From the Commission Chair:
The Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission (INAIAC) is pleased to join our community leaders and partner organizations to share a month-long celebration of history, heritage, culture and current affairs as we recognize November as Native American Heritage Month. During this time, we will be featuring in-person and virtual events with members of our commission, Native American/Indigenous artists, Veterans, culture bearers, and leaders to recognize the rich diversity and vibrant cultures of the Native American communities that exist in Indiana.
The story of Indiana is one of complexity - adversity, triumph, conflict, community, tradition, transformation. At this time, we strive to honor the part Native Americans and Indigenous people have played in that story. While we acknowledge the past and seek to preserve and promote its full telling, the INAIAC also wants to embrace the present and future, and the vital contributions made to our great state by Native American Hoosiers representing over 100 tribes.
We hope you will participate in our virtual events and presentations, explore all there is to learn about our Native American/Indigenous cultures and communities, and enjoy the opportunity to build bridges of understanding and support to improve the lives of every Hoosier.
Thank you for joining us.
Scott Brewer, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Chair, Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #INdigenousIN
Events
Nationwide Native American Heritage Month Events: https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/
Events in Indiana:
Mini Fashion Show | Presentation | Mini Fashion Show |
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Purdue University [Fowler Hall] 128 Memorial Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907 |
Indiana War Memorial 55 E Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 | Eiteljorg Museum |
Ticket info: Contact Alyssa Nez- anex@purdue.edu or Tiffany Custer Lechuga- tcusterl@purdue.edu | Presentation on Healing FREE and open to the public (prioritizing veterans and active duty military) | Ticketed Event* Product buying opportunity post show * |
Artist & Fashion Designer: Dante Biss-Grayson |
Featuring Osage Veteran, Artist & Fashion Designer: Dante Biss-Grayson | Styled by the |
Additional Resources
Educational Resources | Teacher Resources: Mihtoseenionki,Eiteljorg Museum, weblink here Cultural Knowledge videos, Alaska Native Heritage Center, weblink here Student-Centered Digital Learning Activities, National Indian Education Association, weblink here Native Knowledge 360, Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian, weblink here Wonder of Wheels Curriculum, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, weblink here Virtual Resources for Schools, Teachers, Parents and Students, National Indian Education Association – weblink here |
Books | Salina Bookshelf, Inc., weblink here Native Voices Books, weblink here |
Cultural Centers and Museums | Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN – www.eiteljorg.org Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM – www.indianpueblo.org Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM – www.iaia.edu/mocna Museum of the Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC – www.cherokee.org Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Santa Fe, NM – www.miaclab.org National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian, Washington, DC – www.americanindian.si.edu Onöhsagwë:dé Cultural Center Cultural Center - Seneca Iroquois National Museum, Salamanca, NY – www.senecamuseum.org |
Organizations | American Indian Center of Indiana, Inc. www.americanindiancenter.org American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) – www.aihec.org American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) – www.aises.org Kokomo Early History Learning Center – www.kokomoearlyhistory.org National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) – www.ncai.org National Indian Education Association – www.niea.org White House Initiative on American Indian and Native Alaskan Education - https://sites.ed.gov/whiaiane/ Miami Indians of Indiana - www.miamiindians.org Wea Indians of Indiana - www.weaindiantribe.com |
Partial List of Tribal Nations | Pokagon Band of Potawatomi – www.pokagonband-nsn.gov Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - www.miamination.com Delaware Tribe - www.delawaretribe.org Shawnee Tribe - www.shawnee-tribe.org Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska - www.winnebagotribe.com Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – www.ebci.com Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior – www.bia.gov/bia |
Videos and Documentaries | PBS Online Resource: Indian Pride, A 13 part series on the unique lifestyle of North American’s 560 Indian Nations, weblink here Online Resource: Native America documentaries, weblink here Online Resource: We Shall Remain documentaries, weblink here |
Podcasts | All My Relations - www.allmyrelationspodcast.com |