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SUMMARY:The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian 45th Anniversary Benefit & Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur premier event and annual awards ceremony is named for Dr. Carlos Montezuma\, a citizen of the Yavapai-Apache Tribe. He worked as a physician and social justice activist for Native American rights. Dr. Montezuma was the first Native American to earn an undergraduate and a medical degree from Northwestern University. In 1904 he became one of the founders of the Society for American Indians\, which focused on improving the physical\, social\, and economic well-being of Native Americans. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU.S. Representative Sharice Davids will receive the 2022 Dr. Montezuma Award for her contributions to social activism that have advanced Native American people nationally. Rep. Davids is a Ho-Chunk Nation citizen and a member of the U.S. House\, representing Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District. In 2019\, she was sworn into the 116th Congress\, making her one of the first two Native American women to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBTQ+ representative to be elected in Kansas. She was raised by a single mother who served in the Army for 20 years. After graduating from Leavenworth High School\, she worked through Johnson County Community College and the University of Missouri-Kansas City before earning a law degree from Cornell Law School. \nAs a first-generation college student who worked the entire time she was in college\, Rep. Davids understands the importance of quality public schools and affordable higher education. That foundation allowed her to go on to a successful career focused on economic and community development\, which included time as a White House Fellow under President Barack Obama.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/the-mitchell-museum-of-the-american-indian-45th-anniversary-benefit-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Writer’s Theater\, 325 Tudor Ct\, Glencoe\, IL\, 60022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Night of Terror: Storytelling Event
DESCRIPTION:Terror awaits you at the Mitchell Museum’s first ever scary stories told by witnesses of horror within Chicagoland’s Native storyteller community! \nImmerse 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 $10 for non-members. Admission for Native citizens is always free. Tickets can be purchased onsite\, light snacks and refreshments will be available. This event will be located at 3009 Central Street\, located just next door to the museum.  
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/night-of-terror-storytelling-event/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Journey Chicago: Global Indigenous Perspectives: From Turtle Island to Sápmi
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of Journey Chicago\, the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. \nThe program will be a panel discussion between a Sami person (Scandinavian Indigenous person) and a North American Indigenous person. The discussion will explore similarities and differences between the two panelists’ cultures\, and reflect on their individual experiences. The panel will be moderated by Josee Starr and followed by a Q&A with the audience. The panel will be hosted within the exhibit space for Sami Dreams\, a photography exhibit displaying portraits of Sami people and their oral histories. The photographer\, Randall Hyman\, will be invited to participate in the panel as well and share his experience in capturing the photographs. 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/journey-chicago-global-indigenous-perspectives-from-turtle-island-to-sapmi/
LOCATION:Nordic House at Wrigley Building\, 400 N Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Events,Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day!\nIndigenous Peoples’ Day honors the culture and history of Native people past\, present\, and future. Join us at the Mitchell Museum along with our friends from St. Kateri Center 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 several local Native American vendors. 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-2022/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Festivals and Fairs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T193000
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SUMMARY:Author Discussion with Sharon Hoogstraten
DESCRIPTION:Author Discussion and Q&A with Photographer and Author Sharon Hoogstraten (Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation) \nJoin us on Thursday\, October 6th\, 2022\, at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome photographer and author Sharon Hoogstraten to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. We invite you to this in-person conversation and Q&A to celebrate Hoogstraten’s work and the release of her new book\, Dancing for Our Tribe: Potawatomi Tradition in the New Millennium.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotographer and Citizen Potawatomi Sharon Hoogstraten has created a permanent record of present-day Potawatomis wearing the traditional regalia passed down through the generations\, but modified to reflect the influence and storytelling of contemporary life:   \n“In the last ten years of photographing and listening to personal stories\, it is regalia that forms the basis of my cultural exploration. Through my portraits\, I know these Potawatomi descendants are living modern lives\, while reflecting deeply on the ancestors whose footsteps we tread on. They are not wearing ‘costumes’ and unlike street clothes\, each dancer knows exactly where their clothing comes from and what it means. In charming ways\, artifacts of modern life make an appearance – a Nike sock\, Converse shoes\, beaded Hello Kitty medallion\, etc. Some are in full regalia\, and others\, just a ribbon shirt. These are contemporary Native people. What is most compelling to me is that they are both preserving and evolving ceremony and handcrafts for the seven generations going forward. I’ve titled this body of work Dancing for Our Tribe—Potawatomi Tradition in the New Millennium in honor of our dancers and because photography is my dance.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis intimate conversation with Sharon Hoogstraten is free for Mitchell Museum Members and $10 for non-members. Admission for Native citizens is always free. Tickets can be purchased onsite.     \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/author-discussion-with-sharon-hoogstraten/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220826T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220826T190000
