October
Since October 9 was mid semester break, classes were not held. Therefore, on Tuesday, October 10, we had an event recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Austen Lowes, Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairperson, spoke at 1:00 pm in the Library Commons.
Tuesday, 1:00 pm @ Library Learning Commons
October
Angeline Boulley, New York Times Best Selling author of, The Firekeepers Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed, gave a talk about her books on Monday, October 30, at 7:00 pm in the Library Commons. Boulley is a native of Sugar Island, and a member of the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The Firekeeper’s Daughter has become “One of this year’s most buzzed about young adult novels” (Good Morning America), and has been awarded, among other accolades, A TIME Magazine Best Young Adult Book of All Time Selection, and The Goodreads Best Young Adult Fiction Award for 2021. Warrior Girl Unearthed has won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Young Adult, 2021 Kids’ Indie Next List Selection, Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Selection, and PopSugar Best March 2021 YA Book Selection. Funding was provided by the Issues and Intellect Fund.
Monday, 7:00 pm @ Library Learning Commons
November
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Thursday, 0:00 pm @ Quarterdeck
November
Rock your Mocs is a worldwide social media event provided as a positive opportunity to be united and celebrate tribal individuality by wearing moccasins.
Wednesday, 0:00 @ Location
January
LSSU alumna, Tomantha Slyvester, graduated in 2019. Her residency and play, Something Else, was presented on Thursday, January 26, 2023, through Saturday, January 28, 2023. Tomantha’s play is about an incarcerated Native American woman on death row as she seeks meaning in her final moments. Something Else specifically addresses injustice and violence against Indigenous women. She has performed this piece at the Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles, California, the Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, Massachusetts, and at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
Thursday-Saturday, 0:00 pm @ Art of Acting Studio
LSSU alumna, Tomantha Slyvester, graduated in 2019. Her residency and play, Something Else, was presented on Thursday, January 26, 2023, through Saturday, January 28, 2023.
february
On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, James Vukelich spoke to an overflow crowd about the Seven Grandfather Teachings. The Native American Center partnered with the Bay Mills Indian Community and Bay Mills Community College to bring him to campus. Vukelich is an Indigenous author, a social media personality, and the originator of the “Ojibwe Word of the Day” website. He is a linguist and highly sought after speaker who breaks down the Ojibwe language in a storytelling process for people to understand the meaning behind the words. His speech is available on LakerCast
Wednesday, 0:00 @ Location
On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, James Vukelich spoke to an overflow crowd about the Seven Grandfather Teachings.
february
Snow Snake (Gooniikaa Ginebig) is a traditional Native American Winter game that has been played for centuries by Indigenous people living in the northern United States and Canada. Snow Snakes are carved from wood and can be made in a variety of sizes; the Snow Snake is thrown by each competitor down a track made of snow. On February 21-22, 2023, a track was built across Pleger Commons, and the Snow Snake competition was held Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
Tuesday @ Pleger Commons
March
“Living in Balance: Anishinaabe Star Knowledge” was presented in the planetarium in Crawford Hall on March 2, 2023. The show was developed in partnership with Native Skywatchers and Abrams Planetarium with translations by Alphonse Pitawanakwat and additional translations and voice over by Aarin Dokum, art by Elizabeth LaPensée, music by Exquisite Ghost, and sound recording by John-Paul Chalykoff.
Thursday @ Crawford Hall
March
World Water Day is a collaboration between CFRE and the Native American Center. We had a viewing of the Batchewanaung Anishinabek Fisheries documentary about Lake Superior indigenous community members revealing the cultural, political, and ecological relationships surrounding their fisheries. It also documents how fishing has changed over time, conflicts with the state around management and regulation, treaty rights, principles of Indigenous law, and the culture and ceremony that are deeply embedded within fishing practices.
Wednesday @ Native American Center
The panel speakers were Dean Sayers, Chief of Batchewana First Nation; Whitney Gravelle, President of Executive Council of the Bay Mills Indian Community; and Brad Silet, Lead Fisheries Biologist, Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
March
Spring Equinox Potluck was held in the Native American Center on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Tuesday @ Native American Center
Sep - Nov
The Native American Center invited the community to share Soup Tuesdays with us every Tuesday during the Fall Semester. A different delectable soup was served every Tuesday from September 20 – November 15, generously provided by faculty and staff for all to enjoy.
Tuesday @ Native American Center
October
Woodland Sky: Native American Dance Company Woodland Sky visited campus for a residency from October 27-29, 2021 to help launch a series of events in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. The Woodland Sky Dance Company was supported as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant awarded to LSSU. The entire campus community was privileged to learn about Native American regalia, dance fitness sessions, and craft activities during the week, with a culminating storytelling and dance performance on Friday evening for the campus and surrounding community.
Friday @ Native American Dance
