AIFC - [Virtual Event] Men's Support & Smudge Group
2022-02-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
Join American Indian Family Center’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist, Rich Antell, every other Monday for a virtual men’s smudge and support group.

Don’t miss this chance to gather with other American Indian men to explore your identity, participate in your culture, and support each other.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3LuWlWK

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Well-Anon (Native American Al-Anon) Meeting
2022-02-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-29 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]

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Wellbriety/Medicine Wheel 12 Steps Meeting
2022-02-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-31 19:00 - 20:00
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]

Little Boy Water Drum Healing Ceremony
2022-02-25 17:00 - 20:00 | East Side Neighborhood Services, 1700 NE 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Healing through the vibrational energy of Little Boy Water Drums facilitated by Dennis Jones (Pebaamibines) and his helpers. This ceremony is a collaborative effort of AIFC’s Elders Advisory Council and East Side Neighborhood Services.
If you have a long skirt to wear for ceremony, please bring it. Otherwise we will have some skirts available to wear.
CDC COVID-19 recommended guidelines at the time of event will be followed. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing. Masks will be provided for those who do not have one.
If you have any questions, please contact AIFC’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist Rich Antell at 651.382.4803, or via email at Rich.Antell@aifcmn.org.

Youth Health Topic: Gender Identity and Expression
2022-03-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, 788 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Please join AIFC’s Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow’s Leaders) in partnership with the Indian Health Board (IHB) for a youth health topic lesson on gender identity and expression, including two spirits. The discussion will be led by IHB’s Community Health Educator, Nell Barri.
Youth ages 14-24 are encouraged to attend, and we will share a meal before the lesson.
Please meet us at the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center (788 E 7th St, St Paul, MN 55106) if you don’t need transportation. If you need transportation, please meet at AIFC on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 12:45 PM CST.
We look forward to you joining us in enjoying a meal and learning about gender identity and expression in a safe space.
If you have any questions, contact Felicia Galvan at Felicia.Galvan@aifcmn.org or 651.504.5969.

AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
2022-03-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-30 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.

Rally for the Urban Indigenous Legacy Initiative
2022-03-25 13:30 - 15:00 | Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.,, Saint Paul, MN, 55155, United States
Rally for the Urban Indigenous Legacy Initiative
Please join US along with our community.
Urban Indigenous Legacy Initiative (UILI) partners
Minnesota State Capitol
(75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.)
rotunda on
March 25th, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
16 nonprofits working together to transform The Indigenous landscape
Rally with us to show your support for The Clyde Bellecourt Urban Indigenous Legacy Initiative (UILI).
The UILI is a collective of 16 Native American nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities – focused on healthcare to housing, workforce development to childcare – that have provided our communities with powerful and effective services for more than four decades.
Together, we’re seeking $83.9 million in state funding to construct 12 new, culturally affirming buildings that will allow us to address disparities by expanding services and creating safe, empowering experiences for those we serve.
We look forward to seeing you at the rally!
Miigwech, Pidamayaye, Pilamayaye (thank you)

Virtual Event: Teachings of Sugarbush with Pebaamibines & Waapishki Kiisis Ikwe
2022-03-25 18:00 - 20:00
Please join us and the Elders Advisory Council for our virtual March cultural teaching. We are excited and honored to have Pebaamibines and Waapishki Kiisis Ikwe lead a cultural teaching event on sugarbush! We thought this would be a timely activity to do to get our families and the community interested in participating in the sugarbush.
This event is free and open to all ages.
The Zoom link to attend this exciting event is as follows: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86595452942
