Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum

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Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum

Formerly Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. Our Mission: To increase the visibility and elevate Native voices through education, advocacy, and awareness

05/26/2026

Tomorrow outside in the gardens! Drop in anytime between 11am-3pm. Journal prompts, garden and native plant books from our library in case you’d like to page through. We’ll have free seeds & seedlings. We’ll be sharing some eastern mountain mint, WI Lakes red peppers, and Cherokee purple heirloom tomatoes. See yous soon 😄✌🏽🫘

05/18/2026

Artist Talk: Living Stories
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 at 6:00pm
https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/living-stories-artist-talk-jim-terry/

Jim Terry is a Ho-Chunk storyteller who’s called Chicago his home for the last ten thousand years or so. His graphic memoir “Come Home, Indio” was nominated for an Ignatz and was a finalist for the LA Times Bookprize. His comic-book essay “Paper Cuts”, done in residency at The Newberry Library, is currently being taught in several schools and he has worked as a comics illustrator for almost two decades with everyone from Marvel to Heavy Metal. This August his prose will be published in the anticipated “Never Whistle At Night 2: Back For Blood” and he just completed the feature length film “Shank”.

Please RSVP. This is a FREE event. For more information about this program, please contact [email protected] | (847) 475-0911 | www.gichigamiin-museum.org/

05/15/2026

Special Event: Film Screening - Shank | A film by Jim Terry
Date: Saturday, May 30th at 5:30pm
Location: Goodman Theatre - 170 N Dearborn St., Chicago, IL

Join us for a screening of the film SHANK, written, produced, and directed by filmmaker Jim Terry, with music by Peckinslaw. Described as “If Monty Python made John Wick with no money”, SHANK is a bonkers action comedy you can’t miss.

The evening will also feature a post-show discussion moderated by cast member Aaron Golding featuring artists from the film. The cast and creative team will reflect on the film’s themes and their experience bringing the piece to life. Light refreshments will be served.

Learn more and RSVP at GoodmanTheatre.org/Shank

05/14/2026

🌼Garden Info Swap Day 🌼
Learn about adopting native plants into your garden space and find fellowship among fellow gardeners. Come hang out with our garden manager, Camille Billie, to learn about adopting native plants into your garden space and finding community among fellow gardeners. This month there will be:

✨Free seedlings: Pycnanthemum Muticum, Cherokee purple tomatos, Wisconsin lakes bell peppers
✨Journalling prompts: reflection on our relationships to land, food and community
✨visitors are welcome to bring seeds to trade with fellow gardeners

If weather permits, we will meet outside in the gardens next door to the museum. If the weather doesn’t permit, we’ll meet inside the museum. https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/garden-info-swap/

05/08/2026

We will be closed Saturday, May 9th for Staff Professional Development. We resume our regular hours on Monday, May 11th. See you then!

05/07/2026

Virtual Teacher Focus Group
We are developing new field trip programming for elementary school groups in preparation for the 2026-2027 school year. As part of that process, we would love to get input from elementary school teachers.

Date: Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
RSVP: https://forms.gle/CnKSuzQCNjcyWFN36

If you teach students anywhere from pre-K to sixth grade and would like to be involved, please RSVP through the form. To show our appreciation for their input and support, we will offer all participants a 25% discount on their next field trip to the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum. The Zoom link for the focus group will be sent on the day of the event.

For more information, visit https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/11300-2/

05/01/2026

📣📣 Free Day 📣📣
Join us for a day of free admission and the Indigenous Artist Pop-up Market at Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum on Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There are only 2 museum free days left to see Living Stories before it closes on June 30th.

For all upcoming events, visit https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/

04/30/2026

📢📢Calling all artists, artisans, activists and wellness practitioners!

CALL FOR ARTISTS EXTENDED!
Call for Artists: In the Absence of Space: Claim, Create, Connect

How do we create space when it doesn’t exist? This upcoming group exhibition explores how artists respond to exclusion and invisibility—reclaiming presence, asserting belonging, and building connections across people, histories, and place.

📍 Grove Gallery | 619 Grove St., Evanston
🗓 Exhibit Dates: May 29 – June 29, 2026
📝 Submissions Due: May 7, 2026 (extended!)
🎉 Artists’ Reception: June 6 | 4–6 PM
Apply now and be part of the conversation

Call for artists https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRH3zo1SCKi_FR2pcuMwAUP16NK6zIWsWTMyIInDwqwlRaxA/viewform

Call for Programs https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7XI4fwg667gvKFxcRD5UKqHVZ-E_L6aUsNlq1bmtKALVZyg/viewform

More info https://www.evanstonaspa.org/in-the-absence-of-space

04/07/2026

Tomorrow!

We are developing new field trip programming for elementary school groups in preparation for the 2026-2027 school year. As part of that process, we would love to get input from elementary school teachers.

Date: Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm

If you teach students anywhere from pre-K to sixth grade and would like to be involved, please RSVP. Light snacks and refreshments will be available.
More Info https://gichigamiin-museum.org/events/11300/
RSVP here https://forms.gle/VSm7kNt4BLFq3BdA7

04/02/2026

🌼🌼Garden Info Swap 🌼🌼

Come hang out during our free day, with our garden manager, Camille Billie, to learn about adopting native plants into your garden space and finding community among fellow gardeners. There will be native plant coloring pages, printed resources & free seeds from last year's garden harvest and Alliance of Native Seed Keepers while supplies last. If weather permits, we will meet outside in the gardens next door to the museum. If the weather doesn’t permit, we’ll meet inside the museum.

Address

3001 Central Street
Evanston, IL
60201

Telephone

(847) 475-1030

Website

https://linktr.ee/Gichigamiinmuseum

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