Reflections of Mother Earth – Teaching About Water & Life
Hybrid Attendance (in-person & online)
April 22, 2024
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location
Odehmenan Health Equity Center
Address
UIC Library of the Health Sciences, Suite 220, 1750 W. Polk St., Select
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The inaugural Community Signature Event in the Odehmenan Health Equity Center is coming on April 22, 2024! The purpose of these events is to partner with community members from the inception through the evaluation of the program.
Please join us on Earth Day for programming that brings awareness to the healing power of water. Join us as Native American women speak, teach, and sing about the sacredness of water, including Maryellen Baker (Ojibwe) founder and director of Abiinooji Aki, Inc., a non-profit organization located on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation. Our goal is to connect, learn, and reflect how we can protect our water and help restore our communities.
Both breakfast and lunch will be catered to those in person by Jessica Pamonicutt (Menominee) of Ketapanen Kitchen, Chicago's only Native American executive chef.
This event is a collaborative effort with Abiinooji Aki, a non-profit organization committed to mitigating alcohol and drug use and promoting mental health, women’s health and spiritual growth in the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) tribe, and the American Indian Health Service of Chicago, who are dedicated to providing quality culturally competent healthcare to the American Indian and Alaska Native community.
Opening Ceremony
9AM - 9:30AM CST
Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden
(corner of Polk and Wood Street)
Program
9:30AM - 2PM CST
Odehmenan Health Equity Center 1750 W. Polk St.
Suite 220
Chicago, IL 60612
Date posted
Mar 31, 2024
Date updated
Apr 16, 2024