February Free Day

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Monday, February 19th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church! For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 

March Free Day

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, March 27th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church! Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists.Sunset Kwe Designs […]

Artist Discussion w/ Chelsea Bighorn

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

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. Chelsea Bighorn was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona, her tribal affiliations are the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes from Montana and the Shoshone-Paiute from Northern Nevada. […]

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April Free Day

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church!Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are […]

Rebranding Focus Group: Native/Indigenous Community

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

As the Mitchell Museum continues the next steps in our community-driven rebranding journey, we will host a series of hybrid focus groups to seek valuable input from the Native community, our members, and partners.  We invite the local Native/Indigenous community to help shape the museum's future and share your input and ideas at our rebranding […]

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May Free Day

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are […]

Screening: Where We Belong

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Join us on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of Where We Belong, by Madeline Sayet. Presented by Dancing Pony Productions.  Where We Belong is a personal story of an Indigenous theatre-maker’s journey across geographic borders, personal history, and cultural legacies; in search of a place to belong. Sayet’s autobiographical account in Where We Belong shares her experience […]

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Rebranding Focus Group: Members/Partners

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

As the Mitchell Museum continues the next steps in our community-driven rebranding journey, we will host a series of hybrid focus groups to seek valuable input from the Native community, our members, and partners.  We invite our museum members and partners to help shape the museum's future and share your input and ideas at our […]

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June Free Day

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Friday, June 14th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are […]

Volunteer & Docent Orientation

Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Are you interested in becoming a volunteer or docent? Learn more about getting involved at the Mitchell Museum in our 1-hour long orientation session. During the orientation, we’ll share information on our museum docent program, our upcoming traveling docent program, as well as opportunities to volunteer in front desk/administrative, garden, and craft activity programs.  RSVP below. […]

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Fundraiser: The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell Documentary

illinois holocaust museum 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United States

A Fundraiser for Mitchell Museum of the American Indian: The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell Documentary  Thursday, June 20 |  7 PM film showtime   As one of the treaty signers in 1829 and 1833, Billy Caldwell and others negotiated the sale of 5,000,000 acres of land in northwest Illinois, resulting in the removal of all Native […]