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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for our signature award presentation honoring significant contributions to Native American society, culture, and history. The Mitchell Museum’s annual awards honor Dr. Carlos Montezuma, a Chicago physician and Native American activist; Woodrow “Woody” Crumbo, a Native American artist, dancer, and flute player; and Elizabeth Seabury Mitchell, one of the founders of the […]