Native & Indigenous Heritage Month
Each year, the Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy (MICA) of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union – Center for Campus Life coordinates a campus-wide calendar of events to celebrate Native & Indigenous Heritage Month (NIHM) in November.
We are excited to announce the theme for this year:
Skoden, Stoodis!
Let’s Go Then, Let’s Do This!
For many, the connection to land and waters is at the center of our Native and Indigenous culture and history. Our ancestors walked the land before us – in trails of both blood and earth, steady rhythm on soil and stone. What we know as America is native land, one of many nations and peoples, now home to several more.
From Alcatraz Island to Washington, D.C., the longest walks moved mountains in policies, in affirming native sovereignty. Where there are many tribes and nations shaped a movement of collective identity, a political power. From Standing Rock to Wounded Knee, we invoke the memory and history of our collective resistance.
During these tumultuous times, we draw strength from one another to keep ourselves firmly grounded. This is our rallying cry: Skoden! Stoodis! Let’s go then, let’s do this!
Program and Event Calendar
2025 Events:
Baltimore American Indian Center Powwow Trip
Location: : Maryland State Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall, 2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093.
Date/Time: Friday, November 15, 2025, 11 am-7 pm
Description:
The Pow-wow features Native vendors, Native food, dance specials and cash prizes. Grand entry at noon and 4 p.m.
Northern host drum: Warpaint
Southern host drum: Zotigh Signers
Emcee: Keith Colston
Join the UMD contingent attending the Baltimore American Indian Center Powwow on November 15. We have a limited number of free tickets available for entry and sponsored transportation. You MUST RSVP below by November 11th to be eligible for free tickets.
RSVP: Register for Tickets and Transportation
Event Link: https://www.baltimoreamericanindiancenter.org/events
Sponsors: MICA, Baltimore American Indian Center
Native American Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration
Location: Baltimore American Indian Center
Date/Time: November 1 | Come and go as you please
Description: Join the Baltimore American Indian Center to celebrate the start of Native American Heritage Month on Saturday November 1st, 2025 from 12:30-2pm at 113 S Broadway Baltimore, MD.
Indigenous Futures Lab: Community Altar
Location: Indigenous Futures Lab, Susquehanna 4131
Date/Time: Saturday, November 1, 2025, 4-7PM
Description: Join us for a special evening as we come together to honor the memories of our ancestors—recent or ancient, chosen or blood relatives—through creativity, food, and community. At this event, we’ll be making personalized frames for the photos of our loved ones to place on a collective community altar. If you’re not comfortable sharing photos, feel free to bring objects, art, or anything that represents those you wish to honor. Afterward, we’ll share special treats and spend time sharing stories about our ancestors, reflecting on the shaped our lives and histories. Whether you bring something for the altar, share a story, or simply wish to join the community, you are welcome.
We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture Exhibition
Location: Stamp Gallery in Stamp Union (1st floor)
Date/Time: October 30 to December 15, 2025, 10 AM - 8 PM
Opening Reception: November 5, 2025, 5-7:30 PM Performances begin at 6:30 PM
Description: We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture features four artists who form a network of survivors and supporters addressing sexual violence. Their sensorial works, made from makeup, salt, clay, wood, fabric, and their own bodies, invite viewers to feel the realities of surviving and confront the inextricable links between sexual violence and the institutions that create it. These artists exemplify the ingenuity of resistance. Their work generates possibilities for a future rooted in the experiences and identities of the artists, as queer, trans, multi-racial, disabled, Indigenous, Mexican, and Black. Find more, including exhibition hours, at stamp.umd.edu/gallery. Exhibition on view October 30-December 15. @StampGalleryUMD
Link: https://stamp.umd.edu/gallery
Sponsors: This exhibition is supported by a Do Good Institute Campus Fund Grant, Arts For All, and the Maryland State Arts Council. Programming is supported by the LGBTQ+ Equity Center, the Student Experience and Disability Culture Initiative, and CARE to Stop Violence.
NDN Taco Night
Description: This event is a great opportunity to hang out and meet new people all while enjoying some delicious NDN tacos!
Sponsor: Indigenous at UMD (@indigenous.umd)
Rock Your Mocs Week
Date/Time: November 9th-15th
Description: Rock Your Mocs is a national social media campaign during November 9th - 15th. During this event, we will host a moccasin pin workshop.
Sponsors: MICA
NAISU General Body Meeting
Location: Unity Center @ The Braid
Date/Time: November 14th at 7 PM
Description: Join us for the Native American & Indigenous Student Union General Body Meeting!
Sponsors: NAISU
NAISU Craft Night
Location: Unity Center @ The Braid
Date/Time: November 21st at 7 PM
Description: Join us for the Native American & Indigenous Student Union's Craft Night!
Sponsors: NAISU
Do you have an event or program you'd like to include in the Native & Indigenous Heritage Month calendar? Please email mica-office@umd.edu.