In this presentation, Kim Sigafus McIver takes the audience through the American Indian way of life as it once was.
Kim Sigafus McIver joins us to talk about the tribes that once inhabited Illinois and does a brief history of the Trail of Tears as it pertains to those tribes. She’ll take an in-depth look at a typical day in the life of a Native in the early 1800’s and discusses how many of those traditions are still relevant today. Native harvest, music, courting, marriage, and more will be discussed. A question-and-answer period will follow.
Kim is an award-winning Ojibwa author from Freeport, IL. Her family is from White Earth Reservation, which is in the northwest corner of Minnesota. Kim writes Native American fiction and non-fiction as well as YA and children’s books. She has a degree in Theater and Vocal Music, drums and sings, and crafts dream catchers and Talking Feathers. She has given many presentations in her Native regalia and enjoys sharing her culture with others. She has presented at venues such as Northern Illinois University and many other Midwest colleges, The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and many other museums, as well as libraries and small groups. She’s been interviewed for both television and radio and is currently reviewing Native curriculum for an educational company.
This event is sponsored by the Champaign County Historical Archives in partnership with Illinois Humanities.
The Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau invites Illinois authors, artists, and educators to share their expertise and enthusiasm with people throughout the state, enabling local nonprofit organizations to present free-admission cultural programs of high quality to their communities for a modest fee.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Local History & Genealogy | Adult |
TAGS: | Local History | Illinois |
Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.