Culture
Upcoming Cultural Events
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- Birch Bark Winnowing Basket Workshop with Manoomin Project
- July 6, 2026
- 2pm - 6 pm
- 2pm-4pm Harvest Material Demonstration
- (Meeting at Farmer's Market Pavilion at 2pm before moving to location with birch trees)
- 4pm-6pm Construct Baskets
- Participants can register for either time slot
- 2pm-4pm Harvest Material Demonstration
- Dinner is served
- Registration required. Register with Karol at [email protected] or call (906)248-8495.
Past Cultural Events
- Bandolier Bag Workshop with Dalinda Causley
- January 10-11, 2026
- Wiisinidaa Mnomiijim - Fish Jig Painting with Dennis Carrick
- January 12, 2026
- Leather Belt Workshop with Candice LeBlanc
- January 17-18 & January 31-February 1, 2026
- Making Ziinzibaakwad (maple sugar) Confections Workshop with Joe VanAlstine
- February 7, 2026
- Men's Hand Drum Workshop with Koonce Santos-McCauley
- February 7-8, 2026
- Moccasin Workshop with Jackie Minton
- February 7-8, 2026
- BMCC Round Dance & Round Dance Teachings by Bud Daywayigan Day
- February 21, 2026
- Wiisinidaa Mnomiijim: Gifts from the Forest - Reishi, Usnea, & Tag Alder with Waubishkee-Gog-Kway Monica Cady
- March 16, 2026
- Aadizookaan: Winter Stories with Dr. Migizi Mike Sullivan
- March 26, 2026
- BMCC 2026 Spring Feast & Cultural Stories with Gabe ‘Misko Ginew’ Desrosiers
- April 15, 2026
Seven Sacred Teachings
The American Indian College Fund awarded Bay Mills Community College (BMCC) funds as part of a Community Awareness Think Indian grant in 2020. These funds allowed BMCC to commission a Bay Mills Tribal Member artist, Kalista Perron, to paint a Seven Sacred Teachings mural in the Michael C. Parish Administration Building. The mural includes voice recordings from BMCC faculty pronouncing the Anishinaabemowin word for each of the seven teachings, as well as voice recordings from BMCC students explaining what the teachings mean to them. It is our hope that the imagery depicted in this mural will promote the vibrancy of Anishinaabe culture, assist in cross-cultural understanding and diversity, and be a source of pride for Bay Mills Community College students, staff, and faculty.