BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20240403T192055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T165905Z UID:7516-1713456000-1713463200@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Rebranding Focus Group: Native/Indigenous Community DESCRIPTION: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.  \nWe invite the local Native/Indigenous community to help shape the museum’s future and share your input and ideas at our rebranding focus group at the Mitchell Museum on Thursday\, April 18\, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Participants will be asked to provide feedback on our new direction\, name\, and logo change. \nLight refreshments will be available for in-person guests. \nPlease RSVP. The meeting link will be emailed before April 18 to all virtual guests. \nNext Focus Group: Members/Partners Focus Group – Thursday\, May 16\, 2024 – 11:30AM – 1:30PM URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/native_indigenous_focus_group/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/native-indigenous-focus-group.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240410T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240410T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231220T175744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T163113Z UID:7082-1712743200-1712768400@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:April Free Day DESCRIPTION: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. \nThank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month\, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. \nBooth spots are limited\, please contact Josee at jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org to reserve your spot. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artists\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChaCha Beads – ig\, fb\,   \nBeaded/shell work jewelry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundri Beadwork\, LLC –  \nBeaded earrings\, jewelry\, beadwork\, blankets\, totes\, and more URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/april-free-day-2024/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/April-2024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240408T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240408T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20240314T162336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T165220Z UID:7433-1712599200-1712602800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Artist Discussion w/ Chelsea Bighorn DESCRIPTION: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.\nChelsea 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. Bighorn’s hand cut paper artwork is the result of her combining traditional Native American design elements with elements from her Irish American heritage. Using this process\, she tells her personal history through her designs. Bighorn has shown her work at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art\, SITE Santa Fe\, and The Balzar Gallery. She graduated with honors from The Institute of American Indian Arts in 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts. Bighorn currently resides in Chicago\, Illinois where she is attending the School of The Art Institute of Chicago to get her Master of Fine Arts in Fiber and Material Studies. https://chelseabighorn.com/home.html \nArtist Statement  \nI explore art and design in a way that merges natural and geometric elements through a variety of mediums\, including fiber arts and cut paper works. The subject matter varies from abstract to realistically illustrative depending on the concept and series. My most recent series of works are hand-cut paper patterns that resemble screens or stained-glass windows\, which were the original inspiration. In addition to the inspiration drawn from my Catholic roots\, I incorporate traditional beading and weaving patterns from my Native American heritage into my design work. I bring together disparate elements into a design that demonstrates balance and harmony.  \n \n \n \n \n \n This is a free virtual discussion series open to our members\, friends\, and visitors. This program was partially funded by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council and supported by the Illinois Arts Council Agency.  \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-0911 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/chelsea-bighorn/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/04.2024-Virtual-Artist-Discussion-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231220T175010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T154653Z UID:7068-1711533600-1711558800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:March Free Day DESCRIPTION: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. \nThank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church! \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month\, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sunset Kwe Designs \nfun and expressive apparel\, bags and accessories mixed with ribbon skirts and beadwork. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundri Beadwork\, LLC –  \nBeaded earrings\, jewelry\, beadwork\, blankets\, totes\, and more \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fox Way Designs \nRibbon skirts\, necklaces\, earrings URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/march-free-day-2024/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/March-2024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240219T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240219T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231219T224912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T224915Z UID:7059-1708336800-1708362000@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:February Free Day DESCRIPTION: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. \nThank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church! \n For more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/feb-free-day-2024/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Feb-2024.