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SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-11-30/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221123T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221123T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015615
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
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SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-11-23/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015615
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
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SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-11-16/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015615
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
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SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-11-09/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221109T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015615
CREATED:20221031T171927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T200022Z
UID:10001394-1668015000-1668025800@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC\, M Health Fairview\, and SPPS Indian Education - "Dakota 38" Documentary Screening Event
DESCRIPTION:Parking will be validated at the “Capital City Plaza Parking Ramp” ONLY\, which is located directly behind the Creative Arts Secondary School at 50 4th Street East\, Saint Paul\, MN 55101 (on the corner of 4th Street East and Minnesota Street). Follow signs for parking\, and building entrance. Safe travels.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/aifc-m-health-fairview-and-spps-indian-education-dakota-38-documentary-screening-event/
LOCATION:Creative Arts Secondary School\, 65 East Kellogg Boulevard\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015615
CREATED:20221107T184313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221205T221205Z
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SUMMARY:AIFC - Men's Smudge & Support Group
DESCRIPTION:Join American Indian Family Center’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist\, Rich Antell\, for an in-person Men’s Smudge and Support Group. \nIt will be a potluck at Indigenous Roots in Saint Paul\, MN\, so please bring a dish to share if you can! \nDon’t miss this chance to gather with other American Indian men to explore your identity\, participate in your culture\, and support each other.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/mens-smudge-and-support-group/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ombi%E2%80%99ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men)":MAILTO:info@aifcmn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015615
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001123-1667412000-1667419200@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-11-02/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221101T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221101T153000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20221027T164210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T164241Z
UID:10001392-1667316600-1667316600@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:IHB & AIFC - Bear Ceremony Teachings (Muk Kun Dwe)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/ihb-aifc-bear-ceremony-teachings-muk-kun-dwe/
LOCATION:Cedar Lake Park\, West 21st Street & South Upton Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Community Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bear-Ceremony-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Indian Health Board (IHB)":MAILTO:info@indianhealthboard.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20221019T193420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T193420Z
UID:10001390-1666980000-1666989000@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:Families of Tradition - Spooky Bingo and Spooky Shindig
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/families-of-tradition-spooky-bingo-and-spooky-shindig/
LOCATION:Dayton’s Bluff Elementary School\, 262 Bates Avenue\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221026T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001122-1666807200-1666814400@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-10-26/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20210606T214436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T160441Z
UID:10001084-1666634400-1666641600@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Men's Support & Smudge Group
DESCRIPTION:Join American Indian Family Center’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist\, Rich Antell\, every other Monday for an in-person men’s support and smudge group. \nIt will be a potluck at Indigenous Roots in Saint Paul\, MN\, so please bring a dish to share if you can! \nDon’t miss this chance to gather with other American Indian men to explore your identity\, participate in your culture\, and support each other.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/mens-virtual-support-smudge-group-2022-08-22/2022-10-24/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mens-Support-Smudge-Group-2022-Final-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Ombi%E2%80%99ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men)":MAILTO:info@aifcmn.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221019T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221019T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001121-1666202400-1666209600@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-10-19/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221019T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20221019T162651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T162651Z
UID:10001342-1666195200-1666213200@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Elders Advisory Council (EAC) - Traditional Family Game Night
