This is published in Sunday’s Star Tribune, Minnesota News section, “Around the Metro.”
MINNEAPOLIS
Ceremony, movie to mark Indigenous Peoples Day
Two events will mark Indigenous Peoples Day in Minneapolis on Monday, the second anniversary of recognition of the day by the City Council.
A prayer and pipe ceremony will be held at noon at Coldwater Springs, near 5601 Minnehaha Park Dr. S., between Minnehaha Park and Fort Snelling. The ceremony will be led by actor and filmmaker Sheldon Wolfchild, a member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community.
The Coldwater Committee asked women to wear long skirts out of respect for Dakota tradition; it also suggested bringing lawn chairs.
Wolfchild’s documentary film on 19th-century interactions between the federal government and the Dakota, “Star Dreamers: The Indian System,†will be screened at 7 p.m. at 4200 Cedar Av. S. Wolfchild will lead a discussion following the screening. The event is sponsored by Women Against Military Madness.
STEVE BRANDT