E-Newsletter Vol 2 June 2014
Mid-America All-Indian Center E-Newsletter
 June 2014
Letter from the Chair 
Michelle Sutton, Chairperson
 
We are having a busy summer at the MAAIC! 

Our Car Show was a great success! The weather was beautiful and so were the one hundred and sixteen cars, trucks and motorcycles that came through our gate that day. Our beautiful center was overwhelmed with positive support and new visitors to our museum and everyone had a great time. It was a day spent with good food, beautiful sights, and wonderful people. Mark your calendar for May 3rd, 2015 when we do it again.
  
Tours are moving through the museum and encampment, and it is so much fun interacting with the kids! If you have not been through the museum in a while, please come in and see the brand new Indians in Aviation exhibit. Deborah and many elders from our community have created an outstanding project that brings this untold story in Indian and Wichita history to life. We are also working hard to prepare for the upcoming American Indian Festival (AIF) at Century II Expo Hall, July 12th-13th. I am so excited to see so many volunteers already signed up, and I can't wait for the preview party! If you haven't been to the preview party in the past years, treat yourself! It is a great way to see our featured artist and vendors first, before the doors open to the public. You can contact April Scott at (316) 350-3340 or any board member for your ticket(s).
  
I am getting more excited as July gets closer. I can't wait to see all of the dancers at the grand entry, to hear the drum, and to see all of the happy faces. I am looking forward to all of those new and familiar vendors, all of that good food, and having fun with our public! This event is so good for the MAAIC because we get to show all who attend our current presence in a modern relevant way. We also gather to celebrate and to enjoy our diverse cultures together. We get to have a lot of fun while we promote our mission to serve as a cultural center and museum dedicated to educating people about and preserving the heritage of the American Indian. Please tell everyone you know to come and enjoy the festival with us. This experience is like no other!
See you there!
  
Wado Anela!
-Michelle Sutton

 
Board Members  
 

Michelle Sutton, Chair                           Michelle Conine        Jack Oliver

Lynn Stumblingbear, Vice-Chair     Barby Jobe                Warner White

Melinda Smith, Treasurer                      Randy Kenyon          Lavonta Williams

Lyndon Drew, Secretary                       Bob Marley          
With deepest sympathy, the Mid-America All-Indian Center Board of Trustees and staff note the passing of one of our members and dedicated volunteers:
  
Paul Dougherty
    
 Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and loved ones of our beloved volunteer and MAAIC member.
 Museum News 
  
 
  
  

On May 9th we celebrated the largest community exhibit the museum has ever produced, "Indians in Aviation". For those of you who haven't seen the exhibit  it tells the story of the Indian people who migrated to Wichita during World War II to build planes for the war effort and ultimately come together to build the MAAIC.This past year has been an incredible journey for the museum team, bringing together old friends and new partners from throughout Wichita and surrounding areas to turn this story into the amazing new exhibit now in the museum.   

 

Through our museum partner, World War II History Center in El Dorado, the exhibit also includes WWII memorabilia on temporary loan through Veterans Day. We had standing room only to view the movie on both the private and public opening. The night of the member's private reception was made even better by the World War II Re-enactor Corps who helped bring history for life to visitors and Brandon Buffalohead who came to share his music with our members.

 

Thank you to all of the community who participated in the movie, sharing stories, pictures and music with us. A big thanks to Wichita Aero Club and the Arts Council whose financial support made it possible create this exhibit and share this story of Wichita's Indian Community with visitors in our museum. Those of you who missed this amazing film please join us for family day, Saturday, June 28th at 10am for another free showing. Be there at opening to ensure you get a good seat!

 Calling All Volunteers!
  
Save the Date: Only 3 weeks left until our 2014 American Indian Festival 
 
 
4 hour shift Volunteer positions are now available for our 4th Annual American Indian Festival to be held July 12th and 13th at Century II.  Please contact Crystal at 350-3345 or by email at cbachicha@wichita.gov to find out more about this event and how you can help at the festival, and click here for a Volunteer Application. 
Lecture
  
The American Indian Way of Life: Living off the Land and Using Mother Nature's Gifts to Survive
  
Saturday, June 21
12:00 PM-2:10 PM
  
Interactive Educational Program given by (Choctaw), Grant Writer/Program Development Specialist for the Kaw Nation, and a teacher at Butler Community College.
Beginning Finger Woven Belt Class
  
  
Saturday, June 21                        
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
 

Learn how to make a finger woven belt in this class taught by local artist, Betty McGarigle. Admission fees are $10.00 for MAAIC Members and $20.00 for the General Public. Click here for registration form.
  
