IU First Nations

Happening this evening! We are thrilled to co-sponsor this event with !! Hope to see you there!

We LOVED hosting you for a day at IU. We hope you come visit again soon!!!

Adin says she’ll carry your bag and keep track of your things for you! 😘

Next Native Artist presentation with and is Oct 3rd with the wonderful Glenda McKay!

A week ago today we got to spend time with Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi at their Wild Rice Camp. It was a day full of ceremony, cultural practices, language and food!! No doubt our students, faculty and staff will never forget their visit. Chi miigwetch to NHBP Food Sovereignty and NHBP Culture Department for hosting us and being our friends! Until our paths cross again! Bama mine ngoji! 📸 cred: FNECC students and Jennifer Cowtuckmuk

We’ve got a couple of events coming up that we want you to know about! Next week Thursday, Sept 12th, we will be hosting Ephraim Anderson at the Eskenazi Museum of Art for a presentation at 1pm with crafting and visiting the galleries to follow.

We are also signing up people for our Fall Book Club. We’ll be reading Never Whistle at Night and Kaiaulu with meet ups on Oct 2nd and Nov 12th at 1:15pm.

To sign up for book club email [email protected]. For more information on these and future events, check out our calendar at firstnations.iu.edu!

Super thankful for a wonderful open house today! We were so excited hanging out and eating we forgot to take more photos! We saw lots of old friends and made lots of new ones. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate 10 years in our beloved Center! Stay tuned for more events to come and if you missed us come and visit 10-5pm Mon-Thurs and 12-5pm on Fridays!

We’re back! Come visit us for our Open House Friday, August 23rd from 1-3pm. We’ll also be celebrating 10 years at 712 E 8th St! See you then!

Join us for a talk this Thursday by Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad about how cultural centers help to secure the promise of a multiracial society.

This lecture will be in the Tudor Room and will be followed by a reception. Please use this link to RSVP! https://events.iu.edu/asian-culture/event/1396920-lecture-on-the-sum-of-us-is-greater-than-the-backlas

Come check out these events happening on campus tomorrow!

Thank you to Penn State and the Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association at Penn State for hosting the 2024 Big Ten Native Gathering! We had a great time meeting other Native students, faculty, staff, and Miss Navajo Nation! We were proud to represent Indiana University and our community.

We invite you to come out and learn from these guest speakers this Friday!

Although we are sad to announce the 2024 Powwow will not be taking place, we are excited for what we will be doing to support the IU and Native community this year. Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 Powwow and we look forward to seeing you in 2025! Remember to stop by the FNECC!

Happening today!🌺🤙🏾

Alexandra McNichols Torroledo, photographer and journalist, will have an exhibition of her collected works displayed at the Gayle Karch Cook Center in Maxwell Hall January 25th-March 1st.

Alexandra's work highlights indigenous people in South and North America who are affected by mega-projects and violence that are imposed on their territories, changing their lives and cultural survival. Come join her opening reception on January 25th at 5pm at Maxwell Hall!

The Pacific Islander Student Association, the First Nations Educational & Cultural Center, and the Indiana Memorial Union Board are proud to present our 2nd Party for the Pasifika event, a day full of Pacific Islander culture and fun! This year we will have two afternoon workshops, an island dinner, and an evening Pacific/Reggae/Jawaiian fusion concert featuring HI Risk Faktor and the legendary Kapena!

All activities will be in the Solarium of the IMU and the final concert will be in Alumni Hall next door. RSVPs for the workshops and dinner are recommended, but not required (see individual links for registration). Schedule is as follows:

1:00pm: Hawaiian Music Workshop - http://tinyurl.com/5yehvfjs
3:00pm: Māori Poi Workshop - http://tinyurl.com/wm5m3h4u
6:30pm: Hawai'i Dinner - http://tinyurl.com/5n77zw24
8:00pm: Concert

We hope to see you all there!! 🤙

Come join us tomorrow from 3-5pm for an art break to de-stress during finals week!🎨✍️

On November 16th at 5:30pm, we will be hosting Derik Goatson of the Navajo Nation for a conversation on practicing Native law. He currently resides in Washington, DC and works as an attorney for the federal government.

Come out and join us at the IU Woman's Basketball game vs Eastern Illinois this Thursday, Nov 9th, where we will be recognized during halftime in honor of Native American Heritage Month! Tipoff starts at 7:00pm!

Join us this Thursday, November 2nd at the Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University for an exciting program and artist talk with visiting artist Dani Tippmann, who is an Artist in Residence at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis this fall!

Dani Tippmann is a Myaamia citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. She keeps the knowledge associated with Myaamia culture, including traditional crafts, foodways, and plant usage.

Dani's talk will begin at 1:30pm, followed by a sensory room experience at 2:30pm featuring sounds and sensations of the Midwest prior to colonization, as described in the Myaamia language.

Come join us tomorrow at 6pm for A Day of the Dead Celebration!

Thank You Ryan Singer! We loved having you with us for Indigenous Peoples Day!

We know some of these people! 😁❤ Thank you Michelle Reed for helping us celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day! You are 🔥!

We are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day at the IMU! Hope to see everyone today! Schedule of events may be found at https://events.iu.edu/firstnations/event/1155311-indigenous-peoples-day-at-the-imu?_gl=1*xm68yh*_ga*MTc0NDg1MjI5Mi4xNjkxNTg0NTM1*_ga_61CH0D2DQW*MTY5Njg2NjQxOC4zNi4xLjE2OTY4NjY0MjcuNTEuMC4w&_ga=2.209091348.76509460.1696768858-1744852292.1691584535