Meet Me at the Mitchell Giving Thanks 40th Birthday Party

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Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Fall 2017

Our 40th Birthday is almost here and the excitement is building for the celebration on Sunday, September 24th. We have a full line-up of events planned including family craft activities, exhibit highlight tours, live music by Mark Cleveland, presentation by executive director, Kathleen McDonald and special guests, raffle drawing, and of course birthday cake. You won’t want to miss this party or the raffle “Stay, Eat & Play Package”. Over 40 years the museum’s collection has grown to contain many internationally recognized artists. Be sure to join us on one of our Exhibit Highlight Tours that will show off some of the improvements made to our permanent exhibit: A Regional Tour of American Indian Cultures, as well as key pieces of exceptional artistry dotted throughout the museum.

The Mitchell Museum can only fulfill its mission to promote and share a deeper understanding and respect of Native American peoples with your support. If you have yet to make a special contribution to our 40th Birthday Fund, please consider making a contribution to support the museum today and build our reserve to be sure the museum continues over for the next 40 years. We are deeply appreciative of all of our members who have contributed to the museum with continuing support from Jan and Jeff Berkson, Joan Golder, Frances Hagemann, June Kleban, William Jones, and Candace Corr. We also want to thank the ongoing support from the Chicago Community Trust, The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Seabury Foundation, the Elizabeth Biedler Tisdahl Foundation, and the Park Ridge Indian Scout Foundation. The museum’s collection is the foundation for all our exhibits and requires substantial funding to sustain the storage, care and documentation of each piece. Consider contributing to the Adopt An Artifact program to help defray these costs and ensure these pieces will be available to

future generations to enjoy. See our website for more information. (Left: “Return to Puye Cliffs,” bronze sculpture made by Doug Hyde, Nez Perce, Assiniboine, Chippewa, late twentieth century. Gift of Joan Golder.)

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Notes From the Director

This fall’s line-up of events brings nationally recognized American Indian presenters to the Mitchell Museum from all parts of the US and is our most ambitious programming line up ever. When you are here be sure to see our latest exhibit “Heritage Markers: Local Native American History and Cultures” which opened in July (right) and “Contemporary Native Women Opening Doors to Change” before it closes in December.

None of this is possible without a dedicated and highly talented staff, volunteers, Board and Council of Advisors. While our current staff is small their efforts produce amazing results. Join me in thanking our Education Coordinator and Museum Specialist, Ernest Whiteman III, Northern Arapaho; Marketing Manager and Museum Specialist, Melinda Leonard; Museum Services and Collections Manager, Scarlett Engle; and Bookkeeper, Rachel Niemann. Contact us if you would like to volunteer.

12-1:30 pm Family Craft Activities 12:30 & 1:00 Exhibit Highlights Tours 1:30 Music by Mark Cleveland 2:00 40th Birthday Presentation and Honors 2:30 Birthday Cake & Singing Happy Birthday 3:00 Raffle Drawing: “Stay, Eat & Play Package” 3:15 Exhibit Highlights Tour

Native Fine Arts Holiday Market

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Understanding Indigenous Roots

First Nation Film and Video Festival

Panelist Andrea Carlson, Anishinaabe visual artist

Explore how our indigenous cultures shape our history and identity today in this two -part series with the South Side Community Art Center. At each venue, panelists from the American Indian and African American communities will discuss their indigenous roots and legacy of American Indian and African American peoples beyond the history of removal, slavery, and war to tap the best of their indigenous tribal cultures, whether rooted in America or Africa. After a 10 -minute film short, the panelists will explore the history of mixed marriages and the evolution of cultural traditions. American Indian panelists on October 5th include Bethany Hughes, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and Nora Lloyd, Lac Coutes Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, and on October 15th, Andrea Carlson, Anishinaabe, and Ernest Whiteman III, Northern Arapaho. The program will conclude with a Q&A and offer tips on finding out more about your own ancestry. Audience members are asked to bring an object or story to share that helps them define their own indigenous identity.

As part of the Chicago Cultural Alliance's Inherit Chicago program, tickets are sold at InheritChicago.org and include free bus rides with reservations. The free bus departs the South Side Community Art Center (3831 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago) promptly at 4:30 on October 5th. On October 15th, the bus will promptly depart the Mitchell Museum (3001 Central Street, Evanston) at 1:00 pm for the South Side Community Art Center program.