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SUMMARY:Youth Mural Unveiling & Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening packed with exciting unveilings of new experiences at the Mitchell Museum! \nThis premium event is open to the public. Admission is free for Mitchell Museum members and Tribal Citizens; $25 for non-members. Be among the first to witness the unveiling of our new mural and meet the 9 young artists that created it. The mural is part of a collaboration with St. Kateri Youth Circle\, a non-profit that provides programming on Native American values and traditions for Native youth in the Chicago area. We will also be revealing our new online exhibit that highlights the exceptional children’s books Atika’s Medicine and I’m Not A Costume by author Maria Des Jarlait (Arikara\, Ojibwe)\, who will also be on hand to share her stories and sign copies of her books for attendees.    \nThe evening will also include food catered by Native American Foods and casual tours of our new Indigenous Medicine Garden as well as our Collections!   \nWe are excited to announce two new perks for our all our members: Exclusive member walking tours and checking out books from our library!   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n_______________\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNot a member yet? Our annual museum memberships start at just $40. You can find more information about member benefits here. \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/youth-mural-unveiling-open-house/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Food and Drink,Member Events,Talks and Gatherings,Tour
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SUMMARY:Author Discussion with Levi Rickert
DESCRIPTION:Author Discussion and Q&A with Journalist and Founder of Native News Online Levi Rickert \n\n\n_______________ \n\n\n\nJoin us on Thursday\, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome Journalist and Founder of Native News Online Levi Rickert to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. We invite you to this in-person conversation and Q&A to celebrate Rickert’s work and the release of his first book Visions of a Better Indian Country: One Potawatomi Editor’s Opinions. \n______ \nLevi Rickert\, a citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation\, is a Native American journalist\, who founded Native News Online in February 2011. \nSince then\, Native News Online\, with over three million readers who come to its website annually\, has become one of the most read daily Native American publications in the country. In October 2020\, he co-founded Tribal Business News. \nSince the beginning of Native News Online\, Rickert has covered stories on dozens of Indian reservations\, White House tribal nations conferences and congressional hearings in Washington\, D.C.\, and events throughout Indian Country. \nWith a social media following of over 500\,000\, Rickert has become a strong voice in Indian Country and is often called upon by other media outlets as an expert to discuss American Indian affairs. \nWhile an author with essays in three books\, his first book Visions of a Better Indian Country: One Potawatomi Editor’s Opinions was published by Indian Country Media\, in April 2022. \n________________ \nThis intimate conversation with Rickert is free for Mitchell Museum Members and $10 for non-members. Admission for Native citizens is always free. Tickets can be purchased in advance or onsite. \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/author-discussion-with-levi-rickert/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Discussion with Justin Gauthier
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.\nJustin Gauthier – A proud citizen of the Menominee (Omāēqnomenēw) Nation of Wisconsin\, writer/actor Justin “Jud” Eagle Gauthier studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe\, New Mexico\, where he earned an M.F.A. in screenwriting. Jud provides audiences across the nation a wholly unique worldview as an indigenous cultural ambassador with undeniable pop culture acuity. Jud would like to say wāēwāēnan (thank you) to all his family\, friends\, cast mates\, crew\, and audiences for helping him to become a better storyteller.\n_______________\n\nThis 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://mitchellmuseum.org/donate/\nWe want to thank each one of our featured artists as well as our sponsor. This artist’s program was generously funded in part by Evanston Arts Council.\nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org\n(847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/virtual-artist-discussion-with-justin-gauthier/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220723T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220723T150000
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SUMMARY:Family Day at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
DESCRIPTION:The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in partnership with the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and St. Kateri Center of Chicago\nJoin us for an afternoon of summer fun featuring crafts\, food\, native artists\, and so much more! \nFree with Regular Museum Admission; Mitchell Museum Members Free. Full Schedule of Events coming soon. Check back for the details. \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org   \n(847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/ 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/family-day/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Festivals and Fairs,Member Events
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SUMMARY:The Sweetest Season: Indigenous Spoken Word and Song
DESCRIPTION:Since time immemorial\, Chicago has been a meeting place for Native peoples. With words of wisdom\, stories\, and histories old and new\, we expand traditions of performance with an evening of music\, dance\, and spoken word\, featuring local artists in a program curated by Vincent Romero (Laguna Pueblo).
