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SUMMARY:Third Annual Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Water Blessing
DESCRIPTION:On Monday October 13\, please join us in honoring Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Bassett Creek). A water blessing will be offered by youth from the Native nonprofit Dream of Wild Health. \nWe’ll also celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through song\, land acknowledgment\, and updates about the Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ / Bassett Creek Oral History Project. Indigenous participants will share ways to care for the lands and waters of Mni Sóta Makoce (Minnesota). \nUsing Dakota place names helps to honor the people who have lived here for thousands of years. Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ is the Dakota name for Bassett Creek. \n· 10:00 – Meet at West Medicine Lake Park (1920 West Medicine Lake Drive\, Plymouth\, MN 55441). Rain or shine. Free and family friendly. Attendees may bring chairs\, blankets\, and water bottles. \nRegistration is optional. \nThank you to the funders including the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission\, City of Golden Valley Environmental Commission\, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization\, and Valley Community Presbyterian Church. \nThank you also to community partners including the City of Golden Valley DEI Commission\, City of Minnetonka Historical Society\, City of Plymouth\, City of St. Louis Park\, Golden Valley Historical Society\, Minnesota Repair Communities\, Plymouth History Center\, Robbinsdale Historical Society\, St. Louis Park Historical Society\, and The Loppet. \nWhóphida thaŋka (thank you!) to cultural advisors Bradley Blackhawk (Ho-Chunk)\, Darlene St. Clair (Dakota)\, Jim Rock (Dakota)\, and Roxanne Gould (Anishinaabe). \nPhoto by Sean Gosiewski
URL:https://hennepinhistory.org/event/third-annual-%c8%9fa%c8%9fa-wakpadan-water-blessing/
LOCATION:· West Medicine Lake Park\, 1920 West Medicine Lake Drive\, Plymouth\, 55441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Tibetans in Their Minnesota Faraway Home
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to celebrate the Tibetan community in Minnesota as well as the 90th birthday this month of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The afternoon will feature a chanting and meditation demonstration as well as singing and dancing in traditional costumes by the members of the local Tibetan Ü-Tsang Dance Group\, who has represented Tibetan culture from the South-Central heartland province of Ü-Tsang in Minnesota for over 25 years. The program will conclude with a ceremony over the prayer flags that have been gracing the museum grounds since July 2023. \nHennepin History Museum worked with the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota on the exhibit Faraway Home: Tibetans in Minnesota\, which is due to close on August 16. Please come here to explore this remarkable story while you can!
URL:https://hennepinhistory.org/event/celebrating-tibetans-in-their-minnesota-faraway-home/
LOCATION:Hennepin History Museum\, 2303 3rd Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T130000
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SUMMARY:Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery--Underground Railroad Designation Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to join cemetery supporters and public dignitaries as they gather to celebrate the National Park Service’s designation of the Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The ceremony will honor the four Freedom Seekers buried at Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery who make this designation possible. After the program\, guests will have the opportunity to participate in a self-guided audio tour of the burial plots for the Freedom Seekers\, along with eleven other African American Civil War veterans. \nThis ceremony takes places at Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery at 2945 Cedar Avenue\, Minneapolis\, 55407. The cemetery gates on Cedar Avenue and Lake Street will be open that afternoon; with parking available on both streets. Parking within the cemetery is reserved for those with accessibility needs. Tours of the caretaker’s cottage are also available. Light snacks will be provided. The cemetery is open until 4 pm that day. \nThe National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom was created in 1998\, and honors\, preserves and promotes the history of resistance to enslavement through escape and flight\, which continues to inspire people worldwide. Through its mission\, the Network to Freedom helps to advance the idea that all human beings embrace the right to self-determination and freedom from oppression. \nTo learn more about the cemetery\, stop into Hennepin History Museum to see our exhibit\, In Memoriam: Residents of Pioneers & Soldier’s Cemetery.
URL:https://hennepinhistory.org/event/pioneers-soldiers-cemetery-underground-railroad-dedication-ceremony/
LOCATION:Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery\, 2945 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Hennepin Fest: A Women-Led Music and Cultural Festival
DESCRIPTION:Hennepin History Museum presents Hennepin Fest\, a women-led music festival celebrating the diverse history and culture of our community! \n\nThis free outdoor festival features music and spoken word by local women artists\, including:\n\nDiane\, DJ/MC\, local radio host and producer\nMaria Isa\nAnnie Mack\nNUNNABOVE\nConnie Evingson\n\nHennepin Fest will also include a Vendor Village with local artists\, artisans\, and food vendors. \nLearn more on the event webpage – HennepinHistory.org/HennepinFest \nFree community event. Registration requested by not required. \nThis work is funded in part by Minnesota Humanities Center with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4\, 2008.
URL:https://hennepinhistory.org/event/hennepin-fest-a-women-led-music-and-cultural-festival/
LOCATION:Washburn Fair Oaks Park\, 200 E 24th St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Second Annual Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Water Blessing
DESCRIPTION:On Monday October 14\, please join us in honoring Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Bassett Creek). Dakota author Diane Wilson will extend a special welcome to participants. A water blessing will be offered by Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ / Blue Hummingbird Woman (Tara Perron)\, who is a Dakota and Ojibwe mother\, writer\, and entrepreneur. \nWe’ll also celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day through song\, land acknowledgment\, and updates about the Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ / Bassett Creek Oral History Project. Indigenous participants will share ways to care for the lands and waters of Mni Sóta Makoce (Minnesota). \nUsing Dakota place names helps to honor the people who have lived here for thousands of years. Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ is the Dakota name for Bassett Creek. \n10:00 – Meet at Bassett Creek Park (5609 32nd Avenue North\, Crystal\, MN 55422). Rain or shine. Free and family friendly. \nRegistration is optional. \nThank you to the funders including the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board\, City of Golden Valley Environmental Commission\, Golden Valley Community Foundation\, and Valley Community Presbyterian Church. \nThank you also to community partners including the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission\, City of Golden Valley DEI Commission\, The Loppet Foundation\, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization\, and the Plymouth History Center. \nWhóphida thaŋka (thank you!) to cultural advisors Bradley Blackhawk (Ho-Chunk)\, Darlene St. Clair (Dakota)\, Jim Rock (Dakota)\, and Roxanne Gould (Anishinaabe). \nPhoto by Sean Gosiewski
URL:https://hennepinhistory.org/event/second-annual-%c8%9fa%c8%9fa-wakpadan-water-blessing/
LOCATION:Bassett Creek Park\, 5609 32nd Ave N\, Crystal\, MN\, 55422
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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