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Upcoming Events Wednesday-Thursday, May 16th-17th, 2012 Wisconsin Wolf River Tourism Conference Friday, May 18th, 2012 Mole Masters SPRING SWING
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The Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Mole Lake is the very first individual Indian tribe in the United States to have established a green tourism based conference, in 2011. The Sokaogon also gained world-wide recognition nearly a decade ago,when it successfully defeated a multi-million dollar international conglomerate from establishing a proposed metallic-sulfide mine in Forest County, WI. As protectors of Mother Earth and guardians of the headwaters of the Wolf River; the people of the Sokaogon remain steadfast to ensure that our beautiful environment will remain protected and enjoyed for the next seven generations. Our goal includes keeping our location in the North woods of Wisconsin as a premier environmentally green and desirable four-season destination for all travelers, tourists and vacationers to enjoy. The conference is sponsored in part by: Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community and Sokaogon Mole Lake Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa.
Past Events Monday, October 24, 2011 11:00 am – 4:00pm The Artists Toolbox Open House An informational Open House for artists (musicians, performers, visual arts, Native American artists, writers, poets) and non-profit arts & cultural organizations, and for-profit art businesses. Provided information about the variety of resources, tools, and services available to artists.
August 14, 2011 3:00pm – 8:00pm Woodland Ways - 3rd Annual Benefit for Northwoods NiiJii's Woodland Indian Arts Initiative (more info)
February, 2011 Architectural Design Competition: Native American Arts & Cultural Facility (more info) Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community, Inc. was awarded a LINC/Ford Foundation Space for Change Pre-Planning grant for the renovation of a historic downtown Native arts and cultural space. Northwoods NiiJii held a national design competition for preliminary drawings for the renovation of the Lac du Flambeau Indian Bowl. The winning design was from the Design Coalition (Madison WI).
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 12th-13th, 2011, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST Wisconsin Wolf River Tourism Conference (more info) The first annual Wisconsin Wolf River Tourism Conference promoted sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism in the historic and pristine Wolf River area in Northeastern Wisconsin. In addition to the opening keynote address by Richard D. Ackley, Jr. (Sokaogon Chippewa), the conference included several field trips, a trade show, and a celestial photography outing on the Sokaogon Mole Lake Chippewa Indian Reservation. October 23rd, 2010, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Folk Arts Apprenticeships & Wisconsin Native Artists (more info) Folk arts specialist Richard March told the story of the Wisconsin Arts Board Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program, and gave a presentation about the artisans who participated and the art objects they created. October 19th - 20th, 2010, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Northwoods Tribal Leadership Summit (more info) The purpose of the Northwoods Tribal Leadership Summit was to strengthen Tribal nations through leadership development. Such leadership development entails providing Tribal leaders with critical knowledge and resources, whereby they may constructively utilize opportunities that benefit the community. It recognizes that Tribal leadership is a circle of relationships--whether between local leaders and their constituents, or nation to nation--working together with respect to sovereignty and self-determination, and today's system of governance with traditional values. Sunday, August 15, 2010, Noon - 10:00 pm NiiJii Woodland Indian Art Center Symposium (more info) The Second Annual Woodland Indian Arts Symposium was held on August 15, 2010. The symposium was hosted at Dillmans Creative Arts Foundation and sponsored by the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the Wisconsin Arts Board. The event brought together humanities experts and master artists including folklorist and scholar with the Wisconsin Arts Board Richard March, Ojibwe Language Program Director Leon Valliere, and artists Frank Montano, Greg Johnson, Jerry LaBarge, Sandy and David Peterson, and Bobby “Bullet” St. Germaine for a conversation on the connection between the natural environment and traditional art making materials and techniques of Native Woodland artists. Click below to watch the symposium.
Saturday, May 29, 2010 Woodland Indian Arts Center - Grand Opening (more info) December 2009 Woodland Arts Holiday Sale (more info) Friday, August 14, 2009 WOODLAND INDIAN ART SERIES | A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR NORTHWOODS NIIJII Wade Fernandez with Darren Thompson (more info) Saturday, August 22, 2009 WOODLAND INDIAN ART SERIES | A NORTHWOODS NIIJII FUNDRAISING EVENT Miikawaadad! (Something Good to Look At!) (more info)
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This program was
made possible in part
by grants from
the Wisconsin
Arts Board and Wisconsin Humanities Council,
with additional funds from
the State of
Wisconsin and
the National
Endowment
for the Arts.
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