Native American Heritage Month 2016
Native American Heritage Month is acknowledged nationally and was declared as a theme in 1990 by George H. W. Bush. In 2009, the day after Thanksgiving has also been declared “Native American Heritage Day.” Native American House works with numerous units and departments at Illinois along with regional organizations and agencies to bring you culturally relevant and informative programs to the University of Illinois year-round.
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November 1 thru November 14
Native American Community Service Project | Thanksgiving Basket Drive
Native American House, Monday thru Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
NAH Library Dedication | Greg Rodgers Children's Literature Corner
Native American House, 11:30am–1:00 pm
Children's Literature Book Reading | Honoring NAH Library Dedication with Choctaw Storyteller Tim Tingle
Spurlock Museum, 4:00pm–5:00 pm, Free
November 2
Meet 'n Greet | With Professor Godfrey (Potowatomi), Entomologist
Native American House, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Workshop: Baby Moccasins
with Lyn Youngbuck
Native American House, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
November 3
Chat 'n Chew | American Indian Healthcare Utilization: Challenges and Policy-Drive Solutions
presented by Elise Geist Meyer, UIUC Medical Scholars Program
La Casa Cultural Center, Noon–1 pm
*while supplies last
Workshop: Necklace Bag Workshop
with Lyn Youngbuck
Native American House, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
*while supplies last
November 7
Yavapai-Apache Research Methodologies
presented by Tahnee Baker (Yavapai-Apache/Navajo), Arizona State University Doctoral Candidate
Native American House, Noon–2 pm
Lunch is provided
Harvest Dinner
Special Menu Featured at Residence Dining Halls
Harvest Dinner Presentation | Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Strawberry Teachings
presented by Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet/Cherokee), 2017 Center for American Indian Youth 'Champion of Change'
Florida Avenue Residence Hall, Oglesby Lounge, 5:30 pm - 7 pm
November 13
Film Series | What Was Ours
Room 66 University Library, 6:00 pm
November 14
Workshop | Cherokee Basket Weaving hosted by Native American & Indigenous Student Organization
hosted by Native American & Indigenous Student Organization
Native American House, 6 pm
*while supplies last
November 15
Workshop | Native American Vegan Fusion Culturally Inspired Dinner
The Red Herring Restaurant, 5–8 pm
*$9/plate
November 17
Chat 'n Chew Cash to Careers: Success for American Indian Youth in Illinois
presented by Samantha Selby (Choctaw), Youth Coordinator, California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc., Chicago-Based Operations
Asian American Cultural Center, Noon - 1 pm
November 17 - 18
Center for Latin America and Carribean Studies Symposium | Indigenous (Latin) America: Territories, Knowledges, and Voices
314 Illini Union, all day
November 20
Academic Freedom, Mni Wiconi, and Racialized Mascots: Indigenous College Student Advocacy in the Present Colonial Era at UIUC
presented by Martin Reinhardt, Anishnaabe/Ojibway of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Asian American Cultural Center, 1-4pm
Partially FUNDED BY THE STUDENT CULTURAL PROGRAMMING FEE. Co-Sponsored and in collaboration with: Office of Volunteer Programs, American Indian & Indigenous Studies, Spurlock Museum, American Indian & Indigenous Studies Graduate Student Association, University Dining, The Red Herring Restaurant, University Main Library, La Casa Cultural Latina, Counseling Center, Psychology Department, Native American & Indigenous Student Organization, The Graduate College.