DESCRIPTION:American Indian Family Center’s Elders Advisory Council (EAC) invites you and your families to Traditional Family Game Night. Deb Northrup from the Fond du Lac Band will be helping us facilitate the Dish Game in East Side Neighborhood Services’ Gym. \nDinner: 5:00 PM. Please bring a dish to pass if you can for the feast. \nPlease call (612) 394.9328 for more information. \nOff-street parking is available.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/aifc-elders-advisory-council-eac-traditional-family-game-night/
LOCATION:East Side Neighborhood Services\, 1700 NE 2nd Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EAC-Traditional-Family-Game-Night-Flyer-October-2022.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221014T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20221011T173629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221011T173629Z
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SUMMARY:AIFC - Women's Sweat
DESCRIPTION:Artwork credit: The Lodge by Sharifah \n\nPlease plan to be there at 5 PM so we can enter the lodge right at 6 PM.\nA light meal will also be shared afterward. Please feel free to bring food to share\, but it isn’t required.\nFacilitated by Sharyl Whitehawk every first Friday of the month; please call to verify.\n\nWhat to bring and wear: a loose-fitting dress\, shorts/skirt for inside the lodge\, along with a loose-fitting shirt\, a change of clothes for after\, a towel\, drinking water\, and a dish to share later (optional). A modest t-shirt or top is also acceptable upon wearing a long skirt or shorts. \nAIFC’s Women’s Sweats are regularly scheduled. If you are interested in attending a regularly scheduled sweat or have questions\, please get in touch with Sharyl Whitehawk at (651) 505-6838\, (719) 322-4447\, or Sharyl.Whitehawk@aifcmn.org. \nMiigwech! \nDirections 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 is. \n  \nSweat lodge teachings: \nA sweat lodge is a tool for healing everything that a person wants healing for. It begins with a firepit where your intentions for the sweat are given with tobacco. The firepit 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 Spirit Name and clan. If you do not have them\, just use your English name. You sit where the person pouring assigns you. \nIn most cases\, the women come in first\, and then the men. The stones are brought in by a firekeeper who brings in the stones with the person who is pouring guidance. The lodge’s people are reconnected to their first mother\, the Earth. The sweat lodge and the firepit in the lodge are dome-shaped and represent the womb and have the power of rebirth. The stones once brought in become grandmothers and grandfathers who heard the intentions and 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 that healing can happen. The songs\, prayers\, and medicines shared in the lodge help people let go of their resistance. \nThe time in the sweat lodge varies as well as the number of stones used. It can be short as an hour or up to 2 hours long. It can have 7 up to 42 stones. It can be done in any part of the day. A sweat lodge is a healing tool that has been passed down for generations and is changing with the times.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/aifc-womens-sweat/
LOCATION:Belwin Conservancy\, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South\, Afton\, MN\, 55001\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Recovery Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sweat-Lodge-Artwork.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001120-1665597600-1665604800@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-10-12/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20221011T172744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221011T172744Z
UID:10001340-1665595800-1665595800@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC Waaban Ogimaawag - Full Moon Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Boozhoo! Please join AIFC’s Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow’s Leaders) as we hold a ceremony for Nookomis Giizis (Grandmother Moon)!\n\n\nWe invite relatives who receive (and/or have ceased) their monthly menstrual cycle to join us for a Full Moon Ceremony on Wednesday\, October 12\, 2022\, at 5:30 PM at Belwin Conservancy Creative Center (795 Indian Trail South\, Afton\, MN 55001).\n\n\n\n+ Please wear a mask and if you have tested positive for COVID or are feeling unwell\, please wait until a future Full Moon Ceremony to attend \n\n+ Please bring a ceremonial/long skirt\, hair bundle\, watecha (containers for leftover food)\, a face mask\, weather-appropriate attire\, a copper cup\, a small bowl\, and a spoon. We will provide a few extras just in case.\n\n+ We will feast together potluck style\, so please bring a dish to share if you can!\n\n\n\nFor registration and questions\, contact Felicia Galvan\, Youth Engagement Specialist at Felicia.Galvan@aifcmn.org or (651) 504-5969.\n\n\n\n: @j_leigh_gokey
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/aifc-waaban-ogimaawag-full-moon-ceremony/
LOCATION:Belwin Conservancy Savanna Center\, 795 Indian Trail South\, Afton\, MN\, 55001\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Youth Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Full-Moon-Ceremony-10.12.22.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20210606T214436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T160441Z
UID:10001083-1665424800-1665432000@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Men's Support & Smudge Group
