October 23, 2023

Native American Heritage Month Statewide Events

by
Office of State History

The following are some examples of Native American Heritage Month Events taking place at museums and historical societies across New York State.

Homeschoolers: Lenape Day: Honoring their Culture and Influence (link is external)
Thursday, November 2, 2023
1:00pm
Minnewaska State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: 
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=127-35726.0 (link is external)

Meet Sean Sherman, The Sioux Chef (link is external)
Sunday, November 5, 2023
4:00pm
Jay Heritage Center
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=39-37500.0 (link is external)

STEAM Hour: Celebrating Native American Heritage (link is external)
Monday, November 6, 2023
4:00pm
New York Public Library
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2023/11/06/steam-hour (link is external)

Kids STEAM: Native American Art (link is external)
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
3:00pm
New York Public Library
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2023/11/07/clone-kids-steam-native-american-art (link is external)

The Urgency of Indigenous Values (link is external)
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
12:00pm
New York State Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: 
https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/11006538 (link is external)

Corn Husk Doll Workshop w/ Penny Minner (link is external)
Saturday, November 11, 2023
10:30am
Tompkins Center for History & Culture
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: 
https://thehistorycenter.net/event-5372164?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=11/20/2023 (link is external)

Haudenosaunee Storytelling and Corn Husk Doll Workshop (link is external)
Saturday, November 11, 2023
1:00pm
Oneida County History Center
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://www.oneidacountyhistory.org/programs.html (link is external)

Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries (link is external)
Saturday, November 11, 2023
7:00pm
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: 
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=37-37502.0 (link is external)

Native American Heritage Month: Who are The Tohono O’odham? (link is external)
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
5:30pm
New York Public Library
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: 
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2023/11/15/native-american-heritage-month-who-are-tohono-oodham-desert-people (link is external)

NY | Mexico Now: The Present and Future of Ancestral Practices (link is external)
Saturday, November 18, 2023
1:00pm
National Museum of the American Indian NYC
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D170312855 (link is external)

Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Roots (link is external)
Sunday, November 19, 2023
1:00pm
Crocheron Park
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2023/11/19/native-american-heritage-month-indigenous-roots (link is external)

Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Harvest and History (link is external)
Sunday, November 19, 2023
1:00pm
Inwood Hill Park
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2023/11/19/native-american-heritage-month-lenape-harvest-and-history (link is external)

Original New Yorkers: Indigenous History of NY (link is external)
Monday, November 20, 2023
6:30pm
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: 
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=59-37523.0 (link is external)

NY | Native American Heritage Day: Akwesasne Women Singers (link is external)
Friday, November 24, 2023
12:00pm
National Museum of the American Indian NYC
In-Person Event
More information: 
https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D170313197 (link is external)