discussion Archives

Alter-Native Giving Meal

American Indian, collaboration, community, discussion, Education, EQI, food, identity, Kinship and Responsibility, Native American, shared voices, storytelling

Join us for our Alter-Native Giving Meal on November 13th from 4:00-6:00 PM in Merrill Hall 148. Coming together in community, we reflect on what gratitude means through Indigenous lenses of kinship and responsibility. Through traditional foods (plus pie!), we… Read More

Indigenous Felt Knowledge Festival

American Indian, collaboration, community, discussion, Education, food, identity, indigenous knowledge, Kinship and Responsibility, Native American, native scholars, shared voices, storytelling, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Join us for a vibrant celebration of Indigenous culture and traditions! immerse yourself in a day filled with music, captivating performances, live art, workshops, vendors, & food! Vendors include:Ina MakaRed Magic NetworkHarmony by DesignAll Bead UpTootsie’s TeaRooted 414Sarah L. Wilson… Read More

Community Feast

American Indian, collaboration, discussion, Education, identity, indigenous knowledge, Kinship and Responsibility, Native American, shared voices, storytelling

Join us on October 15th from 5:00-8:00 PM in the AISC Lounge (Merrill 148) and the EQI Fire Circle (Weather Permitting) for our Community Feast. We will be sharing a meal and hearing about Milwaukee Indigenous history from an Indigenous… Read More

Artist in Residence: Conversation with an Elder and an Artist

American Indian, Artist in Residence, collaboration, community, discussion, Education, indigenous knowledge, Jon Thunder, Jonathan Thunder, Kinship and Responsibility, Native American, Ojibwe, Oneida, shared voices, storytelling, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Join us for a conversation at the EQI Fire Circle, outside of Merrill Hall on October 16th from 6:30-7:30pm. Mark Denning (enrolled member of the Oneida Nation, who also has Ojibwe, Stockbridge Munsee, and Menominee ancestry), will be teaching our… Read More

Sisters Rising Screening and Panel

collaboration, discussion, Education, film, GLIICH, indigenous knowledge, MMIW, panel, shared voices, SHAW, Women's Resource Center, WRC

Join us for an informative post-film discussion on the documentary, Sisters Rising. A powerful feature documentary about six Native American women reclaiming personal & tribal sovereignty. Our panelists will delve into the issue of violence against Native American women and… Read More