St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board
2023-02-10 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Online
Friends of the Falls presents its 2023 grant proposal to the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board.

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Meeting
2023-02-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom
Friends of the Falls presents an update on the organization’s leadership transition and project early design ideas at the February meeting of the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association.

Dakhóta Omníčiye 2023
2023-05-20 08:30 - 19:30 | Historic Fort Snelling, 200 Tower Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55111, United States
“All events are free for Native community members. Site admission is required for the general public. Admission to Historic Fort Snelling is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (65+), college students (with ID), and active military, $8 for children 5-17, and free for children 4 and under, MNHS Members, Native Americans, and veterans.
Taŋyáŋ Yahípi yedo! (Welcome All)
We will continue marking our return and asserting our continued presence on this sacred land where the rivers meet. We invite you to join us for the 4th Dakhóta Omníčiye and share community knowledge, teachings, and stories with one another. This day will include hands-on cultural workshops, artist teachings, film screening, book readings, and presentations from various members of our communities.
We are celebrating our Dakota community on this day!
The day includes public events open to everyone as well as special events for Native community members:
8:30 – Morning Prayer
9:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Dakota Artists, Films, and Speakers
Noon – Lunch
1:00 – Dakota Language and Knowledge
5:00 – Keynote Speaker: Shelley Buck
6:00 – Community Dinner”

Tinta Wita (Prairie Island) Wacipi
2023-07-07 19:00 - 2023-07-09 13:00 | Prairie Island Indian Community, Welch, Minnesota
Tinta Wita Wacipi taking place July 7th-9th, 2023 is open to the public and includes dancing, singing, arts & crafts vendors, and food vendors. Grand entrance times are listed below:

Friday July 7th: 7pm
Saturday July 8th: 1pm & 7pm
Sunday July 9th: 1pm

St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board Meeting
2023-07-17 15:30 - 17:00 | Minnesota
Monday, July 17, 2023 from 3:30-5:00 pm
Friends of the Falls presents an update on The Falls Initiative to members of the Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Board at their July meeting.

Prairie Island Membership Discussion
2023-07-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Prairie Island Indian Community, Welch, Minnesota
We invite Prairie Island Tribal members to join us for an afternoon of discussion about Owámniyomni and the future of this site. Food and giveaways will be available.
When: July 21st from 12:00pm- 3:00pm
Where: Tribal Chambers at the Community Center (zoom link will also be available)
To RSVP head to Eventbrite Event

Upper Sioux Wacipi
2023-08-04 08:00 - 2023-08-06 17:00 | Upper Sioux Wacipi Grounds, 565th St, Granite Falls, MN, 56241
Pezihutazizi Oyate Traditional Wacipi
When: August 4 – 6, 2023
Where: 565th St, Granite Falls, MN 56241

GRAND ENTRY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 – 7:00 pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 – 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 – 1:00 pm

Free camping at Wacipi grounds available – New onsite shower facilities
For hotel rooms or RV park reservations call Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort at 1-866-293-2121
No drugs or alcohol, no weapons OR firearms includes conceal and carry, no pets allowed, no bicycles and no violence of any kind on premises. More information can be found by clicking here.

Wótakuye Gathering for Wakaŋ Tipi
2023-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | 200 Dr Justus Ohage Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55107, 200 DrJustus Ohage Blvd, Saint Paul, 55107, United States
Wótakuye Gathering for Wakaŋ Tipi

When: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 from 6 – 8 pm
Where: Harriet Island Wigington Pavilion – 200 Dr Justus Ohage Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55107

Wakaŋ Tipi Awaŋyaŋkapi invites you to join us for our annual gathering of friends and supporters to celebrate our relationships that honor and protect Wakaŋ Tipi. This annual fundraiser, formerly known as “Keeping Up with the Creek”, has been re-named as our new organization name rolled out earlier this year.
This event will begin with a prayer song from one of our Indigenous youth program leaders and an opening song from a local Dakota drum, Imnizaska. Dinner will be provided by Trickster Tacos, and you’ll enjoy a zero-proof cocktail bar and a silent auction. We will also be debuting a short film that speaks to one of our central cultural values, wótakuye (kinship), and its role in our work.
Registration for all attendees is required.
Although there is no ticket price, this is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Suggested donations are $125 per person or $1,000 per table.
To RSVP as an individual guest, please click here. If you are interested in being a table host, please contact Betsy at baltheimer@wakantipi.org.
We look forward to seeing you all at this celebration next month!
If you have any questions regarding this event, please reach out to our Communications Manager, Clare, at ccarroll@wakantipi.org