DESCRIPTION:Join American Indian Family Center’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist\, Rich Antell\, every other Monday for an in-person men’s support and smudge group. \nIt will be a potluck at Indigenous Roots in Saint Paul\, MN\, so please bring a dish to share if you can! \nDon’t miss this chance to gather with other American Indian men to explore your identity\, participate in your culture\, and support each other.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/mens-virtual-support-smudge-group-2022-08-22/2022-10-10/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mens-Support-Smudge-Group-2022-Final-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Ombi%E2%80%99ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men)":MAILTO:info@aifcmn.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T100000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220909T162233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T221006Z
UID:10001331-1665396000-1665396000@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:Saint Paul Indigenous Peoples' Day Community Celebration
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-community-celebration/
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221005T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001119-1664992800-1665000000@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-10-05/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220928T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001118-1664388000-1664395200@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-09-28/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220926T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20210606T214436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T160441Z
UID:10001082-1664215200-1664222400@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Men's Support & Smudge Group
DESCRIPTION:Join American Indian Family Center’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist\, Rich Antell\, every other Monday for an in-person men’s support and smudge group. \nIt will be a potluck at Indigenous Roots in Saint Paul\, MN\, so please bring a dish to share if you can! \nDon’t miss this chance to gather with other American Indian men to explore your identity\, participate in your culture\, and support each other.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/mens-virtual-support-smudge-group-2022-08-22/2022-09-26/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ombi%E2%80%99ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men)":MAILTO:info@aifcmn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001117-1663783200-1663790400@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-09-21/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220915T023105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T023105Z
UID:10001332-1663776000-1663790400@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:Traditional Putting the Bears to Sleep Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Elders of all nations are calling for a traditional ceremony. In the old\, traditional\, and spiritual ways of this ceremony\, the people are not provided honorariums\, only a chance to give back to what is given. \nDagwaagin (it is autumn/fall)\, and giiwaydin (the winter spirit) will soon be here.\nWe heal the Earth (manidoo aki)\, dancing upon her with soft moccasins.\nThose gitigaanan (gardens/farms) are to be put to rest.\nWe put makwa (bear) to sleep.\nIn the way of The People\, we dance on her. \nWe welcome the grass dancers\, the jingle dress dancers\, the traditional dancers\, the butterfly dancers\, and the garden keepers. \nBring your bear rugs\, your sacred items\, rattles\, drums\, and next year’s seeds. American Indian Family Center’s Imnizaska will be the big drum. \nNations have always provided a Thank you Manidoo Aki ceremony for what we have harvested from Mother Earth. Nations are spiritual people as seen in our language of recognizing that we are all related. Everything on Earth is dependent on each other. \nLet’s dance and sing to thank our Mother for what she has provided. Makwa is put to sleep at this time of the year. Bear healings come out in the spring\, offering new life\, in many ways\, of healing to our people. \n“Bakakinnanishkwande” You are all welcome in our Healing Circle facilitated by the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis’ Indigenous Spiritual Leader\, D. Richard Wright/ Wii-Sug Indigo of Zagaswajimekaag (Leech Lake Reservation). Makwa doodem a’aw Wii-Sug Indigo. \nWhen and where: Wednesday\, September 21\, 2022\, from 4:00 PM to dusk at the Indian Mounds Burial Site\, a sacred burial place of a thousand years (10 Mounds Blvd\, Saint Paul\, Minnesota). \n*Please bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on. Women are encouraged to wear skirts. Food will be provided.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/traditional-putting-the-bears-to-sleep-ceremony/
LOCATION:Indian Mounds Regional Park\, Mounds Boulevard and Earl Street\, St. Paul\, MN\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:AIFC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220914T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001116-1663178400-1663185600@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-09-14/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20210606T214436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T160441Z
UID:10001081-1663005600-1663012800@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Men's Support & Smudge Group
DESCRIPTION:Join American Indian Family Center’s Father & Men’s Outreach Specialist\, Rich Antell\, every other Monday for an in-person men’s support and smudge group. \nIt will be a potluck at Indigenous Roots in Saint Paul\, MN\, so please bring a dish to share if you can! \nDon’t miss this chance to gather with other American Indian men to explore your identity\, participate in your culture\, and support each other.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/mens-virtual-support-smudge-group-2022-08-22/2022-09-12/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mens-Support-Smudge-Group-2022-Final-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Ombi%E2%80%99ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men)":MAILTO:info@aifcmn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220907T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220907T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001115-1662573600-1662580800@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-09-07/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220902T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220902T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220705T175358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T202808Z
