Habitats range from the Wisconsin Woodlands to the Northeast forests and Florida mangroves, to Southwest deserts and the Northwest coast. Native American cultures, both contemporary and past, are featured among these habitats, subtly making the connection between people and their environment.
Join us in the Demonstration Kitchen for the Milwaukee Public Library's Big Read Latin American cooking demonstration!
Date:Thursday, April 6
Location: Global Kitchen, second floor
Cost: Free with Global Kitchen Admission
Date and TimeFriday, April 11, 2025
6 – 9 p.m.
John Mink, Ojibwe, 1941Bandolier bags are large, heavily beaded pouches with a slit at the top. They have a beaded strap worn diagonally over the shoulder, thus resting the bag at hip level.
September 13, 1924 - February 5, 2004
“Never have I beheld any spectacle which…so forcibly taught the lesson of humility to man as a total eclipse of the Sun.”
~ James Fennimore Cooper, 19th century American writer
Last Thoughts before the Big American Eclipse
Located in the Future Museum’s outdoor Plaza will be an Indigenous art installation titled The Gathering Place, designed and created by artist Mark Fischer of the Oneida Nation.
Because they comprise such a large waterway, they have played a vital role in the lives and histories of Indian peoples who have resided along their shores for millennia. Most Indian groups living in the Great Lakes region for the last five centuries are of the Algonkian language family.