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240216T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20240124T181911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T181914Z UID:7261-1708077600-1708102800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:February Free Day DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Friday\, February 16th\, 2024\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/feb-16-free-day/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Feb-2024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240216T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20240117T174143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T185855Z UID:7091-1708077600-1708102800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Native Voices Cover-to-Cover Project: Ensuring Indigenous Representation in Children’s Literature DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nThe Mitchell Museum\, in partnership with the Evanston Public Library and Northwestern University Center for Native American and Indigenous Research\, kicks off a new project to ensure Indigenous representation in children’s literature at the second Native Book Fair on Friday\, February 16th\, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. \nAbout the Project\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are offering six Native-authored books that undo harmful stereotypes and inaccurate information presented to Native and non-Native children in classrooms and libraries while amplifying the work of Indigenous authors whose stories positively and authentically reflect the diversity and strengths of Native people and communities. \nThe six Native-authored books are available at no cost to participating families. \n\n\nWho Can Participate?\nFamilies of all backgrounds with children aged 5-11 are eligible to participate.\n \nHow to Participate\nFamilies will also be asked to participate in a research study related to the children’s books. To participate and reserve your books\, please register in advance here:\n\n\n\n \n Form\n \n \n \n \n \n About the Research Study \nParticipating families will be asked to take part in surveys asking questions about you\, and about stories and books. Families of all backgrounds with children aged 5-11 are eligible to participate. \nA legal guardian needs to be present with children to be eligible. Surveys will take between 15 minutes and an hour\, and you will be invited to 2 community events in total and asked to participate in the survey at or after each event. \nTitle of Study: Advancing a New Narrative Through Native Representation and Culturally Responsive Programs; Study # STU00219880. Principal Investigator: Stephen Hersh URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/feb-native-voices-cover-to-cover-project/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cover2_nativevoices.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231208T184210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T190152Z UID:6943-1705312800-1705338000@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Native Voices Cover-to-Cover Project: Ensuring Indigenous Representation in Children's Literature DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nThe Mitchell Museum\, in partnership with the Evanston Public Library and Northwestern University Center for Native American and Indigenous Research\, kicks off a new project to ensure Indigenous representation in children’s literature at our first Native Book Fair on Monday\, January 15th\, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. \nTo make sure authentic Native literature is accessible to everyone\, we will offer a curated selection of six Native-authored books at no cost to families and children (ages 5-11) of all backgrounds. \nThe selection of six books and their themes undo harmful stereotypes and inaccurate information presented to Native and non-Native children in classrooms and libraries while amplifying the work of Indigenous authors who positively and authentically reflect the diversity and strengths of Native people and communities. \nBooks are free to take home for families. Books are limited and will be given on a first-come\, first-serve basis. \nTo participate and reserve your books\, please register in advance here: \n\n\n\n \n Form\n \n \n \n \n \n Families will also be asked to participate in a research study related to the children’s books. To participate or to learn more about the research study\, just fill out the form – or attend the first event at the Mitchell Museum on Martin Luther King Day\, Mon. Jan. 15\, at 10am-5pm. \nAbout the Research Study: \nParticipating families will be asked to take part in surveys asking questions about you\, and about stories and books. Families of all backgrounds with children aged 5-11 are eligible to participate. A legal guardian needs to be present with children to be eligible. Surveys will take between 15 minutes and an hour\, and you will be invited to 2 community events in total and asked to participate in the survey at or after each event. Title of Study: Advancing a New Narrative Through Native Representation and Culturally Responsive Programs; Study # STU00219880. Principal Investigator: Stephen Hersh URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/native-voices-cover-to-cover-project/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cover-to-cover-2160x1080-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231206T185501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231209T172335Z UID:6972-1705312800-1705338000@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:January Free Day DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Monday\, January 15th\, 2024\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. \nThank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church!  \nStay tuned as we announce more free days in the coming months! \n For more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/jan-free-day-2024/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/January-2024.