Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Fergus Falls – We Are Water MN

    Fergus Falls Public Library 205 East Hampden Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN, United States

    The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Why Treaties Matter

    University of Minnesota Communty of Scholars Program Lounge 10 Church Street #375, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    "Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations” explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota.

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Learning in Community: LGBTQ+ History in Downtown Minneapolis

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College 1501 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Grow your understanding of this history with an interactive, in-person walking tour of downtown/central Minneapolis, an area deeply entangled with LGBTQ+ people’s stories, movements, and place in the world.

    $20
  • Hastings – We Are Water MN

    Pleasant Hill Library 1490 South Frontage Road, Hastings, Minnesota, United States

    The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

    Free
  • Eagan – We Are Water MN

    Lebanon Hills Visitor Center 860 Cliff Road, Eagan, MN, United States

    The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Armed With Language: Film Talk

    Plank Museum and Visitors Center at Historic Fort Snelling 200 Tower Avenue, St. Paul, MN, United States

    In the height of WWII, Historic Ft. Snelling was home to a little-known Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS). Thousands of Nisei men and women (second generation Japanese Americans) were trained as linguists and translators and played a crucial role in helping the U.S. to end the war. Join producer Katie O’Rourke as she engages the film’s writer David Mura in a reflective conversation, a year on from the debut of the film.

    Free
  • Bemidji – Treaties, Strategies, and Traditionalism

    American Indian Resource Center, Bemidji State University 1630 Birchmont Dr NE, Bemidji, MN, United States

    Comparing Native and White perspectives on treaty signing throws into sharp relief the divergent understandings, cultural differences, and foreclosed opportunities that characterized these encounters. This talk foregrounds Indigenous perspectives, specifically those of the Anishinabeg of Minnesota and Quebec, on treaty signing, economic activities, and the seasonal round.

    Free
  • Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)

    Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)

    Online

    Woman, Life, Freedom: The Iranian Women's Revolution in Transnational Context, with Dr. Yalda Hamidi from Minnesota State University-Mankato, is a three-part online series. Participants will learn more about Iranian history and culture, women's rights in Iran, and the current women's revolution, using pre-assigned readings and primary resources to guide their discussions. Participants must attend all three sessions.

    $30
  • Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)

    Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)

    Online

    Woman, Life, Freedom: The Iranian Women's Revolution in Transnational Context, with Dr. Yalda Hamidi from Minnesota State University-Mankato, is a three-part online series. Participants will learn more about Iranian history and culture, women's rights in Iran, and the current women's revolution, using pre-assigned readings and primary resources to guide their discussions. Participants must attend all three sessions.

    $30
  • Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)

    Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)

    Online

    Woman, Life, Freedom: The Iranian Women's Revolution in Transnational Context, with Dr. Yalda Hamidi from Minnesota State University-Mankato, is a three-part online series. Participants will learn more about Iranian history and culture, women's rights in Iran, and the current women's revolution, using pre-assigned readings and primary resources to guide their discussions. Participants must attend all three sessions.

    $30
  • Onamia and Online – Dakota and Ojibwe Languages Symposium

    Grand Casino Mille Lacs 777 Grand Avenue, Onamia, MN, United States

    The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council’s Language Revitalization Working Group, partnering with the Minnesota Humanities Center, is hosting a two-day Dakota & Ojibwe Languages Symposium! The goal of the symposium is to bring people working in Dakota & Ojibwe language revitalization together.

    $30
  • Mankato and Online – Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Care for #WomanLifeFreedom

    Ostrander Auditorium - Minnesota State University - Mankato 540 W Road, Mankato, MN, United States

    Recent events and protests in Iran have catapulted human rights and feminist issues onto the world stage, and yet these movements in Iran are not new. Join Dr. Yalda Hamidi (Minnesota State University, Mankato) and a special guest panel as they reflect on the Iranian feminist revolution of 2022 and the politics of solidarity, care, and transnational feminism.

    Free