AME Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration

This will be a tour to remember! 

Join University of Minnesota Indigenous Research Professor Darlene St. Clair on this guided tour of acknowledgment and interpretation of Sacred Land, the Bdote at Fort Snelling State Park. 

Friday, October 11, 8:45 a.m.–noon

Transportation is provided. Meet outside of T.1500 at 8:45AM. Bus will depart promptly at 9 a.m. for the Fort Snelling State Park Historic Visitor Center. 

This event is made available through the African American Education Empowerment Program (AME). 

Darlene St. Clair BIO
Iyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair is Indigenous Research Professor at the University of Minnesota. 

Her work focuses on several areas: Dakota Studies; Native Nations of Minnesota; the integration of Native cultures, histories, and languages into curricula and educational institutions; the arts and cultural expressions of Native peoples; Dakota places and sacred sites; and anti-racist pedagogy. 

She is Mdewakaƞtuƞwaƞ Dakota and a citizen of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota.