Three time Grammy Award winning Native American musician and artist Bill Miller is playing at: Charlie’s On Main 113 S Main St, Oregon, WI 53575 WHEN: October 28th at 7PM! Saturday October 27th 7-9PM: Free hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, meet Bill and hear him play a sampling of his music at Charlie’s Main Event. Sunday […]
On Being Yourself
Edgewood College welcomes Louis V. Clark, author of “On Being an Indian in the 21st Century.” In the book, Clark takes readers on a deeply personal and profound quest through a wide range of subjects – from workplace racism to falling in love and the Green Bay Packers – to discover what it means to […]
Art Exhibit: Home is Where the Racism Is
From May 16 through May 18, the Yatra Gallery in one of the old Milwaukee Road train cars at Madison’s converted train station at 646 West Washington Avenue, will host the art exhibit, “Home is Where the Racism Is.” The show features photos, interviews, historical documents and personal narratives from a wide variety of African-American, […]
History Sandwiched In: “Indian Mounds of Wisconsin”
More mounds were built by American Indians in Wisconsin than any other region of North America – between 15,000 and 20,000, at least 4,000 of which remain today. Robert Birmingham will discuss his book “Indian Mounds of Wisconsin”, co-written with Amy Rosebrough and recently released in a second edition, which provides a comprehensive overview of […]
Native American Healing from Boarding School Traumas
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the United States government forced many Native American children to attend Christian, English-speaking boarding schools that forbade Native American languages, traditions, and practices. The practice resulted in tearing apart families, trauma for children in these boarding schools, and a loss of Native American memory and tradition. Monday host […]
Poems Explore “How to be an Indian in the 21st Century”
Wisconsin Poet Louis V. Clark III, also known as “Two Shoes”, is out with a new book called “How to be an Indian in the 21st Century.” On March 16th, he joined Tony Castaneda to talk about how he discovered his artistic voice and how the poems explore his own identity.