Indigenous People’s Day Mankato Events Start Oct. 6

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

All events are 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 Blues Band

• Drum group and dancers – Upstream Singers

• Food trucks

• Vendors – Local, Indigenous

*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”

• Community Read: “The Seedkeeper” by Diane Wilson

• • Community Discussion Talks

  • 9/17 – 10:30am at Blue Earth County Historical Society

  • 9/24 – 10:30am at Blue Earth County Library