American Indian Family Center

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag - Dakota Language Series
2023-06-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-06-08 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | 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 Pam Gokey at Pam.Gokey@aifcmn.org or (651) 504-2944.

NACC - Ogichidaa-Nagamon
2023-06-15 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Native Amercian Community Clinic (NACC), 1213 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag - Ojibwe Language Series
2023-06-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-12 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-31 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 Pam Gokey at Pam.Gokey@aifcmn.org or (651) 504-2944.

Two-Spirit Powwow Regalia Making
2023-06-14 15:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-04 12:00 - 17:00 | Division of Indian Work (DIW), 1001 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States

AIFC: Wakanyeja Kin Wakan Pi (Our Children Are Sacred) - Women & Mother's Support Group
2023-06-14 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-06-07 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-05-31 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
2023-06-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-06 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]

Culture Language Arts Network (CLAN) - Drum & Dance
2023-06-13 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-06-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC), 2300 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

AIFC: Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Men's Smudge and Support Group
2023-06-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-05 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.

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders) - Roach-Making
2023-06-10 12:00 - 15:00 | American Indian Family Center (AIFC) – East, 579 Wells St, Saint Paul, MN, 55130, United States
🧷 Boozhoo! Hau/han! Have you always wanted to learn how to make traditional men’s regalia? Join AIFC’s Father and Men’s Outreach Specialist, Nate Bordeaux (Tituwan Oglala-Sicangu Lakota) THIS Saturday, June 10, 2023, from 12-3PM for our Roach-Making Workshop to learn how to make a traditional headdress, the roach. A light lunch and materials to make a roach will be provided. We hope to see you there!

***Open to Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) students ages 11-18 years old. Please contact Pam Gokey at Pam.Gokey@aifcmn.org or (651) 504-2944 to register!***

NACC - The Way to Recovery Men's Wellness Circle
2023-06-09 16:00 - 17:30, 2023-06-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Little Earth Residents Association (LERA), 2495 18th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

NACC - The Way to Recovery Women's Talking Circle
2023-06-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-06-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Native Amercian Community Clinic (NACC), 1213 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States

[Virtual Event] AIFC: Khunsi Onikan - Wellbriety/Medicine Wheel 12 Steps Meeting
2023-06-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-01 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]

AIFC: Waaban Ogimaawag - Full Moon Ceremony
2023-06-05 19:30 | Belwin Conservancy Savanna Center, 795 Indian Trail South, Afton, MN, 55001, United States
AIFC invites you to join us in-person Monday, June 5, 2023, for a Full Moon Ceremony!

Date and Time: Monday, June 5, 2023 at 7:30PM

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

Location: Belwin Conservancy Savanna (Creative) Center, 795 Indian Trail South, Afton, MN 55001
Please Bring a long skirt, copper cup, small bowl, spoon, hair bundle* … extras provided as supplies last, and a watecha bowl (Tupperware, etc.) 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 brush, shower, or clothes!

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

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

Artwork: j_leigh_gokey

AIFC - Dakota Language Series
2023-06-01 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.

SPPS Indian Education - Weekly Beading Sessions
2023-05-31 17:30 - 20:00 | Indian Education Office, 65 East Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, MN, United States