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231214T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231214T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231129T184459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T184503Z UID:6921-1702578600-1702584000@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Film Screening: “Without A Whisper - Konnón:Kwe” DESCRIPTION:We are proud to be a community partner for an upcoming program at Illinois Holocaust Museum. \nPlease join us at the Illinois Holocaust Museum for a FREE screening of Without A Whisper – Konnón:Kwe\, a powerful true story about a fight for freedom and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/film-screening-without-a-whisper-konnonkwe/ LOCATION:illinois holocaust museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IHMEC_WithoutAWhisper_Flyer-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231210T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231102T195531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T183347Z UID:6699-1702116000-1702220400@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:2023 Winter Market DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nOur 2023 Winter Market is back! This program honors Indigenous entrepreneurs and brings together innovative Native artists\, business owners\, leaders\, and creators with community members\, buyers\, and potential clients. Participating Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs will have the chance to share their arts and crafts\, contributions\, accomplishments\, and professional services with the public\, allowing guests to support these Indigenous-owned companies by purchasing items or fostering future business opportunities.  \nAdmission is FREE \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Indigenous Artists in Attendance\nAll Weekend – Saturday and Sunday \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Samantha TwoCrow  \nBeaded jewelry\, ribbon skirts\, vintage beaded necklaces\, ledger prints \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fox Way Designs \nRibbon skirts\, necklaces\, earrings \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Le’Ana Asher Studios LLC \nart cards\, art prints\, small originals \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChaCha Beads – ig\, fb\,   \nBeaded/shell work jewelry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vanish Studio – ig  \nlino prints\, cards\, beadwork \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sunset Kwe Designs \nfun and expressive apparel\, bags and accessories mixed with ribbon skirts and beadwork. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Firekeepers Crafts\nBeaded jewelry\, apparel\, holiday items (cards and ornaments) small accessories \n \n \n \n \n \n Saturday Only\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sky Woman Beadwork \nBead work \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stone’r Designs \njewelry\, necklaces\, earrings\, bracelets. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sunday Only\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundri Beadwork\, LLC –  \nBeaded earrings\, jewelry\, beadwork\, blankets\, totes\, and more \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chief Oshkosh Native American Arts \nSterling Silver jewelry and beadwork \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For more information about this program\, please contact: \nJosee Starr | jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 \nwww.mitchellmuseum.org/events URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/2023-winter-market/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Winter-Market-2160-x-1080-px-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231122T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20231031T191931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T191934Z UID:6682-1700647200-1700672400@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:November Free Day DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday\, November 22nd\, 2023\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. \n For more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/november-free-day-2023/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/November.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231111T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231111T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130026 CREATED:20230915T200634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T211511Z UID:6473-1699722000-1699736400@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:46th Annual Benefit DESCRIPTION:Reception Photos\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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Herrington\, Ph.D. (Chickasaw)\n John B. Herrington\, Ph.D. (Chickasaw)\, was the first member of a federally recognized tribe to travel to space. Like many children in the 1960s\, he dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Although Herrington held tight to his goal of flying in space\, his path to the astronaut corps was far from what one might expect. A lack of motivation as a freshman in college\, his interest in rock climbing instead captured his imagination\, and he was subsequently suspended from college with a 1.72 GPA.  \nUsing his expertise as a rock climber\, Herrington found work as a member of a survey crew in the Colorado mountains. Exposed to the practical application of real-world mathematics\, he found the passion for learning that had eluded him. Following the advice of the lead project engineer\, Herrington returned to college and graduated with an engineering degree. He was also fortunate to meet a retired Navy captain who encouraged him to apply to the Navy\, which led to a 22-year career as a Naval Aviator\, test pilot\, and astronaut.   \nHis historic mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was the culmination of years of experience and training with men and women with diverse cultural and technical backgrounds\, and provided Herrington with a unique perspective that he enjoys sharing with audiences worldwide. “From lift off to completing three space walks\, mission STS-113 was more exciting and challenging than I could have imagined.” But Herrington’s work didn’t stop when he returned to earth. After a successful career as an astronaut\, he ventured into the commercial space arena and eventually found a new passion.   \nFollowing a 4\,300-mile bicycle ride across the United States\, Herrington returned to university and earned a doctorate in Education. With humility and humor\, John shares his stories of challenge\, leadership\, motivation\, and mentorship with diverse audiences of all ages and occupations. His multimedia presentations inspire and entertain\, and challenge people to seek out the best in themselves and in service to others.   \nAnyone who is interested in trying to find a new way to inspire themselves or their communities will find Commander Herrington’s stories of struggle\, mentorship\, and persistence a welcome reminder that our dreams and goals are gifts to pursue and enjoy with the world.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 46th Annual Benefit\nSchedule of Events \n5:00pm – 6:00pm VIP Reception with John Herrington in the Writers Theatre Patrons Lounge\n \n6:00pm – 7:00pm Opening Song Oka Homma Singers\nCocktail Hour\nDinner by Fox Way Native American Foods\nEntertainment with Chickasaw Violinist: Brandi Berry Benson\n\n \n7:00pm – 7:40pm Honor Song: Oka Homma Singers\nWelcome Remarks: Board President April Chancellor\nMitchell Museum Year in Review: Executive Director Kim Vigue\nPaddle Raise\n\n \n\n7:40pm – 8:30pm Keynote and Q&A: Commander John Herrington PhD\n\n \n\n8:30pm – 9:00pm Closing Remarks\nTraveling Song: Oka Homma Singers\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brandi Berry Benson Chickasaw \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As a classically trained violinist\, fiddler\, and composer\, Brandi masters musical genres from baroque to bluegrass. She is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and will share her new music\, Story of Pa I Sha\, a musical work based on the stories of her heritage\, beginning with her great-grandmother\, Pa I Sha. Brandi is on the faculty of Northwestern and DePaul Universities and directs the Bach & Beethoven Experience. \nBrandi serves on the faculty of Northwestern and DePaul Universities\, where she works with the Baroque Music Ensemble and teaches Baroque Performance Practice and Ornamentation\, respectively. For more information about the Bach & Beethoven Experience\, visit bbexperience.org. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oka Homma Singers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oka Homma – a Chicago-based Drum group\, presents intertribal songs of the Southern Plains. Oka Homma formed in March 2023 to contribute to a resurgence of arts engagement needed to mobilize and build community. In addition\, the Drum aims to re/introduce cultural practice amongst Chicago’s intergenerational Native American community. Through song\, these singers share a small taste of southern plains culture with the Midwest populace. Lead Singer: Niyol Spencer (Mississippi Chata/Diné). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fox Way Catering is a family-owned and operated business specializing in Native American cuisine that has provided traditional foods to the Chicago area for over 50 years and represents the Omaha Nation of Nebraska\, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota\, and Odawa from Wiikwemkoong\, ON\, CA. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Sponsors:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsorship: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nFor more information about sponsorship\, please contact: jgackstetter@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 \n\n\n\n\n \n Sponsor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n\n\n\nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/46th/ LOCATION:Writers Theatre\, 325 Tudor Ct\, Glencoe\, IL\, 60022\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023ANNUAL-BENEFIT-2160-×-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231107T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231107T194500 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230920T212441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T192440Z UID:6586-1699381800-1699386300@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Premiere of Pa I sha DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nIn partnership with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian and Evanston Township High School District 202\, the Bach & Beethoven Experience (BBE) will premiere a new musical work called The Story of Pa I Sha\, composed by BBE’s Artistic Director Brandi Berry Benson. \nThis premiere will take place on Tuesday\, November 7 at 6:30pm in the Upstairs Theatre of Evanston Township High School. The performance is free and open to the public with a seating capacity of 350. \nThe Story of Pa I Sha is a musical work composed by Brandi Berry Benson\, Artistic Director of the Bach & Beethoven Experience (BBE)\, and is inspired by her 4th great grandmother Pa I Sha. In partnership with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian and Evanston Township High School\, the BBE will premiere this work on November 7 at 6:30pm as part of Native American Heritage month. Using melodies from the Chickasaw Nation\, the instrumentation of this work will feature Rachael Youngman (Choctaw) as narrator and vocalist\, Leighann Daihl Ragusa on traverso and Native American flute\, violinist Brandi Berry Benson\, violist Kiyoe Matsuura\, cello\, and percussion. The narration will be mostly in English\, but will include some Chickasaw language in telling three major stories from Brandi’s Chickasaw heritage.  \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n About the Program\nAs a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation\, Artistic Director Brandi Berry Benson grew up looking at her great-great-great-great grandmother Pa I Sha’s portrait\, which hung in her living room. Every time she gazed at her\, she saw a woman of immense strength who carried the Chickasaw reputation of “unconquered and unconquerable.” This musical work is inspired by Pa I Sha and will highlight three major stories from Brandi’s Chickasaw heritage.  \nThe first story is about Pa I Sha herself\, who was full-blood Chickasaw and walked the Trail of Tears (or\, more correctly\, called The Removal by the Chickasaw tribe) in 1837 from her home in Mississippi to her new nation in Oklahoma as part of the Indian Removal Act. In Oklahoma\, she married her husband\, another full-blood Chickasaw\, who also walked this trail. The second story is about Pa I Sha’s daughter\, Mary\, who was also full-blood Chickasaw\, but married an Englishman who served as a soldier in the Civil War. Because interracial marriages with the tribe were taboo at the time\, they were forced to live in a railroad tent outside of town with their nine children. Their children and grandchildren were discriminated against to the point that some did not declare their full degree of Indian blood\, or in some cases\, dropped their indigenous identity altogether when required to register. Pa I Sha’s great grandson\, Earnest\, is the last of Brandi’s relatives on the Dawes Rolls from Indian Territory. He was born in Indian territory before Oklahoma became a state in 1906. The third story is about how Brandi’s great grandfather Earnest met her great grandmother\, Elvera. She had come to Texas from Illinois on a train when she was 12 years old around Christmastime. Her parents had told her that there would be no presents that year\, but that they would still celebrate Jesus’ birth. When they arrived\, her family was invited to dinner by the people of the town and were given presents after all. The girls were given corn husk dolls\, and the boys were given whittled animals that were made for them. After Earnest moved to the Texas panhandle\, he met and married Sarah\, who gave birth to Brandi’s maternal grandfather.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n For more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/ URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/pa-i-sha/ LOCATION:Evanston Township Highschool\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/11.07.23-8.5-×-11-in-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230922T163633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T163636Z UID:6604-1697889600-1697907600@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Open House Celebration | Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera DESCRIPTION:Spend a festive day at the Block Museum with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in celebration of exhibition Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera. Enjoy open galleries\, food\, music and storytelling by portrait sitter Mark Jourdan\, and a gallery talk with portrait sitter Kim Vigue\, Executive Director of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, on the history and future of the Mitchell Museum. \n\nRSVP Here \n \n \n  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/open-house-celebration-indigenous-artists-facing-the-camera/ LOCATION:Block Museum of Art\, Northwestern University\, 40 Arts Circle Drive\, Evanston\, IL\, 60208 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Block-Museum-Open-House.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20231006T213910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T214306Z UID:6636-1697558400-1697563800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Indigenous Culture & History: Implementing Indigenous Culture in the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in partnership with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\nFree online workshop via zoom for educators in Grades 3-12.\nNative American history and culture is foundational to understanding the United States\, both its history and the present day. Yet many teachers feel unequipped or a lack of confidence when teaching about Native Americans. In this training\, teachers will learn how to integrate Native perspectives into the larger narrative of American history\, from Abraham Lincoln to the history of regalia. Participants will be given tools such as the proper terminology to use and appropriate activities and lesson plans to effectively teach this history in their classroom.  Guest Speaker: Maria Garcia-DesJarlait (Arikara\, Ojibwe)\, Mitchell Museum of the American IndianMaria brings her experiences growing up on her reservation and as a teacher to tell engaging and captivating stories that share important messages of empathy. Her writing gives the reader a better understanding of not just Maria’s upbringing but helps to build a bridge for any reader of any age to appreciate Indigenous cultures.This training supports the expected 2024-25 Illinois state mandate on teaching Native American history.Workshop Include \n\nClassroom Resources\n1.5 Clock Hours/CPDUs\n\nWorkshop is free and online over zoom. Registration required. https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/events/virtual-introduction-to-indigenous-culture-and-history-implementing-indigenous-culture-in-the-classroom/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Register Here URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/introduction-to-indigenous-culture-history-implementing-indigenous-culture-in-the-classroom/ LOCATION:illinois holocaust museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/maria_pd.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231009T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231009T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230808T215538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T220303Z UID:6381-1696845600-1696870800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples' Day DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the culture and history of Native people past\, present\, and future. Join us at the Mitchell Museum to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of Indigenous cultures with FREE admission to the museum all day. Bring your friends and your family to enrich your understanding of Indigenous histories and cultures\, enjoy guided craft activities\, and shop at our pop-up market featuring local Native American vendors.