Adam Kessel (Lakota/Italian/German) for a discussion on Indigenous plant use and ecology in the Great Lakes Region. During this session, Kessel will discuss his work as a Program Coordinator with the Forest Preserves of Cook County and share […]

  • Indigenous Perspectives: History of Native America

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      Join us to learn about Native American history, culture and traditions first-hand from the perspectives of Indigenous educators. Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) celebrates the rich history and vibrant culture and traditions of the diverse American Indian and Alaska Native communities throughout the United States each November. It is a time to honor the […]