Mankato – The Legacy of 9/11: Four Perspectives
This moderated discussion will examine several perspectives on 9/11, exploring reflections, memories, and personal stories of how the event has influenced each speaker's life.
Free
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Ostrander Auditorium - Minnesota State University - Mankato 540 W Road, Mankato, MN, United States
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Duluth – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story
Denfeld High School 401 North 44th Avenue West, Duluth, MN, United StatesKumbayah The Juneteenth Story is a 90-minute two-act dramatization of a traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer enslaved in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.
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POSTPONED – Mankato – Poetry in the Parks
Blue Earth County Library 100 East Main Street, Mankato, MN, United StatesStudents in grades 5-8 are invited to join Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman and fellow poet Michael Torres* for a daylong writing workshop at Minnesota State Parks. Alongside the poets, students will explore the beauty of nature and write their own poems. Students will receive instruction and encouragement to write in their home languages as well as English.
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POSTPONED – Austin – Poetry in the Parks
Austin Public Library 323 4th Avenue Northeast, Austin, MN, United StatesStudents in grades 5-8 are invited to join Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman and fellow poet Michael Torres* for a daylong writing workshop at Minnesota State Parks. Alongside the poets, students will explore the beauty of nature and write their own poems. Students will receive instruction and encouragement to write in their home languages as well as English.
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POSTPONED – Worthington – Poetry in the Parks
Nobles County Library 407 12th Street, Worthington, MN, United StatesStudents in grades 5-8 are invited to join Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman and fellow poet Michael Torres* for a daylong writing workshop at Minnesota State Parks. Alongside the poets, students will explore the beauty of nature and write their own poems. Students will receive instruction and encouragement to write in their home languages as well as English.
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Bemidji – Treaties, Strategies, and Traditionalism
American Indian Resource Center, Bemidji State University 1630 Birchmont Dr NE, Bemidji, MN, United StatesComparing 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.
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Onamia and Online – Dakota and Ojibwe Languages Symposium
Grand Casino Mille Lacs 777 Grand Avenue, Onamia, MN, United StatesThe 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.
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Mankato and Online – Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Care for #WomanLifeFreedom
Ostrander Auditorium - Minnesota State University - Mankato 540 W Road, Mankato, MN, United StatesRecent 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.
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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.
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Pine River – We Are Water MN
Happy Dancing Turtle 2331 Dancing Wind Rd SW, Ste 1, Pine River, MN, United StatesThe 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.
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Coleraine – Teaching American Indian Content to All
Greenway High School 308 Roosevelt Street, Coleraine, MN, United StatesEducators in the Coleraine area are invited to attend Teaching American Indian Content to All at Greenway High School — two days of multiple classes covering all teaching grade levels and subjects. CEUs are available for participating educators.
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St. Peter – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story
St. Peter High School 2121 Broadway Ave, St. Peter, MN, United StatesKumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.
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