Minneapolis – Why Treaties Matter
"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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University of Minnesota Communty of Scholars Program Lounge 10 Church Street #375, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Hastings – We Are Water MN
Pleasant Hill Library 1490 South Frontage Road, Hastings, Minnesota, United StatesThe We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information.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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Eagan – We Are Water MN
Lebanon Hills Visitor Center 860 Cliff Road, Eagan, MN, United StatesThe We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information.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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Online – Teaching Bdote
OnlineK-12 educators will receive 3 clock hours. Teaching Bdote: Tools for Teaching American Indian Content is designed for educators who have attended, or are planning to attend, Learning from Place: Bdote. This workshop is especially useful for developing unique classroom content to align with Minnesota State Social Studies Standards.
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St. Paul – Objects of War: A Storytelling Circle
Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesJoin the Minnesota Humanities Center on Saturday, November 5 at 10:30 a.m. for a storytelling circle centered around "Objects of War." Participants are invited to bring their own object to share that helps them tell the story of their own connection to war, whether direct or indirect.
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Learning in Community: Hmong St. Paul
Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesK-12 educators will receive 4 clock hours. Build your cultural understanding and awareness as you immerse yourself within St. Paul's vibrant Hmong community through an interactive, in-person experience.
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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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St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: The Latitude of a Mercy
Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesPoet Stefan Lovasik is the next featured author in our new Minnesota Writers Series. His most recent poetry collection, The Latitude of a Mercy, was published by New York Quarterly Books.
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Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)
OnlineWoman, 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.
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Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)
OnlineWoman, 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.
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Online – Woman Life Freedom (3 part series)
OnlineWoman, 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.
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St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself Book Launch
Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us on Wednesday, February 8, to celebrate the release of David Mura's new book, "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives", released in January of 2023 by University of Minnesota Press. Following a reading of selections from the new book, Mura will be joined by his friend and fellow writer Alexs Pate for a discussion on dismantling the myth of whiteness.
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