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Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration 2026

Come and Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in Mankato!

Free Admission for all!

Theme

Continuing to Lead: A Community of Hope, Change and Reconciliation

Event Schedule

Planetarium Showing Star Knowledge - 3 p.m.
Cultural Demonstration - Dakota Language - 3:15 p.m.
Drum Group Exhibition - 3:30 p.m.
Welcome and Recognition - 3:45 p.m.
Planetarium Showing Star Knowledge - 4:30 p.m.
Cultural Demonstration - Regalia and Beadwork - 4:45 p.m.
Drum Group Exhibition - 5 p.m.
Planetarium Showing Star Knowledge - 5:30 p.m.
Cultural Demonstration - Flintknapping - 6 p.m.
Planetarium Showing Star Knowledge - 6:30 p.m.
Drum Group Exhibit - 6:45 p.m.

Event will feature free activities for kids, Indigenous arts and crafts and local food trucks!

DEI x Student Financial Services Drop-in Hours

Student Financial Aid Staff will be hosting walk in hours in CSU 284 throughout the Fall Semester. This is a great opportunity for any student to get help with financial aid verification, loan questions, their FAFSA application or any other concerns they may have. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend, no appointment necessary. Check in at the front desk, as students will be assisted on first-come, first-serve basis.

Maverick Food Pantry Re-Opening

Grand re-opening of Maverick Food Pantry to showcase upgraded walk-ins!

NASA Meeting (Native American Student Association)

Indigenous Peoples Day Community Read

The community reading book will be Big Chief by Jon Hickey. Pick up your free copy of the book at either the Blue Earth County Historical Society or the Blue Earth County Library.

Synopsis

Big Chief by Jon Hickey is a powerful contemporary novel exploring Native leadership, identity, community and the complicated realities of tribal politics. Set within a fictional tribal nation, the story follows a young tribal leader navigating political pressures, personal relationships and the responsibility of serving his people. Blending humor, tension and heart, Big Chief offers a compelling look at sovereignty, belonging and what it means to lead while staying connected to community and culture.

Series and Schedule

We have a series of community discussion groups around the book.

October 1 at 6 p.m. at the Centenary United Methodist Church
October 10 at 1 p.m. at BECHS
October 20 at 6 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church
October 24 at 10 a.m. at BECHS

Join us at any or all of these community conversations around the 2026 Indigenous Peoples Day community read!

Latina Expo 2026

Join us for Latina Expo 2026, featuring networking, professional development, leadership sessions and opportunities to connect with Latina leaders and organizations.

Registration is required, to register please email Geanella Ochoa or stop by CSU 269.

Latina Expo 2026

Join us for Latina Expo 2026, featuring networking, professional development, leadership sessions and opportunities to connect with Latina leaders and organizations.

Registration is required, to register please email Geanella Ochoa or stop by CSU 269.

Indigenous Peoples Day Community Read

The community reading book will be Big Chief by Jon Hickey. Pick up your free copy of the book at either the Blue Earth County Historical Society or the Blue Earth County Library.

Synopsis

Series and Schedule

We have a series of community discussion groups around the book.

October 1 at 6 p.m. at the Centenary United Methodist Church
October 10 at 1 p.m. at BECHS
October 20 at 6 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church
October 24 at 10 a.m. at BECHS

Join us at any or all of these community conversations around the 2026 Indigenous Peoples Day community read!

DEI Halloween Awareness Event

Join Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices to understand the impact on multicultural and diverse communities with the stereotypes promoted in Halloween costumes and with other cultural appropriation.

NASA Meeting (Native American Student Association)

DEI x Student Financial Services Drop-in Hours

NASA Meeting (Native American Student Association)

Act Up

The Women’s Center is hosting a resource fair, dinner and keynote in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom encouraging students to ACT UP: connecting their talents to your volunteer needs to take action to serve our community.

The Resource Fair begins at 6pm (with a 5:30pm set up time). Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and we will be joined by keynote JP Pritchett, owner and operator of Smitten Kitten, the adult toy store receiving global recognition as a Minneapolis hub for mutual aid during Operation Metro Surge earlier this year.

The event will conclude with a few words from Zonta about the upcoming 16 Days of Activism led by UN Women. 16 Days of Activism is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that starts November 25 and goes through December 10.

This event is brought to you by the Women's Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato and Greater Mankato ACT: Advocacy and Community Together. Advocacy and Community Together is a nonpartisan coalition of Greater Mankato nonprofits using our collective power to provide resources and advocate for the sector.

*Colleagues, please feel free to share this event with any student groups who might like to table for the resource fair.

Registration for folks who do not want a table at the resource fair, but still plan to attend.

DEI x Student Financial Services Drop-in Hours

NASA Meeting (Native American Student Association)