Indigenous People's Day

About

October
6-10th, Mankato’s Indigenous People’s Day Committee is hosting a weekend full
of events. This year’s theme will be “Keeping Indigenous History: Growing our
Seeds.”  

All
events will be free and open to the public. 

Thurs
Oct 6, 2022: Film
showing at MSU Campus - Ostrander Auditorium - 4:00pm to 6:00pm - Film Showing: Gather 

Fri
Oct 7, 2022: “Food
and a Band” at The HUB Food Park - 4:00pm - 8:00pm 

• Main band - Bluedog
• Drum group and dancers -
  Upstream Singer
• Food trucks
• Vendors

*bring
chair or blanket 

Saturday
Oct 8, 2022: Film
showing at Blue Earth County Historical Society - 1:00pm - Film Showing: Gather

Sunday
Oct 9, 2022: Film
showing at Blue Earth County Historical Society - 2:00pm - Film Showing: Gather 

Monday
Oct 10, 2022: Indigenous
People’s Day Keynote Speaker - Ostrander Auditorium - 7:00pm-8:30pm - Diane Wilson, Author “The
Seedkeeper”

Since 2018, the city
of Mankato has recognized the second Monday in October as Indigenous People's
Day. For more
information, contact the committee via their Facebook page or call Megan
Heutmaker at 651-491-1122.