Community News

 

Come check out the community events taking place this Summer of 2012. 

June 17, 2012- Welcome Pow-Wow-Sponsored by National Congress of American Indian-Local Planning Committee. Contact Jessica James-Grant at (402) 438-5231, 109.

August 3-5, 2012-Lincoln Indian Club Pow-Wow-Sponsored by Lincoln Indian Club. Contact Betty Vace, Public Relations for more details at (402) 499-2544 or Sosue Vance, Club President at (402) 477-6035.

August 17, 2012-Gourd Dance, Dinner & Handgame-Sponsored by Indian Center, Inc. Contact Kathaleen Harlan or Jessica James-Grant at (402) 438-5231 for more details.

August 18-19, 2012-43rd Indian Center Inc. Anniversary Pow-Wow Celebration-Sponsored by Indian Center, Inc. Contact Kathaleen Harlan or Jessica James-Grant at (402) 438-5231 for more details.

The Indian Center, Inc. Youth Program received a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and match funding from the Southeast Nebraska Native American Coalition to fund the: Native American Youth Cultural Arts (NAYCA) Project. The goal of the project is to increase engagement through cultural and traditional Native American music, dance, and contemporary arts among youth.

 

The NAYCA Project is designed to promote cultural values and expression through art and provide an avenue to create positive engagement of middle school/high school youth and families in the Region V community. Furthermore, the project will promote the prevention and provide an alternative to drug and alcohol activities.

 

 

 

On December 20, 2011 the Lincoln Journal Star (Kevin Abourezk) wrote an article about National Congress of American Indian (NCAI) coming to Lincoln in June 2012! The article mentions the Local Planning Committee and our very own Myron Longsoldier (Indian Center Inc. Board Chairman) and Jessica James-Grant (WIA/Youth Director) from the Indian Center. Check out the article by going to this link:

http://journalstar.com/news/local/event-to-bring-to-tribal-leaders-to-city/article_1309eb5d-e220-59f3-bd4d-479c5bd6afe8.html