American Indian Family Center

AIFC: Ribbon Skirt & Shirt Workshop
2024-05-31 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Learn how to make a ribbon skirt or shirt with AIFC Career Coach, Gavin Sordelet!
Space is limited, so registration is required.
Register for one of the three sessions below by contacting Gavin at Gavin.Sordelet@aifcmn.org or (651) 272-2751.

Session 1: 9:00AM – 11:00AM
Session 2: 11:30AM – 1:30PM
Session 3: 2:00 – 4:00PM

Supplies and snacks will be provided.

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Wellbriety/Medicine Wheel 12 Steps Meeting
2024-05-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-02 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=VlI2ZlQzdnF3NmxxRytmSkVtMm14Zz09

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders) - Extended Foster Care Info Meeting
2024-05-29 17:00 - 19:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States

AIFC: Wakanyeja Kin Wakan Pi (Our Children Are Sacred) - Women & Mother's Support Group
2024-05-29 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-22 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-15 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-08 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-01 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!

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Well-Anon (Native American Al-Anon) Meeting
2024-05-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-07 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=VlI2ZlQzdnF3NmxxRytmSkVtMm14Zz09

[CANCELED] AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Men's Smudge and Support Group
2024-05-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, 788 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, 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.
Questions? Contact Nate Bordeaux at Nate.Bordeaux@aifcmn.org or (651) 505-6820.

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders) - Full Moon Ceremony
2024-05-23 18:30 | Belwin Conservancy Savanna Center, 795 Indian Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
🌕 AIFC invites you to join us for a Full Moon Ceremony on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 6:30PM.

Who: Relatives who receive their menstrual (moon) cycles, or have reached menopause; the ceremony is inclusive to Two-Spirit and trans relatives as well!

Where: Belwin Conservancy Savanna Center, 795 Indian Trail S, Afton, MN 55001

Please bring a long skirt, copper cup, small bowl, spoon (extras provided as supplies last), hair bundle*, a watecha bowl (Tupperware, etc.) to take home leftovers, and a dish to share if you are able.

*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!

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

For more information, contact Pam Gokey at Pam.Gokey@aifcmn.org, or (651) 504-2944.

🎨: Jessica Gokey (@j_leigh_gokey)

AIFC: Putting Down the Bow Ceremony with D. Richard Wright
2024-05-22 16:00 - 20:00 | Cherokee Regional Park, 700 Cherokee Heights Blvd., Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders) - Gabe-Nibwaakaa: Entrepreneurship
2024-05-21 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-07 16:00 - 18:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States

AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Men's Smudge and Support Group
2024-05-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders) - Young Youth Leadership Development Session 2 (1st-3rd graders)
2024-05-18 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-05-04 10:30 - 12:30 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Class size is limited, so registration is required before attending.
Please fill out an interest form at: https://aifcmn.org/intake-form/. You may also contact Youth Outreach Specialist, Nancy Vogt, at Nancy.Vogt@aifcmn.org or (651) 505-6810 to register.

AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Circle of Security Parenting Class
2024-05-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States

AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Men's Smudge and Support Group
2024-05-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, 788 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders) - Elder Teachings with Maria Morin McCoy
2024-05-11 10:00 - 12:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States

AIFC's Annual Open House
2024-05-03 12:00 - 14:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
