2004 Native American Heritage Month Events

November 3 – Ghost Supper

• 2PM – 5PM
• Location: Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center (5153 Marsh Rd, Okemos, MI 48864)
• Sponsored by Nokomis Center and Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program

 

November 6 – MSU Culinary Services celebrates with a Native Feast featuring traditional Indigenous foods

• 4:30PM – 9PM
• Location: Brody Square
• Sponsored by Office of Culture, Access and Belonging and the Office of Cultural & Academic Transitions

 

November 7 – Indigenous Hip Hop Talk with Frank Waln

• 6:00PM – 7:30PM
• Presenter: Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota)
• Location: Communications Arts and Sciences Building, WKAR Studio (Room 145)
• Sponsored by Native American Institute and MSU Museum
• Register Here: https://113145.blackbaudhosting.com/113145/Melodies-of-Identity-Frank-Walns-Musical-Legacy

 

November 8 – Cultivating Tradition with the 4 Sisters Garden

• 12:00PM – 1:30PM
• Presenter: Mikayla Thompson (Descendant of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma)
• Location: MSU Library Beal Instruction Room, 3rd floor West Wing (hybrid available)
• Sponsored by Office of Culture, Access, and Belonging
• Register Here: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cxdKKybppnNyXzM?Q_CHL=qr

 

November 8 – Neshnabé Nengosêk Kenomagewen: Potawatomi Star Knowledge

• 3PM – 5PM
• Presenter: Dr. Blaire Morseau (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians)
• Location: MSU Abrams Planetarium
• Sponsored by American Indian and Indigenous Studies, Religious Studies, Digital Humanities, and Abrams Planetarium

 

November 10 – Environmental Stewardship Workday – Invasive Buckthorn Removal

• 9AM – 11AM
• Location: Azaadiika Park (2801 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823)
• Sponsored by Allen Neighborhood Center and Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program
• Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-stewardship-workday-tickets-1015249567787?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawGNATZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXA7WZBiGOWuyEZV_Wv3SDEqTwaAlHe3KtSMUzwp0riF5dcoF4L8LdqHsw_aem_i93dNPludEotqsXjN1YP_w

 

November 13 – Holly Bird Presentation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP)

• 12:15PM – 1:15PM
• Presenter: Holly Bird (Navajo)
• Location: MSU College of Law, Room TBA
• Sponsored by Indigenous Law and Policy Center
• Register Here: https://forms.gle/DTfGtBRdiqXUYPzs8

 

November 15 – Making MSU More Response to Native, Students, Faculty, and Staff

• 1PM – 2PM
• Presenter: Dr. Kristin Arola (Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians)
• Location: Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture (UPLA), Room 105
• Sponsored by American Indian and Indigenous Studies
• Register Here: https://forms.gle/7riQDWHu43GHstnc8

 

November 16 – Crafting with the Aunties 

• 10:30AM – 3:00PM
• Location: Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center (5153 Marsh Rd, Okemos MI)
• Register Here: https://forms.gle/PoGYARrQRYtso7TQ8

 

November 19 – Fireside Chat with Mary Smith: First Native American President of the American Bar Association (ABA)

• 12:15PM – 1:15PM
• Presenter: Mary Smith (Cherokee Nation)
• Location: MSU Collee of Law, Room 471
• Sponsored by Indigenous Law and Policy Center
• Register Here: https://forms.gle/Y8H9dkZKArM8qFtm9

 

Supporting Programs for Native American Heritage Month 2024

 

Departments and Community Partners

• American Indian and Indigenous Studies
• Indigenous Law and Policy Center
• Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program
• Native American Institute
• Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center
• Office of Culture and Academic Transitions
• Office of Culture, Access, and Belonging

 

Campus Allies and Other Departments

• Allen Neighborhood Center

• Department of Religious Studies
• Digital Humanities
• MSU Culinary Services
• MSU Museum

 

 

PAST EVENTS

• Nokomis Center Anishinaabemowin Language Classes every Wednesday 6-7:15PM starting January 17, 2024
• April 10, 2024 11:30AM-1PM Wells Hall A206: Voices on Campus: Angie Sanchez. RSVP for lunch or zoom link by April 5.
• April 12, 2024  9:00 – 11:00, on Zoom.
  Reciprocal Research: A Guidebook for Centering Community in Partnership
  with Indigenous Nations.Led by Emily Proctor and Ellie Mitchell.
• April 15, 2024 7PM, on Zoom. The Crisis in Gaza: A Conversation with Mouin Rabbani. RSVP here. 
• April 20, 2024 6PM Grewal Hall at 224 Lansing, MI: Braiding Sweetgrass with Robin Wall Kimmerer

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