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As Indigenous people, we have a history of epidemics and pandemics that we have endured throughout history. Please join us on Oct. 13, 2021 at 6 pm as we bring a diverse range of Indigenous knowledge holders together to explore health, healing and empowerment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists include: Terry Maresca, MD (Mohawk Nation) and Sharon Day (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Nation) moderated by Association of American Indian Physician's President Mary Owen, MD (Tlingit Nation). **Ojibwe translations: Apenimowin means trust and debwewin means truth. Register at: https://umn-private.zoom.us/.../WN_uTzgLJGuQqKdSPYW16tOpg FB event: https://fb.me/e/1GMCMnhcl |
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Join AICHO and Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe tribal member and artist Karen Savage-Blue on October 28 at 7 pm CST via Zoom! Free and open to the public. Attendees can paint along but need to get their own supplies – See flyer for list. Free registration: https://forms.gle/oWHTaXFLcSEufJZW6. |
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MINANAAWIGWENDAMOWIN BILJIGAADEG United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee Nation) October 18, 2021 at 7:00pm CST on Zoom. U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo is visiting the Northland virtually. Join us for the exciting free event hosted by FDLTCC and AICHO. Joy Harjo is a writer and performer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is serving her second term as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. |
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Through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, the Bringing Joy Committee will create an e-book dedicated to art and poetry inspired by Harjo’s work. Local writers and artists are invited to submit work inspired by Harjo for publication in this anthology. Those whose work is chosen will receive a free copy of the e-book as well as entry into a drawing to attend Harjo’s reading and a feast at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College on October 18.
Eligibility is limited to writers and artists living in Carlton County, St. Louis County, and the Native nations which share that geography, and any students enrolled in CSS, UMD, LSC, FDLTCC, UWS, WITC, or area K-12 schools. To submit, please send up to four poems pasted in the body of an email or four high-quality photos of artwork pasted in the body of an email to bringingjoy1018@gmail.com no later than September 10, 2021. Any submissions sent after that date will not be considered. In your email, please include the following: - Your name, address, and phone number - The title of a work by Harjo that inspired your piece(s) - A bio of 30 words or less in third person |
Bringing Joy: A Local Literary Welcome is made possible by these organizations: Minnesota Center for the Book, US Library of Congress, Fond du Lac Reservation, Carlton County, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, American Indian Community Housing Organization, Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community, Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota Humanities Center, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, and Northland Foundation.
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Join AICHO this summer in celebrating Indigenous Food and Arts at our first in person event, AICHO’S Indigenous Food & Art Market! There will be a diverse group of vendors selling fresh produce, baked goods, breads, wild rice cupcakes, wild rice, honey, canned vegetables, fermented kombucha, jams/jellies, teas, salsas, mushrooms, CBD products, seeds, smoked fish, eggs, Indigenous artwork, health and beauty products, t-shirts and more! This event is located at the One Roof Parking lot at 12 E 4th St., Duluth MN. from 11 AM – 2 PM on July 10th & 24th, August 14th & 28th, and September 11th & 25th! This event will be accepting SNAP BENEFITS for approved food products in hopes that Duluthians can purchase healthy, affordable, and culturally specific foods! |
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Congratulations also to Ivy Vainio of First Nations Community Partner American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO), who was one of 12 Indigenous people to receive a Maada’ookiing Grassroots Grant coordinated through the Northland Foundation.
The grant was awarded for Ivy’s project to create a billboard banner and companion poster to inspire Indigenous (and diverse) girls and youth to strive for more within their education and seek their potential. The billboard and poster feature Shoshone-Bannock tribal citizen and Red Lake Nation descendant Jennie Murillo who is in her third year of medical school at the University of Minnesota. Niigaanii in the Ojibwe language means “S/he leads.” The billboard banner will be installed on Life House, Duluth’s youth transitional housing complex in downtown Duluth for up to a year.- First Nations Development Institute 
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AICHO will be distributing 200 bags of food, household essentials, personal protective equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 health information via curbside pick-up. We will be distributing supplies on a first-come, first-served basis.
We are offering limited delivery services to elders, households in quarantine due to COVID-19, and those who are homebound. All deliveries will occur the week after curbside distribution. To make a request for delivery, register by emailing foodaccess@aicho.org. We are planning our next distribution for October 13, 2021. Check this page regularly for updates in case of cancellations or postponements. |
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tremendously difficult on our community. We know that many of our community members have faced increasing food insecurity over the past year and resources are being stretched.
Miigwech to our community, for all the ways you help each other to stay healthy and give support to one another! |
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The Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and The Administration for Native Americans (ACF) want to extend an invitation to you to participate virtually in an event today (May 5th, 10AM Eastern time, Missing and Murdered Native Americans Awareness) to honor Missing and Murdered Native Americans. President Biden just issued the proclamation, which names May 5th as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/04/a-proclamation-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-persons-awareness-day-2021/ |
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AICHO honors the resiliency of Native American people by strengthening communities and centering Indigenous values in all aspects of our work; we provide housing and supportive services while also managing arts, cultural, and food sovereignty initiatives in Duluth, MN.
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Our operating philosophy is that every Native American deserves to live in a non-violent and non-threatening environment and has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
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Make a financial contribution to AICHO today and support the projects you know and love.
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BOOK AN EVENT
Host an event at any of our locations. Choose between the art-filled Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center, our front conference room at the Gimaajii building, our Lincoln Park location, Niiwin Indigenous Foods Market, Gardens, Gymnasium, and more....
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To book a tour, email darylo@aicho.org
Visit our Gift Shop IndigenousFirst.org Monday thru Friday from 10 AM - 5 PM Phone: (218) 590-3305 |
