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MNdn: Beyond Statehood - Native American Artists Mark the Minnesota Sesquicentennial

Panelists Mona Smith and Joseph Allen along with moderator Patricia Marroquin-Norby discuss the historical, cultural, and political relationships between the American Indian sovereign governments and the United States. December 5. Ongoing exhibit through January 24. Learn more
Sounds of the Season

Featuring the Women's and Men's Choruses, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers. December 5. Learn more

United Nations Hearing on the Desecration of Hmong Graves

Professor James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people, will hear testimony from victims of 2005 Hmong grave desecrations in Thailand. December 10. Learn more.
Could Jewish-Muslim Co-existence Work at Shared Holy Places?

Particularly in The Holy Land, competing religions struggle for control of holy sites while political leaders tend to consolidate such sites as symbols of their national cause. Dr. Yitzhak Reiter will address the question of whether mutual toleration and co-habitation can prevail at holy places shared by Muslims and Jews in Palestine/Israel. December 9. Learn more.