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  • A Japanese-American member of the U.S. Army looks over paperwork.

    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

  • Photo of Dr. Dennis Fisher in front of a lake with a tree-lined shore in the background.

    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

  • "Woman Life Freedom" illustration by Roshi Rouzbehani
    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
  • "Woman Life Freedom" illustration by Roshi Rouzbehani
    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

  • "Woman Life Freedom" illustration by Roshi Rouzbehani
    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
  • Children play in a park as other children watch on and one runs to join the fun.

    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
  • Illustration of women's silhouettes in various colors for #WomanLifeFreedom.

    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

  • Two women stop to watch a video at the "We Are Water MN" traveling exhibit.

    Becker – We Are Water MN

    Sherburne History Center 10775 27th Ave SE, Becker, 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.

  • A visitor at the Why Treaties Matter traveling exhibit pauses to read a display on "Treaty Making in America."

    Walker – Why Treaties Matter

    Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School 301 4th Street, Walker, 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.

  • Composite image featuring a photo of Rosa Parks and a photo of Dr. Josie R. Johnson.

    St. Paul – The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks Film Screening

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks blows away the myths we learned about the “tired seamstress” who gave up her seat on the bus. The only thing she was tired of was injustice. Join us for a screening of The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks, featuring a discussion after the film moderated by Kevin Lindsey.

    Free

  • Two women stop to watch a video at the "We Are Water MN" traveling exhibit.

    Pine River – We Are Water MN

    Happy Dancing Turtle 2331 Dancing Wind Rd SW, Ste 1, Pine River, 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