Carol joined the museum and began volunteering in Fall 2016. With her background in social studies, English, and teacher education, she loves the constant learning and teaching that occurs in museum settings. As an Evanston resident, she wanted to get

involved with a museum in this area and chose the Mitchell Museum since her maternal great grandmother and family were awarded land in Oklahoma by the Dawes Commission. Most Thursday mornings, you can find Carol at the front desk greeting visitors, researching crafts and children’s books, or giving a tour.

If you are interested in volunteering at the museum or becoming a Board member, please contact Kathleen McDonald at kmcdonald@mitchellmuseum.org.

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian is proud to host the First Nations Film and Video Festival on Thursday, November 2, 2017, in the museum library. There will be a short films program from 6:00-7:30pm, followed by a Q&A with festival director Ernest M Whiteman III.

The First Nations Film and Video Festival is dedicated to promoting Native American first-voice and self-representation in media by showcasing the works of Native American directors. For more information on the festival visit: www.fnfvf.org. For information on the event, contact the museum at 847-475-1030.

Free with regular museum admission

The annual Native Fine Arts Holiday Market is a wonderful opportunity to add to your own collection or find unique, artist-made gifts for friends and family. This year’s market will showcase a wide array of artwork including paintings, drawings, jewelry, beadwork, and pottery with many artists coming from the Great Lakes and Southwest. In addition to our returning artists, new artists will be featured. Throughout the weekend, artist demonstrations will also be held at the museum, included with regular museum admission. Come learn about artistic techniques directly from the artists.

On Friday, December 1st, we will be hosting a preview party from 6-8pm. Several artists will be featured, including Mike Smith and Harold Stevens Jr., who will provide artist talks throughout the evening. Get a first look and be able to buy these artists’ works before the market opens to the public! The event includes heavy appetizers and refreshments (wine, beer, and soft drinks), and live Native American flute music.

Holiday Market Preview Party Native Fine Arts Holiday Market Friday, December 1, 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, December 2, 10:00am-5:00pm RSVP by 11/25 at 847-475-1030 Sunday, December 3, Noon - 4:00pm Tickets $25/$20 members Market Admission is Free

The location for both the preview party and the holiday market is 3009 Central Street, Evanston.

War Paint By Mike Smith

Cobblestone Cuff Bracelet By Harold Stevens Jr.

Weekend Family Crafts & Stories: Saturdays 11:00 AM - Noon & Sundays 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Indigenous Peoples Day

September: Learn About Native Games Learn how Native peoples throughout the US and Canada built minds and bodies with counting games and games of skill and coordination.

Crafts: Stick Game, Hoop Game, and Mini Lacrosse Stick

October: Northwest Coast Crafts & Stories

November: Native American Housing This month will focus on the various types of housing that were lived in and used by the Native peoples throughout the U.S. and Canada. Crafts: Arctic Igloo Model, Plains Tepee Model, Woodlands Wigwam Model

Explore Northwest Coast cultures this month with these crafts covering the many significant aspects of Northwest Coast society.

Crafts: Button Blanket, Mini Bentwood Box, Whale Doll

Gift giving is important to many Native American cultures, with Potlatches and Giveaways occurring still today. Make your own gifts for friends and family.

Crafts: Antler Necklace, Turtle Bracelet, and Beaver Bag

For the second year the Mitchell Museum is celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with partners in Evanston, Wilmette, and Chicago. As part of this national movement originating in Berkley, California, in 1992, cities across the US and four states have resolved to recognize the contributions of American Indians and other indigenous people on the second Monday in October.

This year’s celebration includes family programming with free admission from 10-5 Monday October 9th. Visitors can participate in craft activities, Native American stories, and view exhibits about the diverse cultures of the indigenous people of this land.

In the afternoon, our partners at the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette at (100 Linden Ave) will host a panel discussion about Indigenous Peoples’ Day and contemporary issues in Indian country today. Panelists include Nanabah Foguth Bulman, Navajo, program coordinator at the Native American Bahá’í Institute in Houck, AZ; Shawn Canning, Sisseton Wahpeton, high school senior and Chicago American Indian community singer and powwow dancer; and Jim DeNomie, Bad River Chippewa, from Voices of the Circle radio.

Topping off the evening, internationally renowned Kevin Locke, Lakota and Anishinaba, will perform at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Chicago’s RedLine drum will welcome audiences followed by Kevin Locke’s energetic performance of mesmerizing hoop dancing, traditional flute, and storytelling. Kevin has wowed hundreds of thousands of people in over 90 countries and won many awards from the National Heritage Foundation to Native American Music Award, Album of the Year.

