Chicago Public Library: Celebrate Native American Heritage Month With CPL In November

Chicago IL

20 October, 2021

2:17 PM

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library: October 20, 2021 Join us in celebrating and uplifting Native/Indigenous voices with Chicago Public Library in November. This year, we celebrate (Re)Taking Up Space, inviting all to listen to our guest speakers talk about unceded lands, celebrate representation and inclusion in contemporary media and learn more about important issues such as the movement for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People. Please read CPL's Land Acknowledgement in partnership with the American Indian Center in Chicago: Events View all Native American Heritage Month events. Highlights include: Adults and Teens The Ribbon Skirts of Agnes Woodward: 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 2 Walking in Two Worlds: Growing Up Indigenous in Turtle Island: 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 9 Indigenerdity with Jonnie Jae: 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 10 Representation Matters with Debra Yepa-Pappan: 6 p.m. Monday, November 15 Film Screening: Smoke Signals: 6 p.m. Monday, November 1 and 2 p.m. Saturday, November 13 Kids and Families Storytime with Illustrator Monica Rickert: 11 a.m. Thursday, November 11 Drop-in: Jingle Bracelets: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 10 Book Discussions A Rain of Night Birds by Deena Metzger: 5 p.m. Thursday, November 18 There There by Tommy Orange: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 27 Coloring Page Print our coloring sheet, Zangy Moles, by Chicago artist Monica Rickert. Reading Recommendations Native American Heritage Month Reads for Kids Native American Heritage Month Reads for Teens Native American Heritage Month Reads for Adults hr>This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.