Owámni Falling Water Festival
2023-10-07 13:00 - 17:00 | Water Works at Mill Ruins Park, 102 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55401, United States
The 2023 Owámni: Falling Water Festival brings a celebration of local Indigenous cultures to new and improved parks across the downtown Minneapolis riverfront on Saturday, Oct. 7, 1-5 pm! A ton of activities and entertainment are planned at Mill Ruins Park (102 Portland Ave. S), Water Works (425 West River Parkway), and Father Hennepin Bluff Park (420 SE Main Street).

Mighty Mississippi Cleanup Challenge
2024-04-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Tinta Wita, Sturgeon Lake Rd, Welch, Minnesota, 55089
Join the Prairie Island Indian Community Land & Environment team in the “Mighty Mississippi Cleanup Challenge”. Supplies, snacks, and local herbal tea will be provided to all volunteers.
Date: April 20, 2024
Time: 9 AM – 11 AM
Where: County Road 18 & Sturgeon Lake Rd.

Native Americans in Philanthropy 2024 Annual Conference
2024-04-22 - 2024-04-25 | Minneapolis Marriott City Center, 30 S 7th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402
Registration required.
The Native Americans in Philanthropy 2024 Annual Conference will bring together a community of leaders, practitioners, and learners at the intersection of philanthropy, Native advocacy, and Tribal sovereignty to collaborate on ways to be involved in the movement to Indigenize Philanthropy.
With a firm grounding in Indigenous cultures, the NAP conference will honor the past, celebrate the present, and chart the map to the future—together.
#NAPCON2024 #NAPCON #Philanthropy #WeAreIndigenous #NativePhilanthropy #Native #Indigenous @nativegiving

Food, Water, and Land Learning Tour
2024-04-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Minnesota
Registration required.
This tour highlights the work of three Native-led non-profits and the system-shifting work, as well as the collaborative partnerships, they’ve forged in the local community. We will be lucky enough to join Indigenous Foods Lab, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi, and Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi at their sites throughout the metro area.

The Native Americans in Philanthropy 2024 Annual Conference will bring together a community of leaders, practitioners, and learners at the intersection of philanthropy, Native advocacy, and Tribal sovereignty to collaborate on ways to be involved in the movement to Indigenize Philanthropy.
With a firm grounding in Indigenous cultures, the NAP conference will honor the past, celebrate the present, and chart the map to the future—together.
#NAPCON2024 #NAPCON #Philanthropy #WeAreIndigenous #NativePhilanthropy #Native #Indigenous @nativegiving

Run with Respect
2024-05-19 08:00 - 09:30, 2024-09-22 08:00 - 09:30 | Water Works Pavilion
Join a community of runners motivated to protect and heal the environment by restoring land to the stewardship of Tribal Nations and Indigenous leadership.
Meet representatives of Owámniyomni Okhódayapi and ReNew Earth Running at the Water Works Park Pavilion (across from Stone Arch Bridge). We’ll take time to honor Haha Wakpa (the Mississippi River) and discuss the significance of Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) before departing on an informal 5k run along the riverfront.
This series calls on community members to run with the land instead of on the land, to care for land and water as a relatives, and to develop their own reciprocal relationship with the River.
All abilities welcome. Walking, jogging or running.
Registration requested, but not required.

Owámniyomni Interpretive Tour
2024-05-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Departs from West Entry of Stone Arch Bridge, 100 W River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) has been a place of profound spiritual and cultural significance for Dakota and other Indigenous people for countless generations, yet most people raised in Minnesota know nothing of this long history.
Join Barry Hand, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi program director, for a 60-minute guided site visit of the Falls and the Upper Lock. Learn about Dakota lifeways, the significance of the River, and the Mní Sóta Dakota Tribes’ vision for cultural and environmental restoration.
This tour is open to the public. Private tours are available for school groups, non-profit organizations, corporations and government agencies. Contact info@owamniyomni.org to schedule.

