Native American Heritage Month
November is a month to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Take some meaningful time this month to learn more about Native American Heritage Month and Native people here in Minnesota:
- Tour “Our Home – Native Minnesota” at the Minnesota History Center.
- Read Minnesota’s 2021 Proclamation which “honors and uplifts the vibrant and diverse Native American cultures that form an integral part of Minnesota today.”
- Discover “Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations, a virtual and in-person nationally recognized, award-winning exhibit made in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.
- Attend LWVMN’s Zoom session on DEI and Land Acknowledgement on Tuesday, November 15 at 4:30pm, and learn about LWVMN’s new Land Acknowledgement Statement and how your local League can craft a statement of your own, complete with future actions to build an inclusive democracy that includes our Indigenous communities. The session also includes information on LWVMN’s own book, Indians in Minnesota!