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/the-sweetest-season-indigenous-spoken-word-and-song/
LOCATION:Goodman Theatre\, 170 N Dearborn St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Music, Film, and Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220710T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220710T193000
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SUMMARY:Artist Discussion with Madeline Sayet
DESCRIPTION:Artist Discussion and Q&A with Mohegan Director\, Playwright\, and Actor\, Madeline Sayet \nJoin us on Sunday\, July 10 at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome award-winning Mohegan director\, writer\, actor\, and educator Madeline Sayet to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. We invite you to this in-person conversation and Q&A to celebrate Sayet’s work and the production of her solo play\, Where We Belong\, now showing at the Goodman Theatre as part of a national tour presented by the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in association with the Folger Shakespeare Library.   \nWhere We Belong\, at the Goodman Theatre through July 24\, 2022\, 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 pursuing a Ph.D. in Shakespeare in England. There she finds a country that refuses to acknowledge its role in colonialism while echoing a journey to England braved by Native ancestors in the 1700s following treatise betrayals\, forcing us to consider what it means to belong in an increasingly globalized world.  \nThis intimate conversation with Sayet is free for Mitchell Museum Members and $10 for non-members. Admission for Native citizens is always free. Tickets can be purchased in advance or onsite.   \n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/30705/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Online Lunch & Learn: Jewish and Indigenous People of Australia
DESCRIPTION:Travel with author and Jewish historian Irene Shaland to Australia\, from Sydney and Melbourne to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest\, to understand the land\, its people\, and their history. Discover how Aboriginal people played an important role in opening Australia to Jewish refugees escaping from the Nazi occupied Europe and how\, years later\, the descendants of these refugees were at the forefront of the struggle for the human rights of Aboriginal people. \nIn early December 1938\, a delegation of Aboriginal people marched to Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. This was not a protest a State or Federal government in defense of their own human rights: it was a brave action demanding Germany to stop the prosecution of the Jews of Europe. \nThe leader of this march\, William Cooper\, was the founder of the Australian Aboriginal League and an unsung hero of the Aboriginal human rights struggle. In his own country\, Cooper and his people had no legal rights and were officially classified as an equivalent of “flora and fauna.” At the time\, Australia maintained the “White Australia Polices” and considered Jews\, though not classified as “colored\,” to be the “others” who should not be issued entrance visas.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-lunch-learn-jewish-and-indigenous-people-of-australia/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220601T190000
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SUMMARY:Walking in Two Worlds: Understanding the Two-Spirit/Native 2SLGBTQ+ Community
DESCRIPTION:Join Two-Sprit leaders Gary Neumann (Salish) and Lenny Hayes (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) on the historical roles and identities of Two-Spirit/Native 2SLGBTQ+ people and how colonization and historical and intergenerational trauma have impacted the Two-Spirit-LGBTQ+ Community. Together\, Gary and Lenny will share their knowledge to educate individuals\, families\, and organizations to understand and support children\, adults\, elders\, and relatives who may identify as Two-Spirit or Native LGBTQ+. \n\n\nIn this session\, the presenters will: \n\nShare the history and community roles of Two-Spirit people\nBring awareness to the high rates of violence placed on the Two-Spirit individuals\nDiscuss the behavioral health issues that impact the Two-Spirit Community\nInform participants how to be an ally to youth and adults who identify as Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ.\n\n  \nGary Neumann Salish – Pend’Orielle\nGary Neumann is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation and identifies as Two-Spirit. He has over 35 years of experience in prevention and human resource development. Gary has worked successfully with various tribal\, state\, and federal agencies in program design\, implementation\, and evaluation\, focusing on at-risk youth\, families\, and communities. Currently\, Gary works for Tribal Tech as a Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator and serves as a task lead for training SAMHSA staff. He developed a series of newsletters – Spirit-Honor-Inclusion\, focusing on Two-Spirit issues. Gary previously served as the Project Manager of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Access to Recovery III Program. He