Owámniyomni Interpretive Tour
2025-05-03 12:00 - 13:00 | East Side Entry of the Stone Arch Bridge, 420 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) has been a place of profound spiritual and cultural significance for Dakota and other Indigenous people for countless generations, yet most people raised in Minnesota know nothing of this long history.
Join Barry Hand, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi program director, for a 60-minute guided site visit of the Falls and the Upper Lock. Learn about Dakota lifeways, the significance of the River, and the Mní Sóta Dakota Tribes’ vision for cultural and environmental restoration.
This tour is open to the public. Private tours are available for school groups, non-profit organizations, corporations and government agencies. Contact info@owamniyomni.org to schedule.
Notice: This event takes place in a public forum where photography, video and audio recording may occur. By registering for this event, entering the area in which this event takes place, or participating in this event, you acknowledge that you have been informed that you may be photographed, filmed (including live-streamed) or otherwise recorded and you consent to such photographs, videos, films or other recorded media and its ongoing use, release, distribution, exhibition and reproduction anywhere in the world through news channels, exhibitions, advertising, websites, social media, printed collateral or other channels without compensation or credit to you. All such recorded media and their derivatives are and shall continue to be Owámniyomni Okhódayapi’s exclusive property. You further waive all rights you may have to any claims in connection with use of these materials. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not register for the event or enter the event premises, or participate in the event.

Owámniyomni Interpretive Tour
2025-06-07 09:00 - 10:00 | East Side Entry of the Stone Arch Bridge, 420 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) has been a place of profound spiritual and cultural significance for Dakota and other Indigenous people for countless generations, yet most people raised in Minnesota know nothing of this long history.
Join Barry Hand, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi program director, for a 60-minute guided site visit of the Falls and the Upper Lock. Learn about Dakota lifeways, the significance of the River, and the Mní Sóta Dakota Tribes’ vision for cultural and environmental restoration.
**2025 tours will depart from the EAST ENTRY of the Stone Arch Bridge. Address: 101 10th Ave S**
This tour is open to the public. Private tours are available for school groups, non-profit organizations, corporations and government agencies. Contact info@owamniyomni.org to schedule.
Notice: This event takes place in a public forum where photography, video and audio recording may occur. By registering for this event, entering the area in which this event takes place, or participating in this event, you acknowledge that you have been informed that you may be photographed, filmed (including live-streamed) or otherwise recorded and you consent to such photographs, videos, films or other recorded media and its ongoing use, release, distribution, exhibition and reproduction anywhere in the world through news channels, exhibitions, advertising, websites, social media, printed collateral or other channels without compensation or credit to you. All such recorded media and their derivatives are and shall continue to be Owámniyomni Okhódayapi’s exclusive property. You further waive all rights you may have to any claims in connection with use of these materials. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not register for the event or enter the event premises, or participate in the event.

Owámniyomni Interpretive Tour
2025-07-05 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-08-02 09:00 - 10:00 | East Side Entry of the Stone Arch Bridge, 420 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) has been a place of profound spiritual and cultural significance for Dakota and other Indigenous people for countless generations, yet most people raised in Minnesota know nothing of this long history.
Join Barry Hand, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi program director, for a 60-minute guided site visit of the Falls and the Upper Lock. Learn about Dakota lifeways, the significance of the River, and the Mní Sóta Dakota Tribes’ vision for cultural and environmental restoration.
**2025 tours will depart from the EAST ENTRY of the Stone Arch Bridge. Address: 420 SE Main St**
This tour is open to the public. Private tours are available for school groups, non-profit organizations, corporations and government agencies. Contact info@owamniyomni.org to schedule.
Notice: This event takes place in a public forum where photography, video and audio recording may occur. By registering for this event, entering the area in which this event takes place, or participating in this event, you acknowledge that you have been informed that you may be photographed, filmed (including live-streamed) or otherwise recorded and you consent to such photographs, videos, films or other recorded media and its ongoing use, release, distribution, exhibition and reproduction anywhere in the world through news channels, exhibitions, advertising, websites, social media, printed collateral or other channels without compensation or credit to you. All such recorded media and their derivatives are and shall continue to be Owámniyomni Okhódayapi’s exclusive property. You further waive all rights you may have to any claims in connection with use of these materials. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not register for the event or enter the event premises, or participate in the event.

