In May 2009, the Minnesota State Legislature asked the Minnesota Humanities Center and four state councils-the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans-to collaboratively create new programs and events that celebrates and preserves the artistic, historical, and cultural heritages of the communities represented by each council.
Farm to table education interactive programs that engage all fairgoers. A focus will be on regional crops and products that are grown locally. , , Poppa Bear Norton is not just a band or a duo, it?s an award-winning act whose musical style, funny stage banter, and captivating lyrics will have you laughing one minute and tearing up the next. Non-country folks like them because they look wild, play fast, and have fun performing a style of music they may have never heard before, in a way they have never seen.
Redevelop access routes, docks, fishing pier, 4 shelters, and shower building. Add accessible tables, benches, and grills to beach area and along trail. Plant trees along ditch.
The purpose of this project is to plan & design Health Wellness & Cultural Arts activities in Black Indigenous Communities. I aim to curate Cultural Community Festivals with an emphasis on Health Education and Cultural Workshops. These workshops are designed to amplify awareness around community health and well-being by also shining a light on Indigenous Peoples' heritage through Cultural Arts.
An exhibit planner will be hired to lead a project team of subject matter experts, artists, and lay-people through planning, design, and implementation of a web-based exhibit that expands the current work of the Philando Castile Peace Garden, including contemporary knowledge of racial history, community trauma, and the role of art, peace, grief, and healing in the wake of police violence.