also served as the Training and Technical Assistance Director of the Native American Center for Excellence\, a national resource center for Native American substance abuse prevention providing culturally centered training\, technical assistance\, and information resource services to various Native and non-Native audiences throughout the United States. His work experience includes extensive knowledge of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)\, Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA)\, and how it applies to American Indians and Alaska Natives\, having developed and conducted ACA trainings for Montana/Wyoming Tribes. Gary is skilled in assessment\, capacity building\, prevention specialist certification\, marketing\, grant writing\, methamphetamine prevention\, youth violence\, bullying and suicide prevention\, and sustainability. He has developed several culturally appropriate training curriculums and community-based organizing modules and presented and trained at national and international conferences throughout the United States\, Alaska\, and Canada. He is a certified SAPST Trainer/Facilitator. \nLenny Hayes Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate\nLenny Hayes is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe and is the owner and operator of Tate Topa Consulting\, LLC and is currently in private practice specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has extensive training in mental and chemical health issues that impact the Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ+ and Native Community. Hayes speaks across the country on the impact of historical and intergenerational trauma\, violence\, child welfare issues\, and the impact of sexual violence on men and boys. Lenny is the former Missing and Murdered Two-Spirit Project Assistant for Sovereign Bodies Institute and serves as a board or committee member for StrongHearts Native Helpline\, Wac’ ang’a (Sweet Grass) Inc. Victim Services\, First Nations Repatriation Institute\, Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition\, National Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services\, Placement Stability and Permanency for LGBTQ/Two-Spirit children and youth in foster care\, and the National Resource Center for Domestic Violence.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/walking-in-two-worlds-understanding-the-two-spirit-native-2slgbtq-community/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220511T190000
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SUMMARY:Paha Stitch: Reclaiming the name and restoring dignity to Lakota Beading
DESCRIPTION:Rhonda Holy Bear will discuss her campaign to reclaim the Lakota language and eliminate the derogatory term “lazy stitch”.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nWords we use to define Indigenous histories and traditions have significant meaning and power. Many common yet offensive terms still used today have racist origins to describe Indigenous artistic techniques and practices contributing to cultural erasure. Award-winning Lakota Artist Rhonda Holy Bear is committed to restoring the appropriate terminology and language to describe beading techniques. In this session\, Rhonda will discuss her campaign to reclaim the Lakota language and eliminate the derogatory term “lazy stitch” used to describe long-venerated traditional beading techniques. Rhonda will share how the offensive word was used to imply Lakota grandmothers were “lazy” women whose artwork was unworthy of respect. She will introduce the appropriate term\, “Paha Stitch\,” meaning Hill Stitch or apahaka kagege used to reflect the Lakota values for industriousness and a strong work ethic. Rhonda invites others to change the name to Paha Stitch to honor and preserve the true legacy of Lakota/Plains women. \n  \nAbout the Artist \nRhonda Holy Bear was born in South Dakota in 1959. Rhonda is a Lakota transitional art figure artist. She has been creating figures for over 45 years. She spent her formative years on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota and\, later\, in Chicago. Rhonda would eventually move to the southwest\, settling in New Mexico and\, most recently\, Las Vegas\, Nevada. As a youth\, Rhonda researched the work of her ancestors in the vaults of the Chicago Field Museum. Her meticulous research and artistic gifts would establish Rhonda as a notable leader in her field. Her innovative transitional art figures\, a combination of sculpture and traditional techniques\, have elevated the prominence of Plains figures in contemporary Native American art. What were once primarily considered playthings are now highly collectible plains Indian art figures. Her work has been prominently displayed in museums and private collections in United States and around the world. Most recently\, her work has been featured in The Metropolitan Art Museum of New York\, The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian and at the Art Institute of Chicago and The Field Museum of Chicago. Rhonda was recently honored in a naming ceremony in her native South Dakota. Her Lakota name is “Wakah Wayuphika Win” (Making With Exceptional Skills Woman).