Owámniyomni Interpretive Tour
2025-09-06 09:00 - 10:00 | Departs from West Entry of Stone Arch Bridge, 100 W River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) has been a place of profound spiritual and cultural significance for Dakota and other Indigenous people for countless generations, yet most people raised in Minnesota know nothing of this long history.
Join Barry Hand, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi program director, for a 60-minute guided site visit of the Falls and the Upper Lock. Learn about Dakota lifeways, the significance of the River, and the Mní Sóta Dakota Tribes’ vision for cultural and environmental restoration.
**The September tour will depart from the WEST ENTRY of the Stone Arch Bridge. Address: 100 W River Parkway, Minneapolis, 55401**
This tour is open to the public. Private tours are available for school groups, non-profit organizations, corporations and government agencies. Contact info@owamniyomni.org to schedule.
Notice: This event takes place in a public forum where photography, video and audio recording may occur. By registering for this event, entering the area in which this event takes place, or participating in this event, you acknowledge that you have been informed that you may be photographed, filmed (including live-streamed) or otherwise recorded and you consent to such photographs, videos, films or other recorded media and its ongoing use, release, distribution, exhibition and reproduction anywhere in the world through news channels, exhibitions, advertising, websites, social media, printed collateral or other channels without compensation or credit to you. All such recorded media and their derivatives are and shall continue to be Owámniyomni Okhódayapi’s exclusive property. You further waive all rights you may have to any claims in connection with use of these materials. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not register for the event or enter the event premises, or participate in the event.

Minneapolis Club Speaker Series: Restoring Culture & Environment at Owámniyomni (Owámniyomni ed Dakod wićoh’aŋ makoće kiŋ wóyutećapi)
2026-01-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Minneapolis Club, 729 2nd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, United States
Minneapolis Club member Jay Cowles will lead a conversation with Shelley Buck, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi president, David Malda, principal landscape architect at GGN, and Dakota Knowledge Keepers about the upcoming land transformation, what it means to treat the land as a relative rather than a resource, and how communities can heal. Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/restoring-culture-environment-at-owamniyomni-tickets-1977398642570
Event format:

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration, Networking, Refreshments
12 p.m. -1 p.m. Plated lunch & Presentation

Metropolitan Council State of the Region 2026
2026-01-29 09:00 - 11:00 | The Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337, United States
Met Council’s 2026 State of the Region Address, Thursday, January 29th, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Being held at The Ames Center 12600 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337 and live-streamed on YouTube. Owámniyomni Okhódayapi, President Shelley Buck will be participating on the panel.

Along the River: Dakota Culture and Urban Ecology Walk RESCHEDULED
2026-01-31 10:00 - 11:30 | Father Hennepin Bluff Park, 420 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
*This event has been rescheduled. We will update once a new date is decided.

Water, Land and Relatives Panel at The Great Northern Festival 2026
2026-01-31 12:30 - 13:30 | The Main Cinema, 15 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
A distinguished panel moderated by Leah Lemm (Senior Editor, Native News at MPR) featuring Dr. Ken Lucero (Trust for Public Land), Shelley Buck (Owámniyomni Okhódayapi), Dr. Darren Ranco (University of Maine; Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship), and Dakota and Penobscot leaders will share insights from reclamation efforts, discuss how public-private partnerships can support land-back initiatives, and highlight the role Tribes and Native-led organizations play in advancing Indigenous visibility and environmental stewardship. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how returning land to its original stewards strengthens ecosystems, builds pride of place, and fosters a thriving, inclusive community for all.
The event is presented in partnership with and sponsored by Trust for Public Land.

Owámniyomni Spring Equinox Open House
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Owamniyomni Engagement Space, 100 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
We invite you all to join us at an open house, introducing the new Owámniyomni Engagement Space, celebrating our 10th anniversary and welcoming the Wetu (Spring) Equinox. Tours, activities and food will be available Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m at 100 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55401. We hope to see you there!
