All are welcome to Otoe-Missouria Day events. Most events will take Place at the Crete Carrier Riverview Lodge at Mahoney State Park in between Lincoln and Omaha. The artist reception on Sept. 19 will take place at the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln, Neb.
The public should register for the main event. Accommodations will be provided for Otoe-Missouria tribal members on a first come-first serve basis. Tribal members should register for the main event and accommodations.
Christina Goodson speaks during the first Otoe-Missouria Day in 2022
Otoe-Missouria Day sponsors and partners:
- The Mellon Foundation
- Otoe-Missouria Tribal Elders
- Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council
- LPS Trauma Warriors
- UNITE
- Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
- Gage County Historical Society
- Lincoln Indian Center, Inc.
- The Unitarian Church of Lincoln
- Wachiska Audubon Society
- Terra Foundation
- Community Crops
Schedule
Friday, Sept. 19
Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St., Lincoln
5-7 p.m.: Reflections of Our People, Our Ways, Our Land art exhibition of 25 Otoe-Missouria artists at the Great Plains Art Museum. Light refreshments included.
Other events and activities to be announced.
Saturday, Sept. 20
Mahoney State Park, Crete Carrier Riverview Lodge, 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland
Morning: Workshops and outdoor activities (details coming soon)
12-1 p.m.: Lunch with Chef Anthony Warrior
2-3 p.m.: Hand game
3-4 p.m.: Elder's Talking Circle
4 p.m.: Check into cabins/lodge
5-8 p.m.: Dinner, proclamation, and ceremony
Sunday, Sept. 21
Mahoney State Park, Crete Carrier Riverview Lodge, 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland
7-8 a.m.: Sunrise Ceremony
9-11 a.m.: Brunch at Peter Kiewit Lodge
11 a.m.: Check out of accommodationsÂ
FAQ
Where will tribal members be staying?
We have reserved family-style cabins at Mahoney State Park as well as hotel-style rooms in the Peter Kiewit Lodge for elders and/or individuals needing accessibility accommodations.
Where are the events?
Most of the events will take place in the Crete Carrier Riverview Lodge at Mahoney State Park. The art reception on Sept. 19 is at the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln.
Parking
Park at the Que Place Parking Garage, first hour is free.
Please contact Katie Nieland at the Center for Great Plains Studies at 402-472-3965 or knieland2@unl.edu. Additionally, you can contact Cory DeRoin at corylderoin@gmail.com