2017 Indigenous Peoples’ Day

10:00am—5:00pm: Mitchell Museum open with family craft activities all day

1:30–3:00pm: Panel Discussion at Baha’i House of Worship

7:30–9:00pm: Kevin Locke performance at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall (doors open at 7pm)

Thanks to all our partners and sponsors, all programs for Indigenous Peoples’ Day are free and open to the public.

Jim DeNomie Shawn Canning

Kevin Locke

December: Gifts for Potlaches and Giveaways

Weekend Crafts & Stories: Learn About Native Games Every Saturday 11:00 AM - Noon & Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 PM See other side for details

Flute Group, Alternating Thursday 6:00 - 7:45 PM Contact museum for meeting location

Friday, Sept. 1 Free Admission Day

Saturday, Sept. 16 63rd Annual Powwow at the 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM American Indian Center For info: https://www.aicchicago.org/ Sunday, Sept. 24 40th Birthday Party 12:00 - 4:00 PM Help the Mitchell Museum celebrate with cake, music, crafts, prizes, and more! See page 1 for details.

Thursday, Nov. 2 First Nations Film & Video Festival 6:00 - 7:30 PM Free with regular museum admission.

Friday, Nov. 3 Free Admission Day

Friday, Nov. 10 Dr. Carlos Montezuma Honorary 6:30 - 8:00 PM Lecture & Awards 3009 Central St., reception to follow (See the article for details) $15 / $12 for members

Thursday, Nov. 23 Museum Closed

Friday, Nov. 24 & Thanksgiving Myths Sunday, Nov. 26 Join us for a short program each day!

Thursday, Oct. 5 Understanding Indigenous Roots 6:30 - 8:00 PM African American and American Indian peoples (Part 1 of 2) $12 / $10 for members, visit www.inheritchicago.org for tickets. See page 2 for details. Friday, Oct. 6 Free Admission Day

Monday, Oct. 9 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Museum open with free admission

1:30 - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette

7:30 - 9:00 PM Kevin Locke (Lakota) Performance Northwestern University’s Pick- Staiger Concert Hall. Sunday, Oct. 15 Understanding Indigenous Roots 3:00 - 4:30 PM African American and American Indian peoples (Part 2 of 2) At South Side Community Art Center, bus leaves Mitchell Museum at 1pm.

November Programs

October Programs

September Programs

Friday, Dec. 1 Free Admission Day

Friday, Dec 1 Native Fine Arts Preview Party 6:00 - 8:00 PM Browse the works before they go on sale to the public and enjoy talks by two artists. $25/$20 members

Saturday, Dec. 2 Native Fine Arts Holiday Market 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM See talented artists demonstrate Sunday, Dec. 3 their artistry and purchase beautiful, 12:00 - 4:00 PM hand-crafted pieces directly from Native American artists. (See page 2 for more details.)

Dec. 20-30 Winter Break DIY All Day Crafts!!! Tuesday-Friday God’s Eye, Dream Catcher, and 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM jewelry craft.

Sunday Dec. 24 & 31 Museum Closed

Weekend Crafts & Stories: Gift Giving Every Saturday 11:00 AM - Noon & Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 PM See other side for details

Flute Group, Alternating Thursday 6:00 - 7:45 PM Contact museum for meeting location

December Programs

Weekend Crafts & Stories: Native American Housing Every Saturday 11:00 AM - Noon & Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 PM See other side for details

Flute Group, Alternating Thursday 6:00 - 7:45 PM Contact museum for meeting location

Weekend Crafts & Stories: Northwest Coast Every Saturday 11:00 AM - Noon & Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 PM See other side for details

Flute Group, Alternating Thursday 6:00 - 7:45 PM Contact museum for meeting location

Fall Recipe

Visions and Voices: American Indian Activism and the Civil Rights Movement, Edited by Terry Straus and Kurt Peters, 2009.

Fall Reading

8th Annual Dr. Carlos Montezuma Honorary Lecture and Awards Ceremony

In recognition of the Elizabeth Seabury Mitchell awardee Terry Straus (see below), we are highlighting a collection of essays on the role of Native Americans in the Civil Rights Movement, edited by Straus and Kurt Peters. Praise for Visions and Voices by Raymond J DeMallie, Chancellor's Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at Indiana University and Co-Director of the American Indian Studies Research Institute: "The roots of contemporary Native American activism in the 1960s and 1970s have receded from memory for younger generations. This volume fulfills a real need to memorialize those voices and to perpetuate their legacy. Its documents in rich detail an important but neglected period of American Indian history." (Amazon)

Chahta (Choctaw) Tamfula

Tamfula is a Choctaw dish that can be prepared the “long way”; that is, grind and soak the corn and filter it with wood ash, then boil all day. It is simplified here for our fast-paced lifestyles.

