Rick Smith
AILRC Director

SPOTLIGHT
ON STUDENTS AND ALUMNI

Brett Benally Thompson
2004 Alumni
Keynote Speaker for the
2009 University of Minnesota Medical School White Coat Ceremony
Read more about the event at:
http://www.med.umn.edu/duluth/
NewsReleases/2009/Whitecoat2009/

Sew Night

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our Mission Statement.

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"CALENDER"
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UMD Graduates of:
Gekinoo´imaagejig
The Ones Who Teach

Scholarship Honors First American Indian Dentist

Click on title to read about the Dentist and also see pictures of our student Crystal McGraw

Alum Bridget and
her dad Henry Boucha

Marlene and Dan enjoy a Spring Day at UMD

Cindy relaxing in the American Indian Student Organization (ASO)
Anishinabe Club room
118 Cina Hall.

UMD AILRC
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2009 FALL SEMESTER

Sept 8 & 9, Tues. & Wed.
(8 a.m. until gone)
AILRC WELCOME
Bagels, Muffins & Whole Fruit

Sept 16, Wed, (11 am until gone)
September Birthdays
Pizza & Salad

Sept 23, Wed, ( 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.)
FALL FEAST
Griggs Center

Oct 6, Tues (11 am until gone)
October Birthdays
Soup & Salad

Nov 11, Wed (11 am until gone)
Veteran's Day
Chili Day

Nov 12, Thur, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Ojibwe Drum & Dance Exhibition
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig
Leech Lake Youth Division Dist. 1
UMD Kirby Student Center Lounge
1st Flr Kirby
FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC
FMI: Aliina Charging Hawk: char0278@d.umn.edu

Nov 18, Wed (11 am until gone)
November Birthdays
Pizza & Salad

November 24, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Olympic Gold Medalist
BILLY MILLS
UMD Kirby Ballroom
Free and Open to the Public
Billy Mills is the only american to win the 10,000 meter run & is the second Native American to ever win an Olympic Gold Medal. Since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, former United States Marine Billy Mills has continued to set records and stayed very active in the American Indian Community

Dec 2, Wed ( 11 am until gone)
December Birthdays
Soup & Salad

Dec 2, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Walking into the Unknown
Dibi Biindige'oseyaan
UMD Kirby Ballroom
Free and Open to the Public
(discussion with Dr. Vanio follows film)
This documentary film featuring Dr. Arne Vanio traces
the intimate journey of a middle-aged American Indian
male through the healthcare system as he gains a deeper
understanding of himself and the health risks he faces.
Dr. Vanio, who is an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, is an alumnus of UMD and the Medical School, Duluth. He is a physician at the Min-No-Aya-Win Clinic on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Frustrated by middle-aged Native men not coming in for health screenings, he came to the realization that he also was avoiding the necessary screenings. This film gives special attention to diabetes, heart disease, stroke, suicide, and alcoholism

Dec 17, Thur ( 11 am until gone)
Food For Thought
Pizza & Salad

Dec 21, Mon ( 11 am until gone)
Food For Thought
Soup & Salad

************Have a Safe Winter Break*************

2010 Spring Semester

Jan 19 & 20, Tues & Wed
(8 am until gone )
AILRC WELCOME
Bagels, Muffins, & Whole Fruit

Feb 10, Wed ( 11 am until gone)
February Birthdays
Chili

Spring Feast
Stay tuned for Date and Time

March 9, Tues ( 11 am until gone)
March Birthdays
Pizza & Salad

April 7, Wed ( 11 am until gone )
April Birthdays
Soup & Salad

April 20, Tues 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
HONOR OUR GRADUATES
OPEN HOUSE
at the
AILRC OFFICE, 315 Kirby Plaza

May 6, Thurs ( 11 am until gone)
May Birthdays
Pizza & Salad

May 10, Mon ( 11 am until gone)
Food For Thought
Soup & Salad

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