 2014 American Indian Festival
Preview Party

You never know who you'll meet there!
 
Food * Wine* Shopping
  
6:00-8:00PM Friday, July 11, 2014
Century II Expo Hall
225 W. Douglas, Wichita, KS
  
This evening is dedicated to generous festival supporters like yourself who make this event possible. We hope you enjoy your special sneak peek at everything the festival has to offer before it opens to the general public.
  • Purchase some of the finest American Indian-made fine art and jewelry from artisans around the country.
  • Be introduced to local American Indian filmmaker Rod Pocawatchit
  • Attend the screening of the top three films in the 2013 American Indian Festival Film Contest.
  • Enjoy a catered meal and drink service.  

$30 / person or $250 / table of 10

$35.00/ person at the door

 

All proceeds benefit the Mid-America

All-Indian Center Museum
 Join us for the 4th Annual
American Indian Festival 
July 12-13 at Century II Expo Hall
 
See you there!
 
Share Our Culture
Hunter Health Center & the Affordable Care Act for American Indians   
  
Wednesday, July 23
7:00 PM-9:00 PM 
Beaded Feather Earring Class
  
 
  
Saturday, July 26
1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Taught by local youth artist, Catherine Sutton, create your own modern feather earrings using beads and wire. This open enrollment class for MAAIC Members is free and $20.00 for the General Public. Class registration is limited to the first 12 people to sign up. School age children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18 to participate. Click here for a registration form.

Beaded Dangle Earring Class
  
Saturday, August 2
1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Taught by local artist and teacher, Michelle Sutton, create your own dangle earrings using seed and bugle beads. This open enrollment class for MAAIC Members for a $10.00 fee and a $20.00 fee for the General Public. Class registration is limited to the first 12 people to sign up. School age children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18 to participate. Click here for a registration form.

Share Our Culture
Summer Movie Series: More Than Frybread  
  
Wednesday, August 13
7:00 PM-9:00 PM  
 American Indian Genealogy
Lecture and Workshop

 

Saturday, August 16  
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 

The MAAIC will be hosting this free (two part) Lecture and Workshop given by Jason Felihkatubbe (Choctaw), Grant Writer/Program Development Specialist for the Kaw Nation, and a teacher at Butler Community College. Seating is on a first come first serve basis and is open to MAAIC Members and the General Public. The first part of the workshop will be a lecture briefly examining, and discussing, the various resources available to those who are either researching their Indian ancestry or who are attempting to identify their Indian ancestors. The second part of the workshop will be "hands-on", bring your questions and research, and get assistance with both!

Share Our Culture
Summer Movie Series: TBA  
Wednesday, August 27
7:00 PM-9:00 PM  
Beginning Shawl Making Class 
  
Saturday, Sepetmber 6
1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Whether it is your very first shawl, or completing an unfinished one, you can do it all in this class taught by local artist and elder, Sandra Hulsey. Enrollment to this class is open to MAAIC Members and the General Public, but limited to the first 12 people to sign up. This class is free for MAAIC Members and $20.00 for the General Public. Click here for a registration form.

Share Our Culture:
Native Spirituality    
Wednesday, September 10
7:00 PM-9:00 PM  
Beginning Sitting on a Log Clay Workshop
  
Saturday, September 13
10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Experience Art and Culture through clay by exploring the basics of working with water-base clay in this workshop taught by local artist, Sheila Bazil. Come create your own masterpiece of clay turtles and birds sitting on a log in this open enrollment class. The fee for MAAIC Members is $10.00 and a $20.00 for the General Public. Class registration is limited to the first 12 people to sign up. School age children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18 to participate. Click here for a registration form.
New Members
 
Click here to see a list of our newest members!
Thank you for all of your support! 
  
  
Mid-America All-Indian Center  is dedicated to educating people about and preserving the heritage of the American Indian.
  
It is located at the confluence of the Little & Big Arkansas Rivers.
  
Tuesday thru Saturday 10AM to 4PM
  
Phone: 316-350-3340
  
  
  
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