Community Read: "Becoming Kin" by Patty Krawec

Mankato’s Indigenous People’s Day Committee is hosting a community read! This year's book is "Becoming Kin" by Patty Krawec. Borrow from your local library or purchase from our favorite Indigenous book seller: Birchbark Books!

"Becoming Kin - An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future"
By Patty Krawec (Author), Nick Estes (Foreword by)

"We find our way forward by going back.

"The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast, Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec says, but we can still honor the bonds between us. Settlers dominated and divided, but Indigenous peoples won't just send them all "home."

"Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Settler colonialism tried to force us into one particular way of living, but the old ways of kinship can help us imagine a different future. Krawec asks, What would it look like to remember that we are all related? How might we become better relatives to the land, to one another, and to Indigenous movements for solidarity? Braiding together historical, scientific, and cultural analysis, Indigenous ways of knowing, and the vivid threads of communal memory, Krawec crafts a stunning, forceful call to "unforget" our history.

"This remarkable sojourn through Native and settler history, myth, identity, and spirituality helps us retrace our steps and pick up what was lost along the way: chances to honor rather than violate treaties, to see the land as a relative rather than a resource, and to unravel the history we have been taught."

https://www.broadleafbooks.com/.../978150647.../Becoming-Kin

"Becoming Kin" Book Discussion #1

Join us for the first of two discussions of the book Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec.

The Blue Earth County Library System in partnership with the Greater Mankato Diversity Council and the Blue Earth County Historical Society present the book and host both discussions.
The community read kicks off our region’s celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day 2024.

This is an Arts and Cultural Heritage Program, funded by a grant from the State of Minnesota.

"Becoming Kin" Book Discussion #2

Join us for the second of two discussions of the book Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec.

The Blue Earth County Library System in partnership with the Greater Mankato Diversity Council and the Blue Earth County Historical Society present the book and host both discussions.
The community read kicks off our region’s celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024.

This is an Arts and Cultural Heritage Program, funded by a grant from the State of Minnesota.

Community Film Showing #1

Join us for the first free screening of "American Indian Homelands: Matters of Truth, Honor and Dignity" at Ostrander Auditorium in the MSU Student Union. Free parking at the visitor's paylot for this event.

This is a documentary that focuses on the complex legal and political issues surrounding American Indian land ownership and sovereignty, highlighting the historical injustices faced by Native American tribes and the ongoing efforts to reclaim lost lands and assert tribal rights.

The film primarily explores the significant loss of Native American land due to historical policies like the General Allotment Act, and the ongoing struggles to regain control of ancestral territories.

"American Indian Homelands" is considered a powerful and compelling documentary that sheds light on the injustices experienced by indigenous populations regarding land ownership.

Community Film Showing #2

Join us for the second free screening of "American Indian Homelands: Matters of Truth, Honor and Dignity" at Blue Earth County Historical Society.

This is a documentary that focuses on the complex legal and political issues surrounding American Indian land ownership and sovereignty, highlighting the historical injustices faced by Native American tribes and the ongoing efforts to reclaim lost lands and assert tribal rights.

The film primarily explores the significant loss of Native American land due to historical policies like the General Allotment Act, and the ongoing struggles to regain control of ancestral territories.

"American Indian Homelands" is considered a powerful and compelling documentary that sheds light on the injustices experienced by indigenous populations regarding land ownership.

Community Film Showing #3

Join us for the third free screening of "American Indian Homelands: Matters of Truth, Honor and Dignity" at Blue Earth County Historical Society.

This is a documentary that focuses on the complex legal and political issues surrounding American Indian land ownership and sovereignty, highlighting the historical injustices faced by Native American tribes and the ongoing efforts to reclaim lost lands and assert tribal rights.

The film primarily explores the significant loss of Native American land due to historical policies like the General Allotment Act, and the ongoing struggles to regain control of ancestral territories.

"American Indian Homelands" is considered a powerful and compelling documentary that sheds light on the injustices experienced by indigenous populations regarding land ownership.

Community Film Showing #4

Join us for the fourth and final free screening of "American Indian Homelands: Matters of Truth, Honor and Dignity" at Blue Earth County Historical Society.

This is a documentary that focuses on the complex legal and political issues surrounding American Indian land ownership and sovereignty, highlighting the historical injustices faced by Native American tribes and the ongoing efforts to reclaim lost lands and assert tribal rights.

The film primarily explores the significant loss of Native American land due to historical policies like the General Allotment Act, and the ongoing struggles to regain control of ancestral territories.

"American Indian Homelands" is considered a powerful and compelling documentary that sheds light on the injustices experienced by indigenous populations regarding land ownership.

Indigenous Peoples Day 2024 Community Celebration

FREE Event! All are welcome so please join us to celebrate!

Live Music
Food & Craft Vendors
Cultural Education
Kids Activities
Planetarium Showings

Learn, Honor, Celebrate: Indigenous Peoples Day in Mankato!