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Adam Kessel (Lakota)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM \nWe are thrilled to have local Indigenous author\, educator\, naturalist\, and Director of the Trailside Museum of Natural History\, Adam Kessell (Lakota)\, who will provide hands-on activities for visitors to touch animal pelts and skulls and learn about regional wildlife and their names in English\, Spanish and local Native languages. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Guided Tour\nOur wonderful docent Laura will lead a 60 minute tour of our exhibit “A Regional Tour of American Indian Cultures“ \n\n11:00 AM\n2:00 PM\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n All Day Craft Activities\nOur wonderful volunteer Miriam will be leading arts & crafts activities in the library from 10am-4:30pm. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Indigenous Artists \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundri Beadwork\, LLC\nSundri Beadwork\, LLC is a Native owned and operated business in Chicago from the Oneida Nation reservation. https://sundribeadwork.com/ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChaChaBeads\nIG: chachabeads_ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fox Way Designs\nFox Way Designs is a Native owned family business representing Odawa\, Omaha and Arikara tribes. https://www.facebook.com/FoxWayDesigns/ URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/ipd2023/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ipd2023.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230930T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230919T201720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T002409Z UID:6545-1696075200-1696089600@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Harvest Fest DESCRIPTION:Join Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, the Ecology Center\, and other Evanston community agriculture organizations to celebrate the joys of the fall season at our Harvest Fest!  Go on a tour of the Farmette\, bee apiary\, and Food Forest and partake in fall-themed games\, a pumpkin patch\, a scarecrow-making contest\, falls crafts\, live music\, and more! All of the activities are free and fun for all ages. Thank you Windy City Garden Center for your generous pumpkin donation! \n\nAll activities are free. For more info\, call the Ecology Center at 847-448-8256. \n \n \n  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/6545/ LOCATION:Eggleston Park ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HarvestFestFlyer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230930T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230930T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230920T003140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T003143Z UID:6566-1696071600-1696093200@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Every Child Matters Powwow DESCRIPTION: \nThe Mitchell Museum is a proud co-sponsor of this event. MORE INFORMATION: Contact Cyndee Fox-Starr at cstarr@aihschgo.org or Christine Redcloud at credcloud@aihschgo.org at or call American Indian Health Services at (773) 883-9100. \n \nParticipant Information URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/every-child-matters-powwow/ LOCATION:IL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AI_093023_POWWOW_ECM_r5-03-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230926T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230908T202528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T203836Z UID:6451-1695754800-1695758400@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Discussion with Jaime Black-Morsette DESCRIPTION:Register\n \n \n \n \n \n  \n\n\n\nJoin 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.\nJoin the Mitchell Museum and the Consulate General of Canada for a virtual discussion with Jaime Black-Morsette\, a Red River Métis artist and activist living and working on their home territory near the confluence of Manitoba’s Red and Assiniboine rivers. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Founder of The REDress Project in 2009\, Black-Morsette has been using their art practice as a way to gather community and create action and change around the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls across Turtle Island and beyond for over 13 years. Black-Morsette’s interdisciplinary art practice includes immersive film and video\, installation art\, photography and performance art practices to explore themes of memory\, identity\, place and resistance.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The REDress Project is an installation art project created by Métis artist Jaime Black-Morsette. The installation consists of hundreds of red dresses suspended in public spaces to mark the absence and evoke the presence of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered.  \nIndigenous women face higher rates of violence than any other cultural group in Canada and the United States. Indigenous families and communities have been advocating for generations to make changes to the colonial system that often treat the perpetrators of this violence with impunity. The REDress Project works to create space for families of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons (MMIP) and their supporters to tell their stories and to find solidarity in the struggle to protect the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The project provides a space to hear from frontline community workers\, Indigenous women academics\, elders and knowledge keepers on how we can work together as a community to bring justice to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and their families.  \nFounded in 2009\, The REDress Project was first exhibited at the University of Winnipeg Campus in Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, with over one hundred dresses displayed across campus. Over the past ten years The REDress Project has travelled to over 50 locations across Canada and internationally.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The REDress Project has been shown at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa\, Ontario\, at the National Museum of The American Indian in Washington\, DC and is on permanent display at The Canada Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada.  \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This is a free virtual discussion series open to our members\, friends\, and visitors. As we continue to work on developing more programs\, please consider donating to the museum. https://gichigamiin-museum.org/donate/  \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/jamie-black-morsette/ LOCATION:Zoom (Pre-Registration Required) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/09.26.2023-jamie-black-morsette-2160-×-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230925T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230925T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230908T162853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T162856Z UID:6443-1695636000-1695661200@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Free Day DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Monday\, September 25th\, 2023\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\n \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/free-day-sep2023/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/September.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230721T192048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230825T173314Z UID:6332-1693044000-1693062000@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Family Day 2023 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of family crafts\, storytelling\, native food\, shop at our Artists Alley\, enjoy live music\, and so much more! Thanks to our incredible sponsors\, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services\, this year’s Family Day will be FREE to attend. \n\n \n \n\nThroughout the event you can visit info booths to learn more about other incredible work being done by our partnering organizations. Visit our Artists Alley to shop at a handful of Native artists booths\, and stick around to purchase some Native American foods\, enjoy live music\, and visit our ongoing exhibits. This event will have something for everyone. Limited parking is available along Central Street and the alley behind the museum.\n \nWe are continuing to update the schedule of events for the day\, check back for the latest updates!\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Schedule of Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Museum Activities \nAll day arts and crafts for the kids on the 2nd floor.  \n \n \n \n \n \n 10am-11am Book Reading w/ local Children's Author Maria Des Jarlait \n Maria “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)! \n \n \n \n \n \n 12pm-1pm Critter Visit with Evanston Ecology Center\n Join the Evanston Ecology Center for a Critter Visit! Meet live animals up close\, as we learn about each animal’s unique adaptations\, the senses that they use\, the groups they belong to\, and the important roles that they play in their habitats. \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:30pm-2:45pm Native American Pottery Class: the Art of Hand Building Clay Pots with Indigenous Designs with Jennifer Stevens\n Jennifer M. Stevens is currently a resident of Bayview-Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. She is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin through her father and Oglala Lakota through her Mother. She was born in Alexandria\, Virginia and raised on the Oneida Nation-De Pere\, Wisconsin and received her Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Art from St. Norbert College. She has weaved a creative life as a classical singer and visual artist. She studied Classical Singing and Opera nationally and internationally and she studied Classical Art in college and traditional Oneida Pottery with prominent woodland Indigenous artists such as; Rose K. Kerstetter\, Peter B. Jones\, and Richard Zane Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3009 Building \nWe will have live music!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10AM - 12PM Lanialoha Lee \n Lanialoha Lee – Pacific Soundz Productions – (Native Hawaiian) \nMy continuing work as a professional performing artist in music and dance encompassed chanting\, vocal work\, instrumentation characteristic to both Western and Pacific Island cultural arts\, and production. Throughout my career\, I’ve taught thousands of `ukulele\, hula\, and Tahitian drum students\, enhancing my curriculum and cultivating a new generation of artists with a refined sensitivity to the culture bridging the Midwest to the islands through shared repertoire. As a Midwest-based Native Hawaiian\, I continue to preserve\, perpetuate\, and protect Pacific Island cultural arts. I hope an appreciation will develop and augment the cultural literacy of those less familiar with the mesmerizing rhythms of music\, dance\, and poetic text of the South Pacific islands. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12pm - 2pm Music by Mark Jourdan\n 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 Canada going to pow-wows with his family. Music has always played a big part of his life. Driving across the country with his family made the radio and tape players as much of a part of the family as his siblings. His father took him to see B.B. King when he was 16 and that was his first experience of what it meant to “own a room”. https://www.facebook.com/musicbymarkjourdan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n All Day – Artist Alley \nLocated outside the museum in our parking lot\, visit info booths\, Native artist booths\, and Food will be available for sale during the event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Indigenous Artist booths\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sunset Kwe Designs\nWe are an Indigenous women owned business creating fun and expressive apparel\, bags and accessories mixed with ribbon skirts and beadwork. https://sunset-kwe-designs.square.site/ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChaChaBeads\nIG: chachabeads_ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Author Maria Des Jarlait\nMeet the author after her story time from 10-11am in the library! \nAtika’s Medicine \nI’m Not A Costume  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Indigenous Foods\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Native American Foods and Fox Way Catering\nFood will be available for purchase from Fox Way Catering\, including: Fry Bread\, Indian Tacos\, Veggie Tacos\, and beverages. