Community Engagements

 
 

inclusive learning and healing

Offering a variety of programs and community engagements catering to different learning styles ensures that all individuals have equal opportunities to engage and succeed, regardless of their preferred method of learning. This approach deeply values community knowledge keepers by acknowledging and integrating their wisdom and experiences, thus enriching the educational landscape and fostering a more inclusive environment.

 

upcoming engagements

Upcoming 2025 community engagements to be announced soon.

past engagements

Everything You Want to Know About Wacipis But Are Afraid To Ask - August 7, 2024

The community learned about the traditions and protocols around the wacipi [wah-CHEE-pee] so you can respectfully and joyfully participate in our region’s events throughout the year. Wacipis (powwows) are inclusive events and everyone is invited.

 

Welcome Back Pezi Hota to He Mni Can - June 8, 2023

Pezi Hota (Pä-zhë Hö-tâ  meaning Gray Grass) is plentiful at the Prairie Island Elder Gardens and yearning to return to He Mni Can. This engagement provided an opportunity to connect with the land, our plant relatives, and our community while engaging in purposeful work. We learned about our plant relative and welcomed Pezi Hota back to He Mni Can.

 

Tipi Teachings ”This is Home” - July 22, 2023

We gathered as a community around the newly painted community tipi for cultural teachings.

Conducting the tipi painting and Tipi Teachings at Bay Point and Central Park was significant, as many Prairie Island Indian Community relatives called this place home. Grandparents were born in Tipis at the base of He Mni Can and Bay Point Park. 

 

We are All Connected - Cultural and Traditional Teachings of Our Buffalo Relatives - April 3, 2023

This community presentation and conversation honored the history of our buffalo relatives who roamed on the land we call home and offered to teach us about how to live today and in our future. We learned about the PIIC Edwing W. Buck Jr. Veteran Memorial Buffalo Project.