Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. Find out how you can celebrate Native and Indigenous heritage, hear their stories, and learn more about their diverse and vibrant cultures right here in Highland Park.
Wayfarer Theaters
Screening: Spirit Untamed
NOV. 23, NOV. 29, & NOV. 30 | 10 AM
1850 Second St. | 872.873.1030
Wayfarer Theaters will screen Spirit Untamed (G) on November 23, November 29, and November 30.
Synopsis: Lucky Prescott has her life changed forever when she moves from the big city to a small frontier town where she befriends a wild mustang. This family-friendly film will inspire audiences of all ages, and features the Tuckapaw tribe of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.
General admission tickets are $15, while children and seniors can score tickets for $12.
City of Highland Park
City Council Proclamation
NOV. 24 | 6:30 PM
Council Chambers - 1707 St. Johns Ave.
The City of Highland Park will issue a proclamation designating November as Native American Heritage Month during the November 24 City Council meeting.
Secret World Books
Book Launch: We Survived the Night
NOV. 25 | 7:30 PM
1774 Second St. | 847.469.4875
Native author and film maker, Julian Brave NoiseCat, will join Secret World Books on November 25 for a virtual discussion of his book, We Survived the Night.
Synopsis: Drawing from five years of on-the-ground reporting, We Survived the Night paints a profound and unforgettable portrait of contemporary Indigenous life, alongside an intimate and deeply powerful reckoning between a father and a son. A soulful, formally daring, and indelible work from an important new voice.
Secret World Books
Story Hour
NOV. 29 | 12 PM
1774 Second St. | 847.469.4875
Join Secret World Books on November 29 for a special children's story hour. Read Native stories together such as Fry Bread, The Lost Kachina, and We are Still Here!.
Fry Bread, written by Kevin Noble Maillard, a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklamhoma, and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family. It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference.
The Lost Kachina, written by Heather Irbinskas, and illustrated by Hopi artist Robert Albert, follows a a kachina doll who feels misunderstood after being take to a school classroom... until the day a new teacher arrives.
We are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know, written by award-winning Cherokee author, Traci Sorrell, and illustrated by Frané Lessac, features twelve Native American youth who share historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: we are still here!
K-SOLO Vintage
Hopi T-Shirt Pop Up
NOV. 29 & NOV. 30
458 Central Ave. | 847.220.8385
Find beautiful t-shirts designed by Hopi artist, Allen Honyouti, during a special pop up event at K-SOLO Vintage on November 29 & November 30.
Wayfarer Theaters
Native Market
NOV. 30 | 12 PM - 4 PM
1850 Second St. | 872.873.1030
Peruse a variety of Native American goods, art, and food, including fresh and delicious fry bread at Wayfarer Theaters on November 30.
Wayfarer Theaters
Screening: Hey, Viktor!
NOV. 30 | 4 PM
1850 Second St. | 872.873.1030
Catch Hey, Viktor!, the 2023 mokumentary sequel to Smoke Signals (1998) screening at Wayfarer Theaters on November 30.
Synopsis: Twenty-five long years after his time in the limelight, former child actor Cody Lightning tries to revive his fortunes with a self-produced sequel to Smoke Signals in this smart, irreverent new comedy.
Tickets are $10.
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