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/paha-stitch-reclaiming-the-name-and-restoring-dignity-to-lakota-beading/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220424T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T072424
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SUMMARY:Virtual Film Screening and Discussion: Inhabitants
DESCRIPTION:Join is virtually for our Earth Week Activities!\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nIn celebration of Earth Day and Earth Week\, join us for a virtual screening of the film Inhabitants. You can view the film at your leisure anytime between April 22-29th\, 2022. Be sure to join us on Sunday\, April 24th at 7:00pm for a panel discussion with filmmakers Costa Boutsikaris and Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson. *All links will be emailed before April 22nd. \n  \nInhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World \nFor millennia Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes\, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain their traditional land management practices. From deserts\, coastlines\, forests\, mountains\, and prairies\, Native communities across the US are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. The five stories include sustaining traditions of Hopi dryland farming in Arizona; restoring buffalo to the Blackfeet reservation in Montana; maintaining sustainable forestry on the Menominee reservation in Wisconsin; reviving native food forests in Hawaii; and returning prescribed fire to the landscape by the Karuk Tribe of California. As the climate crisis escalates these time-tested practices of North America’s original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world. \nWebsite: www.INHABITANTSFILM.com \nInstagram: @InhabitantsFilm \nFaceBook: www.FaceBook.com/InhabitantsFilm \n  \nFilmmakers: \nCosta Boutsikaris – Co-Director/Cinematographer/Editor \nCosta is a New York-based director and cinematographer. In 2015 he released his first feature documentary entitled INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective. In 2016 it took home the Audience Choice Award at The Environmental Film Festival At Yale and the Princeton Environmental Film Festival and won Best In Theme at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. \nDirectors Statement \n  \nWe\, Anna Palmer and Costa Boutsikaris\, have had the immense privilege of getting the opportunity to help Native project leaders share their stories and visions of the future. In 2017 Anna Palmer was working for the USDA helping develop climate adaptation plans for Tribes in the Southwest. While attending academic conferences on Climate Change Adaptation she continued to hear a constant request for higher quality media of Native land management projects. Through conversations with Tribal project leaders and our supporting foundations we developed a plan for creating a film to help document these projects. This film was made collaboratively with our Tribal Advisory Board\, which includes representatives from each of the Tribes highlighted in the film and the Kalliopeia Foundation. These partnerships allowed the film subjects to ensure that the film is accurate\, culturally appropriate and meets the needs of their communities. \n  \nFor more information about this program\, contact info@mitchellmuseum.org
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/virtual-film-screening-and-discussion-inhabitants/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220312T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T072424
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SUMMARY:A Winter's Telling - Cultural Roots and Oral Traditions
DESCRIPTION:The Mitchell Museum in collaboration with Chicago’s American Indian Center brings you the Native American Seasonal Tradition of Spoken Word\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of stories\, music\, refreshments\, and an open mic session. Indigenous Story Tellers\, Poets\, Writers will be celebrating the end of the Winter season with words of wisdom\, stories\, histories old and new. \nPlease RSVP on Eventbrite. Suggest $5 donation w/ museum admission\, to be paid onsite for this in-person event. Tribal members free. \nThe health and safety of our visitors\, staff\, and volunteers is our top priority. For more information on our Covid-19 guidelines\, please visit https://mitchellmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/ \n  \n  \nFor more information about this program\, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org \n  \n(847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/a-winters-telling-cultural-roots-and-oral-traditions/
LOCATION:Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\, 3001 central street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T072424
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Talk: Christal Ratt (Mitchikinabikok Inik - Algonquins of Barriere Lake)
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.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nChristal Ratt\, Pidabinikwe\, is an award-winning Algonquin Anishnabe artist from the Mitchikinabikok Inik – Algonquins of Barriere Lake. Christal’s awards include Best of Division\, First\, Second and Honourable Mentions in the Beadwork\, Quillwork and Diverse Arts categories at prestigious art shows such SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market in Santa Fe NM\, Heard Guild Museum Market in Phoenix AZ\, and Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market Indianapolis IN. At a young age\, Christal was taught how to bead and sew by her Mom. Her parents and relatives inspire her to keep working with Wiigwas / Birch Bark to create a range of items from jewelry and diverse arts. \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-artist-discussion-with-christal-ratt-tickets-246869743047 \n 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/virtual-artist-talk-christal-ratt-mitchikinabikok-inik-algonquins-of-barriere-lake/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220127T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T072424
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Talk: Jennifer M. Stevens (Oneida and Oglala Lakota)
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Artist Discussion! \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.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJennifer 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. \nJennifer M. Stevens 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. \nFurthermore\, Jennifer M. Stevens became nationally known for her contribution in cultural preservation through Oneida Pottery revitalization\, taught Oneida Pottery for 20 years 4k-Advance level students\, and one of the few in history to become a professional Native American woman composer and classical singer. Stevens was acknowledged in the book\, Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America by Elaine Keillor and Timothy Archambault\, and was a featured Artist\, Singer\, and Composer on PBS-Wisconsin Public Television\, “Wisconsin Life” and the documentary\, “Owe.la’: The Music Within Jennifer Stevens.” Stevens is a Singer\, Composer\, Artist\, Researcher\, and Educator\, and her life philosophy is “Community Building Through the Arts.” \n\n\n\n\nThursday\, 1/27 at 6pm Central via Zoom. Tickets here https://www.eventbrite.com/…/virtual-artist-discussion…\nFor more information\, please visit www.mitchellmuseum.org/events
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/virtual-artist-talk-jennifer-m-stevens-oneida-and-oglala-lakota/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Talks and Gatherings
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