UID:10001300-1662138000-1662138000@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:Women's Sweat
DESCRIPTION:Artwork credit: The Lodge by Sharifah \n\nPlease plan to be there at 5 PM so that we can be entering the lodge right at 6 PM.\nA light meal will also be shared afterward. Please feel free to bring food to share\, but it isn’t required.\nFacilitated by Sharyl Whitehawk every first Friday of the month; please call to verify.\n\nWhat to bring and wear: a loose-fitting dress\, shorts/skirt for inside the lodge\, along with a loose-fitting shirt\, a change of clothes for after\, a towel\, drinking water\, and a dish to share later (optional). A modest t-shirt or top is also acceptable upon wearing a long skirt or shorts. \nAIFC’s Women’s Sweats are regularly scheduled. If you are interested in attending a regularly scheduled sweat or have questions\, please get in touch with Sharyl Whitehawk at (651) 505-6838\, (719) 322-4447\, or Sharyl.Whitehawk@aifcmn.org. \nMiigwech! \nDirections 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 is. \n  \nSweat lodge teachings: \nA sweat lodge is a tool for healing everything that a person wants healing for. It begins with a firepit where your intentions for the sweat are given with tobacco. The firepit 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 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 stones with the person who is pouring’s guidance. The people in the lodge are being reconnected to their first mother\, the Earth. The sweat lodge and the firepit in the lodge are dome-shaped and represent the womb and have the power of rebirth. The stones once brought in become grandmothers and grandfathers who heard the intentions and come in to help. The doorway is closed\, and the four directions are honored and asked to assist. It can be hot when the 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 that 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 short as an hour or up to 2 hours long. It can have 7 up to 42 stones. It can be done in any part of the day. A sweat lodge is a healing tool that has been passed down for generations and is changing with the times. \n  \n 
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/womens-sweat-2022-08-05/
LOCATION:Belwin Conservancy\, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South\, Afton\, MN\, 55001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mental Health Services,Recovery Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220831T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001114-1661968800-1661976000@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-08-31/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220824T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220824T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220323T200752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T185906Z
UID:10001113-1661364000-1661371200@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Ombi'ayaa Anishinaabe-Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men) - Imnizaska Family Drum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLocation may vary\, call (651) 560-9700 for the exact location. \nElders Lodge or Indigenous Roots – 788 E. 7th St. Saint Paul\, MN \nThis drum group has been created to bring families together to learn and share the drum. \n It is a beautiful and vital component of the American Indian/Native American/Indigenous culture.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/imizaska-family-drum-supported-by-mens-programming/2022-08-24/
LOCATION:Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center\, 788 East 7th Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Family Services
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aifcmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aifc_hero2_drumming2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Indigenous Roots":MAILTO:info@indigenous-roots.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T015616
CREATED:20220811T163447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T192348Z
UID:10001307-1660242600-1660242600@aifcmn.org
SUMMARY:AIFC - Full Moon Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we hold a ceremony for Nookomis Giizis (Grandmother Moon)! \nWe invite relatives who receive (and/or have ceased) their monthly menstrual cycle to join us for a Full Moon Ceremony on Thursday\, August 11th at 6:30 pm at Belwin Conservancy Creative Center (795 Indian Trail South\, Afton\, MN 55001). \n– Please wear a mask and if you have tested positive for COVID or are feeling unwell\, please wait until a future Full Moon Ceremony to attend 😊\n– Please bring a ceremonial/long skirt\, hair bundle\, watecha (containers for leftover food)\, a face mask\, weather-appropriate attire\, copper cup\, small bowl\, and spoon. We will provide a few extras just in case.\n– After the ceremony\, we will feast together\, provided by AIFC. \nFor registration and questions\, contact Felicia Galvan\, Youth Engagement Specialist at Felicia.Galvan@aifcmn.org or (651).504.5969.
URL:https://aifcmn.org/event/aifc-full-moon-ceremony/
LOCATION:Belwin Conservancy Savanna Center\, 795 Indian Trail South\, Afton\, MN\, 55001\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIFC,Youth Services
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