November:
Native American Month In Indiana

Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis White River Trader Holiday Preview Party Shop early for the holidays in the White River Trader museum store.	Saturday, November 2 9:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. IU School of Law, Indianapolis Breaking Silence About Native American Sovereignty Symposium Local and national Native American leaders and legal experts will share their first-hand knowledge of issues in the Spirit & Place Festival. Sponsored by the Eiteljorg Museum.
Saturday, November 2 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. IUPUI Lilly Auditorium, Indianapolis Urban Indian Panel Discussion Prominent speakers will be on hand to discuss the plight of Urban Indians and the challenges they face. Sponsored by the AICI.	Monday, November 4, through Friday, November 8 7:00-9:00 P.M. nightly Woodburn Hall 003, IU Bloomington Campus First Nations Film Festival: Indians 'n' Motions Festival featuring First Nations films: Smoke Signals, Dance Me Outside, Keepers of the Fire, and more. Click here for full details.
Wednesdays November 6, 13, and 20 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. IUPUI University College Room 132, Indianapolis Native American Storytelling Series Brown-bag lunch presentation for students and staff to listen to various Native speakers tell stories from their specific tribes.	Thursday, November 7, through Saturday, November 9 7:00-9:00 P.M. Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis Harvest Celebration Dinner Series Two Native American guests will share information about traditional Native American harvest observances each day in the Mihtohseenionki exhibition each evening during the Harvest Celebration Dinners.
Friday, November 8 2:30 - 3:30 P.M. IUPUI University College Room 115, Indianapolis Indians 101 Dr. Wesley Thomas (Diné) will lead an educational class/presentation describing the purpose of pow wows, traditional dances, and drum.	Saturday, November 9 12:00-10:00 P.M. IUPUI University College Courtyard (Outdoors), Indianapolis IUPUI Autumn Pow Wow Non-competitive pow wow/dance presentation. Arts and craft vendors will be invited to sell authentic craft and traditional Native food will be served.
Thursday, November 14 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. IUPUI University College, Indianapolis Film Presentation and Discussion Watch the movie 'Windtalkers,' and after the movie participate in a discussion with Dr. Wesley Thomas (Diné).	Saturday, November 16 Time TBA Barnes & Noble, Carmel (146th St & Greyhound Pass) AICI: Native American Poetry Reading Open Mike Enjoy an open mike session of poetry reading with a Native flair. All Native Americans are invited to read their work.
Friday, November 18 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. IUPUI University College Room 132, Indianapolis Arts & Crafts Session Craft session conducted by Marty Gradolf (Winnebago), Eiteljorg Museum's Indian Market Signature Artist 2002. Students and staff will weave a medicine wheel.	Tuesday, November 19 10:00-11:30 A.M. (Indianapolis), afternoon (Bloomington) IUPUI University College, Indianapolis, and IU Bloomington Native American Health Presentation: Stress Management by Using the Native American Medicine Presentation conducted by Brett Dennis (Cherokee) and Marguerite Casey from the Indiana American Indian Health Program on relieving stress through traditional Native American techniques.
Friday, November 22 7:00 P.M. - midnight Fountain Square Theatre Building, Indianapolis AICI: Native American Comedian Drew Lacapa For an evening of laughs and dancing, join Drew Lacapa (Apache) for a night of Native humor followed by swing dancing. Tickets can be pre-purchased.	Saturday, November 23 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. IUPUI University College, Indianapolis AICI: Hope Workshop Helping Our People Excel workshops are designed to promote professional development and self sufficiency among Indiana's Native American people.
For More Information, Contact: IUPUI -- Felica Ahasteen-Bryant (Dine') at 317.274.0403 or by email at fahastee@iupui.edu. IU Bloomington -- Wesley Thomas (Dine') at 812.855.3862 or by email at thomasw@indiana.edu Eiteljorg Museum -- Leon Jett, 317.636.9376 Ext. 119 or be email at ljett@eiteljorg.com. American Indian Center of Indiana -- Mary Alexander at 317.347.5160 or by email at aiciindy1@aol.com.

This page last updated 2005/11/14 by rlriall [at] indiana [dot] edu.