Musical Presentation: Journeying Through the American Indian Way of Life

Join the library for a presentation by Kim Sigafus, an award-winning Ojibwa author. Kim will talk about the tribes that once inhabited Illinois, and take the audience through the American Indian way of life as it once was. She will discuss Native gardening, harvest, and music, and will sing and drum! Event funded through the Illinois Humanities Road Scholar program.

Free and open to all ages! Registration is not required, but is suggested. Please call the library at 309-343-6118, email reference@galesburglibrary.org, or stop by the Reference Desk to sign up!

Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by speakers, program participants, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH, Illinois Humanities, IACA, our partnering organizations, or our funders.

This is a Big Read event. The NEA Big Read is a program on the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Learn more about Galesburg’s NEA Big Read here: https://galesburglibrary.org/annual-events/#big-read