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  • February 2021

  • Wed 24

    Virtual Book Reading: Maria DesJarlait (Arikara and Ojibwe)

    February 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CST
    Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)

    CLICK HERE to Buy Atika's Medicine  Atíka’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 […]

  • Sat 27

    Virtual Artist Discussion: Ral Christman (Kumeyaay)- Bird Songs

    February 27, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm CST
    Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)

    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 […]

  • Sun 28

    Storytelling and Crafts: February 28th @1:30 PM

    February 28, 2021 @ 1:30 pm CST
    Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)

    CLICK HERE to Download Printable coloring page We 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! This month we will provide a FREE printable coloring page that […]

  • March 2021

  • Thu 11

    Virtual Artist Discussion: Carl Little (Navajo)

    March 11, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CST

    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 […]

    Free
  • Sun 28

    Monthly Storytelling & Crafts: Ledgar Art

    March 28, 2021 @ 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
    Zoom (Pre-Registration Required)

    var exampleCallback = function() { console.log('Order complete!'); }; window.EBWidgets.createWidget({ // Required widgetType: 'checkout', eventId: '145092753331', iframeContainerId: 'eventbrite-widget-container-145092753331', // 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 });   Download & Print ledger paper here!   […]

    Donations Appreciated
  • April 2021

  • Thu 8

    Virtual Artist Discussion: Bear Fox (Kanienkehaka)

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

    var exampleCallback = function() { console.log('Order complete!'); }; window.EBWidgets.createWidget({ // Required widgetType: 'checkout', eventId: '145922824095', iframeContainerId: 'eventbrite-widget-container-145922824095', // 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 });Join us for an evening of song with Bear […]

    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

    var exampleCallback = function() { console.log('Order complete!'); }; window.EBWidgets.createWidget({ // Required widgetType: 'checkout', eventId: '150128485341', iframeContainerId: 'eventbrite-widget-container-150128485341', // 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 });Tales of the Plant Guardians takes you on a […]

  • 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 […]

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Monday10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
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Tribal Citizens: FREE with ID
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