Ingredients: 3 cups ground corn or corn meal 6 cups water or chicken broth depending on taste preference (If you use a smaller pot, then use one cup of corn and three cups of water.)

Place ingredients in cooking pot and boil for three hours or until the mixture is soft.

Set on high and cook for four hours. You will need to stir it often during the first hour and check periodically to make sure it does not dry out. Add water or chicken broth when needed.

Add red peppers, beans, or corn for additional flavor

This year’s Dr. Carlos Montezuma Honorary Lecture and Awards honors three nationally recognized individuals: Jane Mt. Pleasant, Doug Hyde, and Terry Straus. The event—named after Dr. Carlos Montezuma, a Chicago physician and Native American activist—honors his contributions to Native American society, culture and history. This year’s event will be held at the museum’s 3009 Central Street building on Friday, November 10th.

This year’s Dr. Carlos Montezuma Honorary Award and Lecturer is Jane Mt. Pleasant (Tuscarora). Mt. Pleasant is an associate professor in the Horticulture Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University. Her studies on the productivity of indigenous cropping systems, particularly Haudenosaunee agriculture in the 16th to 18th

centuries, incorporates multidisciplinary perspectives that include history, archeology, paleobotany, and cultural anthropology. More recently she has expanded her research to include pre-Columbian agriculture in eastern and central North America. She received her BS and MS from Cornell University and her PhD in soil science from North Carolina State University. In 2005, Smithsonian Magazine named Mt. Peasant as one of the “35 People Who Made a Difference in the World,” to recognize her merging of Iroquois tradition

with Western science for a more sustainable future. The Woodrow “Woody” Crumbo Award will be given to world-renowned artist Doug Hyde (Nez Perce, Assiniboine, and Chippewa). Hyde’s bronze and stone sculptures are displayed at museums throughout the world and have won an astounding number of awards. Most recently, Hyde won the James Earle Fraser Sculpture Award at the 2016 and 2015 Prix de West.

The Elizabeth Seabury Mitchell Award will be presented to Terry Straus for her contributions to the American Indian community and national scholarship. She is author and editor of many works including Native Chicago and Visions and Voices: American Indian Activism and the Civil Rights Movement. Straus taught

at the University of Chicago after serving as faculty and Dean of the Chicago campus of Native American Educational Services. The award presentations and lecture will be held at the Mitchell Museum’s 3009 Central Building at 6:30pm with a reception to follow ($15/$12 members).

Jane Mt Pleasant

Doug Hyde

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Thanksgiving Myths Museum Shop Feature

What is the Native American side of the story of one of the US’s most widely celebrated holidays? There are many misconceptions in the media and in US history about the first gathering of Native peoples and Pilgrims. These misconceptions continue to impact how Native peoples are viewed by non-Natives.

The Mitchell Museum, which is dedicated to putting forth accurate information concerning Native American cultures invites you to come and hear a talk about the myths surrounding this holiday.

Thirty-minute talks will be hosted by Mitchell Museum staff, Ernest Whiteman III, during the Thanksgiving holi-day weekend November 24 & 26, 2017, at 2:00pm each day and are free with general

admission. Come and hear the other side of the Thanksgiving story.

Exciting items are available in the museum shop! Once we have artists represented in the Museum’s collection, we can offer more of their work for sale in the museum shop. One of the most exquisite art pieces in our shop is a Santa Clara Polychrome pot by Minnie Vigil who is recognized as one of the finest potters at Santa Clara Pueblo. Vigil is one of a family of talented potters; her sisters are also potters of distinction. She has won awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market for years in recognition of her fine workmanship. Don’t miss your chance to buy this beautiful work of art!

The museum shop also features quill boxes by Sharon John (Objibwa/Manitoulin Island) and Francine Desmoulin (Ojibwe), pottery by John Gonzales (San Ildefonso), jewelry by Mary Ann Yazzie (Navajo) and Sapphira Scott (Navajo), birch bark baskets by

Richard Keller (Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa) and Lucie Dube (Cree Matawan Nation), Zuni fetishes, and much more!

Make sure to come by the museum to snatch up your favorite items before it is too late!