Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

NATIVE AUTHORS & ARTISTS SERIES

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim is one of the guest speakers who will be introducing K-12 educators and librarians to her Ojibwa books for the classroom. There will be an interview and Q&A with the her, and time in the Perpich Library to peruse her books.

The first 40 people attending this event will receive a free book from her.

Kim is looking forward to talking about her work and how K-12 educators can bring her experiences into their classrooms!

There is no cost to attend the Native Authors series.

• Light snacks will be provided.

• A clock hours form will be available following the session.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Native Gardening

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native gardening. She will be talking about The Three Sisters Planting and companion planting. She will discuss other ways of planting, what the native people planted, and all participants will receive seeds to start in their own garden. A Q and A will follow.

MMIW - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Two Spirit Honoring Event

There are over 5,000 missing and murdered Native American women and Two-Spirit people in the United States today. This does not include the people who live off the reservations. There are over 65,000 Native American people living in Illinois. Are some of our missing among those people?

At 1 p.m the gathering will begin to honor those missing and murdered. The ceremony will include a blessing, a pipe ceremony, drumming and singing, a healing jingle dress dance, and the Red Dress ceremony.

The event is open to the public. Come dressed in red or wear your MMIW t-shirt to support the indigenous people. Please bring lawn chairs or blankets.

MMIW T-shirts will be available for sale at the event. This is a fundraiser for this event.

More details are to follow and far as venue. Please check back.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

CONA - Celebration of Native Americans Education Day

Native American people from all over the area will be coming together in Freeport, IL. for a celebration of their culture on Saturday, June 7 from 10-5 p.m. This day will help educate people on all aspects of the native culture.

Music, drums, storytelling, food, and Native American inspired vendors will be in attendance to share their crafts. Ojibwa elder Kim Sigafus, an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, will be presenting on the history of Native Americans in Illinois.

A native lodge will be set up, and tours will be offered of the inside.

The Native American Awareness Committee from Rockford, IL. will also be in attendance, and they will be drumming and singing during the opening ceremony, and teaching pow wow dancing.

There will be a children’s crafting corner, where children and their parents can learn how to make native crafts.

Wonderful fry bread will be available for purchase, and the public is encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs, and sit outside and listen to music.

Come and experience the native culture with us. The event is free to the public.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Honor the Mounds Gathering

The Beattie Park mounds were built during the Late Woodland period, around 700-1100. The group of mounds originally included nine conical mounds, a linear mound, and two effigy mounds; one in the shape of a bird, the other a turtle. Three of the conical mounds, the linear mound, and the turtle effigy still remain. The others were destroyed over the years. The mounds in Beattie Park were ceremonial in nature. 

The 27th Annual Gathering will be held rain or shine in the park. There will be music, dancers, singers, fry bread, and vendors. Demonstrations will be going on throughout the day, as well as speakers on several native topics. A children’s tent will be set up for native crafting with the children and parents, and a sacred fire will be going all day for prayers.

This event is sponsored by the NAAC - Native American Awareness Committee of Rockford, and organization that Kim supports. Kim will have a book and craft table there, where she will be selling and signing her books and talking with people about her handmade crafts.

Native Harvest

I will be presenting a program on Native Harvest. My talk will include planting Native foods like The Three Sisters, wild ricing, maple syrup tapping, and how natives stored food.

I will also be discussing how the native people lived in the early 1800’s, from gardening, harvest, and fall into winter time activities.

Native Gardening

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus is women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife), and Hononegah.

Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois.

Kim will discuss the role women played within the family unit. The audience will learn Native language and music, and get the chance to play native instruments in this interactive experience.