American Indian Family Center

Zuya Wo Ohiya (Journey to Success) - Step-by-Step Workshops: Understanding Workplace Culture
2025-11-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – North, 965 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States

AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Men's Smudge and Support Group
2025-11-17 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-24 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-01 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-08 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
2025-11-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-25 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-02 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-09 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
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-09 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]

[CANCELED] AIFC: Anishinaabemowin Zagaswe'idiing - Ojibwe Language Table with Kaagegaabaw James Vukelich
2025-11-19 17:00 - 20:00 | Elders Lodge, 1500 Magnolia Ave E, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Please join us for an Ojibwe language table facilitated by Indigenous Culture and Language Specialist Kaagegaabaw James Vukelich on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

A potluck dinner begins at 5:00PM, followed by a Pipe Ceremony and language & cultural teachings. Please bring a dish to share if you can!

Location: Elders Lodge (1500 Magnolia Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN 55106)

Questions? Please contact Dawn Alteri, AIFC Treatment Counselor, at (651) 504-5998.

We hope to see you there!

AIMS Community Night
2025-11-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-03 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
2025-11-20 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-04 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-11 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).

AIFC: Ombi'Ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Community Sweat Lodge
2025-11-20 17:00 | Belwin Conservancy, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
AIFC Inipi/Madoodiswan Lodge at Belwin Conservancy, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S, Afton, MN 55001.
We’ll go in around 6:00 PM.

Community Sweat Lodges are coed.
Food and tobacco are encouraged but not required.
Bring your own towel and shorts (for men) and skirts/dresses (for women).
All pipes are welcome!

Artwork: “Teachings of the Sweat Lodge” by Aaron Paquette

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Wellbriety/Medicine Wheel 12 Steps Meeting
2025-11-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-11 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]

Zuya Wo Ohiya (Journey to Success) - Step-by-Step Workshops: Financial Basics for Job Seekers
2025-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – North, 965 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States

[CANCELED] AIFC: Women's Sweat
2025-11-21 17:00 | Belwin Conservancy, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
Artwork: “The Lodge” by Sharifah

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.

AIFC: Holiday Craft Fair
2025-11-22 10:00 - 15:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – North, 965 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
Please join us for our third annual Saint Paul American Indian Community Holiday Craft Fair!
Explore crafts and jewelry while supporting local Indigenous artists!
AIFC Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow’s Leaders) Youth Council will be fundraising for a trip to the National UNITY Conference in July 2026.

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders) - Full Moon Ceremony
2025-12-02 17:00 | Belwin Conservancy Wetlands Classroom, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
🌕 AIFC Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow’s Leaders) invites you to a Full Moon Ceremony on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 5:00PM.

Who: Relatives who receive their menstrual (moon) cycles or have reached menopause; the ceremony includes Two-Spirit and trans relatives!

Where: NEW LOCATION, Belwin Conservancy Wetlands Classroom, 1553 Stagecoach Trail, Afton, MN 55001

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

*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)

Zuya Wo Ohiya (Journey to Success) - Step-by-Step Workshops: Strengthening Your Soft Skills
2025-12-05 10:00 - 12:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – North, 965 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States

AIFC: Pipe Ceremony with Spiritual Teachings
2025-12-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Elders Lodge, 1500 Magnolia Ave E, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Gitchiayaayag & AIFC Elder in Residence, Richard Wright (Bear Clan, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), will be the spiritual advisor for the pipe ceremony.
Pipe carriers are welcome to bring their pipes.
We’ll have a potluck-style meal.
Please bring a dish to share if you can.
For more information, contact Laura Trujillo at Laura.Trujillo@aifcmn.org or (651) 505-6815.

Zuya Wo Ohiya (Journey to Success) - Step-by-Step Workshops: Succeeding with Online Applications
2025-12-12 10:00 - 12:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – North, 965 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
