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  • Night of Terror: Storytelling Event

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

    Terror awaits you at the Mitchell Museum’s first ever scary stories told by witnesses of horror within Chicagoland’s Native storyteller community!  Immerse yourself and your family in our evening of fear and bone chilling stories moderated by Negwes White from our friends at St. Kateri Center. The event is free for Mitchell Museum Members and […]

  • Native American Artisan and Craft Fair

    West Lake Forest Train Station 911 Telegraph Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Native American Heritage Month The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce, Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, and North Shore Chapter NSDAR Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This program honors Indigenous entrepreneurs and brings together innovative Native artists, business […]

  • 45th Anniversary Benefit & Awards Ceremony

    Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe, IL, United States

    The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian will honor U.S. Representative Sharice Davids for her significant contributions to Native American society, culture, and history at the 45th Anniversary Benefit and Awards Ceremony on November 19, 2022, at Writers Theater in Glencoe, Illinois.Our premier event and annual awards ceremony is named for Dr. Carlos Montezuma, a […]

  • The Urban Indian Relocation Program 60 Years Later

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

    Starting in 1952, after the Urban Indian Relocation Act of 1948, the United States Government initiated the Urban Indian Relocation Program, designed to move Native Americans off reservations to seven major urban cities, including Chicago. Under this policy, the government intended to assimilate Native Americans residing on rural reservation lands into the white, American mainstream […]

  • Tribal Museums Day 2022

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

      Tribal Museums Day 2022Saturday, December 3Sharing Our Wisdom, Values & Diverse Cultures About this event We are excited to participate in the FIRST Tribal Museums Day 2022 on Saturday, December 3, organized by the Association on American Indian Affairs . We will be offering free admission for all visitors during our regular hours of […]

  • Exhibit Opening – No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirits

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

      A thought-provoking traveling exhibit opening in January 2023, highlighting the epidemic of stolen indigenous women, girls, and 2Spirits.  The Mitchell Museum of American Indian will debut a thought-provoking traveling exhibit, No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirits, to remember, honor, and illuminate the plight of countless Native individuals who go […]

  • POSTPONED: Members’ Night

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

      Event Postponed Due to the weather, we have decided to postpone tonight’s Member’s Night. We will announce the new date soon.  Miigwetch (Thank you) For more information, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/

  • Free Day February 2023

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

    We are so excited to bring back Free Museum days! For the first time since 2020, we welcome you to visit us with Free Admission on Monday, February 20, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.   Thank you to Brett Nicholas for sponsoring our 1st free day of 2023! For more information about this program, please contact: […]

  • Free Day March 2023

    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, March 20, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. as we celebrate the first day of Spring! Stay tuned as we announce more free days in the coming months! For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/ var exampleCallback […]

  • Free Day April 2023

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

    Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Stay tuned as we announce more free days in the coming months! For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  Get tickets below or click here var exampleCallback […]

  • 7th Annual Urban Native Education Conference

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

    Presented by the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative Education Committee   For additional questions visit https://chicagoaicc.com/7th-annual-urban-native-education-conference/ or contact Education Committee Co-Chairs: Josee Starr: jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org Aaron Golding: aaron.golding@northwestern.edu

  • Film Screening: Powerlands

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

    Celebrate Earth Day 2023 with a screening of Powerlands, an award-winning documentary by Navajo filmmaker Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso. We offer two ways to see the film. Watch the movie virtually at your leisure anytime from April 17-May 1, 2023, or join us in person at our watch party followed by a virtual discussion with […]