LEARN MORE AT RAWHIDE. WELCOME BACK. NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND WE ARE SHOWCASING WAYS TOELEBRATE INDIGENOUS CULTURE RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. A MILWAUKEE STAPLE, BY THE WAY, IS CELEBRATING THIS MONTH. THIS MORNING, MADELEINE ANDERSON AND ILKA POLLOCK JOINING US HERE TO BREAK DOWN EVERYTHING WE CAN EXPECT. THIS IS SO EXCITING, MADELEINE. LET’S GO LET’S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT HOW THE MUSEUM IS CELEBRATING THIS MONTH. YEAH. SO ALL MONTH LONG, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SPECIAL PROGRAMING. WE KICKED IT OFF LAST WEEK WITH SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ON THURSDAY FOR OUR FREE ADMISSION DAY FOR EVERYONE. WE HAD LECTURES OR WE HAD PRESENTATIONS FROM SOME CURATORS AS WELL AS AN INDIGENOUS ARTIST WHO SHOWCASED ONE OF HIS MURALS DEPICTING NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY. AND THEN THIS WEEK, THIS THURSDAY, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A FREE VIRTUAL LECTURE. IT’S IN THE EVENING ON THURSDAY, SO EVERYONE WHO WORKS DURING THE DAY CAN STILL TUNE IN AND YOU CAN REGISTER FOR IT AT MPMA. EDU OUR WEBSITE. AND IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW OUR ANTHROPOLOGY DAJI CURATOR, HOW SHE CARES FOR, INTERPRETS AND WORKS WITH NATIVE AMERICANS TO CARE FOR OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS ITEMS. AND THEN ALSO THROUGHOUT THE MONTH WE’RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TOURS EVERY SATURDAY, WHICH ILKA CAN TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT THAT EXPLORE INDIGENOUS FOODS. AND THEN WE’RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE OUR EDUCATORS OUT ON THE EXHIBIT FLOORS, AND THEY’LL HAVE TABLES SET UP WITH DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT VISITORS CAN HOLD AND TOUCH AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT RELATE BACK TO A LOT OF OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS ITEMS AND EXHIBITS. VERY EXCITING AND IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF LEARNING, A LOT OF INTERACTION HAPPENING, AND I THINK THAT’S GOING TO MAKE US A LITTLE BIT HUNGRY. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT THE FOOD TOUR THAT TAKES PLACE. AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY SATURDAY. EVERY SATURDAY. IT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. SO ANYBODY WHO IS AT THE MUSEUM CAN TAKE A HALF HOUR TOUR, ALTHOUGH ANY OF THE DOCENTS WHO WORK ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN GALLERIES COULD GIVE A LONGER TOUR, IF YOU WISH. OKAY, PERFECT. SO TELL US HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO JUST BE ABLE TO LEARN FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES THROUGH FOOD? BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT ALMOST CONNECTS US EVEN MORE. OH, GOSH, YEAH. SO WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN THIS TOUR SPECIFICALLY ARE THE NATIVE AMERICAN FOODS THAT HAVE GROWN IN THE AMERICAS FOR CENTURIES. AND HOW THEY HAVE MADE THEIR WAY INTO ALMOST EVERY CULTURE IN THE WORLD. WE TALK ABOUT POTATO DOUGHS, TOMATOES, CORN, BEANS, SQUASH, ASH. WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WISCONSIN AND WILD RICE AS WELL. OKAY, YOU’RE MAKING ME HUNGRY. DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT. I ALSO WANT TO POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE THERE IS FREE ADMISSION FOR THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, TOO? YEAH. SO ALL MONTH LONG, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POTAWATOMI CASINO HOTEL, WE ARE OFFERING ALL WISCONSIN TRIBAL MEMBERS FREE ADMISSION TO AND THEY DON’T NEED TO SHOW PROOF. THEY CAN JUST GO TO OUR VISITOR SERVICES STAFF WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THE MUSEUM AND SAY THEY ARE A WISCONSIN TRIBAL MEMBER AND THEY CAN GET IN FOR FREE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE MONTH. AMAZING. AND I DO WANT TO MENTION ONE MORE THING. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE PERMANENT EXHIBITS JUST IN CASE MAYBE YOU CAN’T SQUEEZE IT IN AND MAKE IT TO ONE OF THESE. YES, THERE ARE PERMANENT EXHIBITS ON OUR SECOND FLOOR RELATED TO THE NATIVE AMERICA NATIVE NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE AMERICAS TOURS GIVEN ON A REGULAR BASIS AND DOCENTS AVAILABLE TO TALK. OKAY, PERFECT. DEFINITELY SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. LET’S GO AHEAD AND PULL UP SOME MORE INFORMATION HERE ON THE SCREEN ON MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AND BEYOND. LIKE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS THURSDAY. THEY’RE HOSTING A FREE VIRTUAL LECTURE AT 630 EVERY SATURDAY. THEY ARE PROVIDING NATIVE AMERICAN FOOD TOURS. WISCONSIN TRIBAL MEMBERS GET FREE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM. WE HAVE A LINK WITH ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ON WISN.COM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FO