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Info Booths\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n California Indian Manpower Consortium\, Inc. – Chicago Branch Office\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Burton Snowboards\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The City of Evanston has set aside $3 Million for community members to decide how to spend through a process called Participatory Budgeting. Community members can register now to vote during the whole month of September. PB staff and volunteers will be at Family Day to tell people about proposals and help them register to vote. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/family-day-2023/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Final-family-day-flyer-2160-×-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230710T175857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T175900Z UID:6305-1691056800-1691056800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:August Free Day DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Thursday\, August 3rd\, 2023\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. \nStay tuned as we announce more free days in the coming months! \n For more information about this program\, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/august-free-day/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/August.png ORGANIZER;CN="Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum":MAILTO:info@gichigamiin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230725T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230725T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130027 CREATED:20230613T183758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T183801Z UID:6234-1690299000-1690302600@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Volunteer & Docent Orientation DESCRIPTION: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.   \n For more information\, please contact: Josee – jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/volunteer-docent-orientation-4/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/www.mitchellmuseum.org-2160-×-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230725T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230725T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130028 CREATED:20230613T183519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T183522Z UID:6226-1690279200-1690282800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Volunteer & Docent Orientation DESCRIPTION: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.   \n For more information\, please contact: Josee – jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/volunteer-docent-orientation-3/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/www.mitchellmuseum.org-2160-×-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230717 DTSTAMP:20260403T130028 CREATED:20230613T181806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230629T192113Z UID:6200-1689292800-1689551999@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:The Sweetest Season: A Gathering of Indigenous Creativity DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with the Goodman Theatre\n \n Tickets and more info\n \n Register To Become A Vendor URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/sweetest-season/ LOCATION:Goodman Theatre\, 170 North Dearborn\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2223_Sweetest_Digital_Flier-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230706T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230706T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130028 CREATED:20230628T151116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T152959Z UID:6296-1688637600-1688662800@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:FREE DAY - July 6th DESCRIPTION:Visit the Mitchell Museum for FREE on July 6th\, for our monthly free day! Thank you to our Board Member Kenneth Traisman for sponsoring the day so we can provide free admission to all our visitors. \nOur open hours will be 10:00am – 5:00pm \nWe hope to see you then! URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/free-day-july-6th/ LOCATION:IL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-11-×-8.5-in-2.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130028 CREATED:20230613T183219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T183222Z UID:6215-1688052600-1688056200@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Volunteer & Docent Orientation DESCRIPTION: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.   \nFor more information\, please contact: Josee – jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/volunteer-docent-orientation-2/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/www.mitchellmuseum.org-2160-×-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130028 CREATED:20230612T173958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T182738Z UID:6186-1688032800-1688036400@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Volunteer & Docent Orientation DESCRIPTION: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.   \n For more information\, please contact: Josee – jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/volunteer-docent-orientation/ LOCATION:Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum\, 3001 Central Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/www.mitchellmuseum.org-2160-×-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Josee Starr":MAILTO:jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130028 CREATED:20230621T163711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T163715Z UID:6281-1687422600-1687453200@gichigamiin-museum.org SUMMARY:Native American Inclusive History Symposium DESCRIPTION: URL:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/native-american-inclusive-history-symposium/ LOCATION:IL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gichigamiin-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/06.22.23-symposium.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR