This Saturday, April 30th from noon-4pm at the Gier Community Center in Lansing, Michigan.
The Healthy Indigenous Communities Traditional Pow-Wow and Health Fair will be taking place this Saturday, April 30 from 12p.m. to 4p.m. at the Gier Community Center, 2400 Hall St., Lansing, MI 48906. The event will honor Michigan Minority Health Month in Ingham County. The event is open to the general public and is provided at no cost to the community.
The schedule of events will include:
– A Traditional American Indian/First Nations pow-wow, (we invite all dancers to come and participate)
– Workshops discussing healthy eating and healthy lifestyles,
– A discussion regarding the Affordable Health Care Act,
– Health screenings
– College/University recruiters,
– Screen printing workshop for youth
– Family Resource Organizations and Agencies,
– Prize Drawings,
– Food Sampling of traditional indigenous foods from 2p-4p
For more information regard the event please visit the Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program (IYEP) facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=332815363266
The Center is pleased to be one of the sponsors of this program along with the following:
Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program (IYEP)
Lansing Latino Health Alliance (LLHA)
Ingham County Health Department’s Native American Outreach Program (ICHD-NAOP)
Lansing School Districts-Native American Program (LSD-NAP)
MSU Residential College in the Arts & Humanities
Woodlands Indian Community Center
Gier Community Center
Ingham County Health Department’s Public Health Nursing
Michigan Athletic Club
YMCA Downtown Center
YMCA Dewitt Branch
The Soup Spoon Cafe
Wanderer’s Tea House
Great Harvest Bread Company
Schuler’s Bookstore
Grand Traverse Pie Company
Turtle Talk 