American Indian Family Center

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Well-Anon (Native American Al-Anon) Meeting
2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
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]

AIMS Community Night
2026-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | American Indian Magnet School (AIMS), 1075 Third Street East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Please join us at AIMS Community Night every other Wednesday at the American Indian Magnet School (AIMS).

AIMS Community Night is free, and everyone is welcome.

We hope to see you there!

This is a recurring partnership and a bi-weekly event with AIMS, Saint Paul Indian Education, Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Center, Department of Indian Work (DIW), M Health Fairview, and the American Indian Family Center.

AIFC: Traditional Crafting Group
2026-03-05 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-12 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-19 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-26 10:00 - 14:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Come on over to AIFC on Thursdays from 10AM – 2PM for our Traditional Crafting Group!
Feel free to bring crafts you’re already working on, or check out our supplies to start a craft.
This group is facilitated by AIFC’s Treatment Coordinator, experienced crafter, and beader, Sasina Samreth (White Earth Nation).

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Wellbriety/Medicine Wheel 12 Steps Meeting
2026-03-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:00
Open to anyone wanting to work on recovery from any addiction.
Every Thursday at 7PM CST, Khunsi Onikan (Grandmother’s Arms), AIFC Recovery Services, 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://us06web.zoom.us/j/9436209248?pwd=[REDACTED]

AIFC: Zuya Wo Ohiya (Journey to Success) - Career Coach Drop-In Hours
2026-03-06 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-13 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-20 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-27 12:00 - 14:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – North, 965 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
+ Offering support for your job search and career planning.
+ Help with resumes, cover letters, assessments, and interview skills, etc …
+ Anything job-search related.
Questions? Contact: Gavin Sordelet, AIFC Career Coach, (651) 793-3803.

Healing in Four Directions Pow Wow
2026-03-08 13:00 | Johnson Senior High School, 1349 Arcade Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States

AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Men's Smudge and Support Group
2026-03-09 17:30 - 20:30, 2026-03-16 17:30 - 20:30, 2026-03-23 17:30 - 20:30 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Join American Indian Family Center’s Father Care Specialist, Ben Weaver (Algonquin), 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.
Questions? Contact Ben at Ben.Weaver@aifcmn.org or (651) 504-2264.

AIFC: Wakanyeja Kin Wakan Pi (Our Children Are Sacred) - Women & Mother's Group
2026-03-10 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-17 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-24 11:00 - 13:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Join Wakanyeja Kin Wakan Pi (Our Children are Sacred) Women & Mothers’ Group to spend time with other mothers and learn about parenting in a way that honors cultural traditions and beliefs.
We can also connect you with resources and baby supplies such as bottles, diapers, car seats, and Pack ‘n Plays.
Other activities include:

Talking circles for moms
Parenting groups
Case management
Annual baby shower

Contact AIFC’s Mother & Women’s Outreach Specialist, Danielle Hernandez, at (651) 560-9798 or Danielle.Hernandez@aifcmn.org for more information.

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Well-Anon (Native American Al-Anon) Meeting
2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-24 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 7PM 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://us06web.zoom.us/j/9436209248?pwd=[REDACTED]

Traditional Winter Lacrosse
2026-03-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-25 18:00 - 20:00 | American Indian Magnet School (AIMS), 1075 Third Street East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Be in community, share stories, build skills, feed your spirit, and move your body.
All skills and ages welcome!
We encourage community members to bring their own water bottles to reflect our value of respecting the land.

AIFC: Women's Sweat
2026-03-13 17:00 | Belwin Conservancy, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
Please plan to arrive by 5 PM so we can enter the lodge at 6 PM.
A light meal will also be shared afterward. You are welcome to bring food to share, but it isn’t required.
Facilitated by Sharyl Whitehawk every first Friday of the month; please call to verify.

What to bring and wear: a loose-fitting dress, shorts, or skirt for inside the lodge, a loose-fitting shirt, a change of clothes for after, a towel, drinking water, and a dish to share after sweat (optional). A modest T-shirt or top is also acceptable when wearing a long skirt or shorts.
AIFC’s Women’s Sweats are regularly scheduled. If you are interested in attending one or have questions, please get in touch with Sharyl Whitehawk at (651) 505-6838, (719) 322-4447, or Sharyl.Whitehawk@aifcmn.org.
Miigwech!
Directions to the sweat lodge: Turn left into the drive, and then open the gate (it’s not locked but looks like it is) and drive through, staying to the right at 2 forks until you go up a small hill where the sweat lodge and a parking area are.
Sweat Lodge teachings: A sweat lodge is a tool for healing everything that a person wants healing for. It begins with a fire pit where your intentions for the sweat are given with tobacco. The fire pit represents the Creator, whereas the fire has the power of transformation. So, it holds the stones, heating them and getting them ready for healing work. The path to the lodge is a lifetime of unresolved issues that you carry with you. As you enter the Eastern doorway, you announce yourself by your Spirit Name and clan. If you do not have them, just use your English name. You sit where the person pouring assigns you.
In most cases, the women come in first, and then the men. The stones are brought in by a firekeeper who brings in the Grandfathers and Grandmothers (stones) with the person who is pouring’s guidance. The lodge is where people are reconnected to their first mother, the Earth. The sweat lodge and the fire pit in the lodge are dome-shaped, represent the womb, and have the power of rebirth. The stones, once brought in, become Grandmothers and Grandfathers who heard the intentions and will come in to help. The doorway is closed, and the four directions are honored and asked to assist. It can be hot when water is added to the Grandmothers and Grandfathers. Steam is the conductor of transformation. The steam pulls out the trapped issues or problems that the person is hanging onto and releases them so healing can happen. The songs, prayers, and medicines shared in the lodge help people let go of their resistance.
The time in the sweat lodge varies, as well as the number of stones used. It can be as short as an hour or up to 2 hours long. It can have 7 to 42 stones. It can be done at any time of the day. A sweat lodge is a healing tool that has been passed down for generations and is changing with the times.
Artwork: “The Lodge” by Sharifah

[CANCELED] AIMS Community Night
2026-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 | American Indian Magnet School (AIMS), 1075 Third Street East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States

[POSTPONED TO 4/2] AIFC: Community Madoodiswan (Sweat Lodge in Anishinaabemowin)
2026-03-26 17:00 | Belwin Conservancy, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
🔥🪨🔥 AIFC Community Madoodiswan (Sweat Lodge in Anishinaabemowin) at Belwin Conservancy (1553 Stagecoach Trail S, Afton, MN 55001) on Thursday, March 26, 2026, with Pebaamibines “Pebaam” Dennis Jones (Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Anishinaabe/Ojibwe). We’ll go in around 6PM.
Community Sweat Lodges are coed.
Food and tobacco are encouraged but not required. Bring your own towel and shorts (for men) or skirts/dresses (for women).
All pipes are welcome!
If you are interested in attending or have questions, please contact Ben Weaver at (651) 504-2264 or Ben.Weaver@aifcmn.org.
🎨: “Teachings of the Sweat Lodge” by Aaron Paquette
