[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Wellbriety/Medicine Wheel 12 Steps Meeting
2022-12-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-26 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Open to anyone wanting to work on recovery from any addiction.
Every Thursday at 7 pm CST, AIFC’s Khunsi Onikan program will sponsor a culturally based recovery support Wellbriety/Medicine Wheel 12-step meeting for the community; anyone wanting to work on recovery from any addictions is welcome to attend.
No need to register in advance.
Click here to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89255163167?pwd=[REDACTED]

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Well-Anon (Native American Al-Anon) Meeting
2022-12-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-31 19:00 - 20:00
Open to anyone wanting to learn to have healthy boundaries and healthy relationships with the other addicts/alcoholics in their lives.
Join us every Tuesday at 7 PM CST for help and hope.
Suppose you have a loved one dealing with addiction. In that case, our Khunsi Onikan Program sponsors these weekly Native American culturally-based, one-hour meetings to help you establish healthy boundaries and relationships.
Join the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89255163167?pwd=[REDACTED]

AIFC: Wakanyeja Kin Wakan Pi (Our Children Are Sacred) - Women & Mother's Support Group
2022-12-28 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-01-04 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-01-11 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-01-25 12:00 - 13:30 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Beginning Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from noon to 1:30 PM, mothers-to-be, or mothers with children up to 13 months are invited to join Wakanyeja Kin Wakan Pi (Our Children Are Sacred)’s Women and Mother’s Support Group, facilitated by AIFC’s Mother and Women’s Outreach Specialist, Chenoa Stout. This is a weekly support group that will cover topics such as parent education on infant safety and health, nutrition and prenatal education, and connection to resources.
Please contact Chenoa Stout at Chenoa.Stout@aifcmn.org, or (651) 504-2298, if you or someone you may know would like to be a part of this group!

AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
2022-12-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, 788 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Ombi’ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) invites the men’s support and smudge group participants and their families interested in learning and sharing to share a meal and practice learning songs.
Location may vary, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location.
Elders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul, MN
This drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum.
It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.

AIFC - Ojibwe Language Series
2023-01-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-25 18:00 - 20:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Wednesday nights at AIFC from 6:00-8:00 PM, Ojibwe Language Instructor Ken Danielson (Gibwanisi) will hold space for all-level language learners to practice speaking Ojibwe! Language sessions will alternate between free-form conversation and classroom/teaching structures.
A light meal will be provided at each session.
Childcare and transportation are available, please arrange in advance with Ellie Grubb at Elise.Grubb@aifcmn.org or (651) 505-6815, or Theo Marcil at Theodore.Marcil@aifcmn.org or (651) 505-6801.

AIFC - Full Moon Ceremony
2023-01-09 17:30 | Belwin Conservancy Savanna Center, 795 Indian Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
We invite you to join us for an in-person Full Moon Ceremony, and Potluck!

Date and Time: Monday, January 9, 2023, 5:30 PM

Who: Relatives who receive their menstrual cycles or have reached menopause

Location: Belwin Conservancy Creative Center, 795 Indian Trail South, Afton, MN 55001

Please Bring: Long skirt, copper cup, small bowl, spoon, hair bundle*… extras provided as supplies last

Potluck: Please bring a dish or beverage to share with the group! And bring your own dish, utensil, and cup. Note: bring a container (watecha) to take home leftovers

Hair Bundle (optional): *Hair bundles are not required to participate but may be offered during the ceremony if desired. To make your own, start collecting loose strands from your brush, shower, or clothes!

If you have tested positive for COVID or are feeling unwell, please wait until a future Full Moon Ceremony to attend

For more information, please email Youth Outreach Specialist Felicia Galvan at Felicia.Galvan@aifcmn.org, or call/text Felicia at (651) 504-5969.

We are honored to have you join us during this special time as we hold a ceremony for Nokomis Giizis (Grandmother Moon)!

American Indian Community Gathering: Reimagining the Mounds
2023-01-10 17:00 - 19:30 | Metropolitan State University, 700 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Lower Phalen Creek Project is excited to host this series of community conversations along with their co-hosts from the American Indian Family Center, Ain Duh Yung Center, Oyate Hotanin/InEquality, Metropolitan State University, and Saint Paul Indians in Action.

This series is designed specifically to engage the American Indian community in learning sessions led by LPCP’s Cultural Resources Manager, Franky Jackson, and guest speakers, followed by conversations facilitated by LeMoine LaPointe that focus on the landscape at what is now known as Indian Mounds Regional Park in Saint Paul.

All three sessions will be at Metropolitan State University in the Great Hall from 5 – 7:30 pm and include dinner and parking.

The January 10th session will focus on the Archeological Myths and Truths at Indian Mounds Cemetery.

The February 16th session will focus on the history of repatriation at the site and the potential for future repatriation of our ancestors.

The March 14th session will be a guided community conversation that builds on our learning, as we explore the question, “What does our future relationship look like at Indian Mounds Park”?

All sessions build on each other, so registration is for the entire series. Please try to attend all sessions if possible.

RSVP is required: https://app.etapestry.com/…/LowerPhalen…/MoundsPark.html

AIFC - Traditional Crafting Group
2023-01-19 10:00 - 14:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
We have restarted the crafting group, which will be on Thursdays from 10 AM until 2 PM in the Khunsi Onikan (KO) Group Room.
We initially started with making Ribbon Skirts, but we have a wide variety of other craft projects available.

AIFC - Dakota Language Series
2023-01-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-01-26 18:00 - 19:30 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Thursday nights at AIFC from 6:00-7:30PM, Dakota Language Instructor Katie Bendickson and Justis Brokenrope will both hold space for all-level language learners to practice speaking Dakota! Language sessions will alternate between free-form conversation and classroom/teaching structures.
A light meal will be provided at each session.
Childcare and transportation are available, please arrange in advance with Ellie Grubb at Elise.Grubb@aifcmn.org or (651) 505-6815, or Theo Marcil at Theodore.Marcil@aifcmn.org or (651) 505-6801.

AIFC - [Virtual Event] Winter Storytelling with Hope Flanagan and Colin Wesaw
2023-01-25 18:00 - 20:00
The Elders Advisory Council (EAC) from the American Indian Family Center invites you and your families to this month’s traditional healing event: Virtual Winter Storytelling on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, from 6-8PM.

We are honored to have storytellers Hope Flanagan and Colin Wesaw, who are both well-known storytellers in the community.

This is a virtual event via Zoom. Click the following link to attend the event!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82952851039?pwd=[REDACTED]

Everyone is welcome!

AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Men's Smudge and Support Group
2023-01-30 18:00 - 20:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Join American Indian Family Center’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist, Nate Bordeaux, for an in-person Men’s Smudge and Support Group.
It will be a potluck, so please bring a dish to share if you can!
Don’t miss this chance to gather with other American Indian men to explore your identity, participate in your culture, and support each other.
