UPCOMING EVENTS

Virtual Screening of “Not the Science Type” by 3M Mon., Nov. 8, 3-4:30 PM. Register here.

Grad School as a First Generation College Student Mon., Nov. 8, 6-7 PM. Register here.

Virtual conversation between President Joan Gabel and Karen Diver, the U's first Senior Advisor to the President for Native American Affairs. Thurs., Nov. 11, 12-1 PM. Register here.

Documenting a Reckoning Photo Exhibit Wed., Nov. 17, 5-7:30 PM. Register here.

OED Training for CSE: Implicit Bias and Microaggressions Thurs., Nov. 18, 11-1 PM. Register here.

LEARN | Read articles or watch videos regarding Native American History

ACT | Visit a Minnesota History Exhibit

The Dakota and Ojibwe were Minnesota’s first peoples, and their stories — shared at various sites in Minnesota — are vital to understanding our history.

LEARN | Attend a Native Cinema Showcase hosted by the Smithsonian

The National Museum of the American Indian's Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Native film. This year focuses on Native people boldly asserting themselves through language, healing, building community, and a continued relationship with the land. Activism lies at the heart of all these stories. The showcase provides a unique forum for engagement with Native filmmakers from Indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere and Arctic.

GIVE | Homeword Bound

Homeward Bound is a South Minneapolis shelter that is run by the American Indian Community Development Corporation, for the indigenous community. They are a 24/7, harm-reduction, temporary housing shelter that connects clients to permanent housing options, jobs, resources, and Native-American-specific cultural services. Donate winter clothing, like coats, boots, accessories, and personal care, items in Amundson 150 through November!

Sources

Adweek [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.adweek.com/media/tiktok-kicks-off-native-american-heritage-month-with-live-video-series/

Ampers [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://ampers.org/minnesota-native-news/minnesota-native-news-state-resources-for-tribes/

Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs [Text]. Retrieved from https://mn.gov/mdva/blog/?id=1066-454076

Minnesota Historical Society [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.mnhs.org/millelacs

Minnesota Historical Society [Text]. Retrieved from https://www.mnhs.org/visit/native-american

History [Text]. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history

Salon [Online Image]. Rerieved from https://www.salon.com/2014/02/17/we_must_give_the_land_back_americas_brutality_toward_native_americans_continues_today/

National Museum of the American Indian [Online Image, Text]. Retrieved from https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D155615181%26seotitle%3D2021-Native-Cinema-Showcase%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D%26returnUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Famericanindian.si.edu%252Fcalendar

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