Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Small Beaded Medicine Pouch Workshop
2025-08-16 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | 960 Cary Road, Cloquet, MN, 960 Cary Road, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join the 13 Moons FDLTCC Extension Program for a Small Beaded Medicine Pouch Workshop. Wendy Savage will demonstrate how to create a small medicine pouch. All supplies will be provided. Space is limited. The first 20 people to sign up will be accepted.
Contact Phil Savage to register: phillipsavage*AT*fdlband.org
Date: Saturday, August 16
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: FDL Cannery, Outdoor Classroom

Wild Rice / Manoomin Demonstration Camp
2025-08-23 10:00 | Moose Horn River, Public Water Access, South Arrowhead Lane, Moose Lake, MN, 55767, United States
Join the 13 Moons FDLTCC Extension Program, FDLTCC Environmental Institute, 1854 Treaty Authority, USDA, and the Lake Superior Estuarine Research Reserve for the annual Wild Rice / Manoomin Demonstration Camp. Participate in demonstrations on wild ricing, parching, thrashing, and knocker/push pole making. Be sure to bring your Tribal ID, 1854 ID, or MN State Ricing permit with you. Free event, space is limited.
Date: Saturday, August 23
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location:
Moose Horn River
Public Water Access
South Arrowhead Lane,
Moose Lake, MN 55767
Space is limited, contact philipsavage*AT*fdlrez.com to register.

Rural Voice presents Tribal Rights in Rural Minnesota
2025-09-03 17:00 - 20:30 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Rural Voice Town Hall to Explore Tribal Rights in Rural Minnesota
“Famous Red Lake Walleye” Fish Fry and Local Vendors to Kick-Off Event
Will be Recorded for Minnesota Public Radio
RSVP for the free event
Rural Voice, the statewide town hall series amplifying perspectives from Greater Minnesota, launches its 2025 season at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College on Wednesday, September 3, featuring a discussion on tribal rights and sovereignty in rural Minnesota.
Moderated by Rural Voice co-founder and Minnesota Public Radio host Kerri Miller, the free event begins at 5:00 p.m. with a Famous Red Lake Fish Fry. It will also feature local vendors such as Round Lake Traditions, LLC. The town hall discussion, which will be recorded for Minnesota Public Radio, will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. A reception will follow the evening’s discussion.
The Rural Voice series, which has visited more than a dozen rural communities in Minnesota since 2022, is supported the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, as well as the Minnesota Initiative Foundations.
Each Rural Voice event will be broadcast statewide via Minnesota Public Radio about a week after the event.
RSVP for the free event

Indigenous Foods Gathering and Garden Feast
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-06 | 49 University Rd, Cloquet, MN 55720, 49 University Rd,, Cloquet, MN, 55720
Join the Bimaaji’idiwin FDLTCC Extension Program and 13 Moons FDLTCC Extension Program for the Indigenous Foods Gathering and Garden Feast on September 5th and 6th.
Indigenous Food Gathering – Friday, September 5 at Fond du Lac Gitigaaning and Na’enimonigamig, 964 Cary Road, Cloquet MN
Bimaaji’idiwin Garden Feast – Saturday, September 6 at Fond du Lac Ojibwe School Pow Wow Arbor, 49 University Road Cloquet MN (behind the parking lot)
For information and vendor tables contact:
Erika Resendiz Alonso – ErikaResendizAlonso*AT*fdlband.org, 218-878-7141
Phil Savage – phillipsavage*AT*fdlband.org, 218-878-7123
The Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College extension programs Bimaaji’idiwin and 13 Moons Programs in partnership with Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is hosting Indigenous Food Gathering and Bimaaji’idiwin Garden Feast that brings together community members along with representatives of state, federal, and Tribal organizations, and other programs to promote fresh, local, and culturally relevant foods as a way to support community health and provide education on Native agriculture and food sovereignty. We would like to invite you to meet, share and network with others that grow food, or that promote healthy, nutritious food accessibility. In addition, representatives will learn about Anishinaabe cultural traditions, language, and best practices of taking care of the land and community directly from community members.
Friday, September 5th, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Fond du Lac Gitigaaning and Na’enimonigamig (964 Cary Road Cloquet, MN). The Indigenous Food Gathering is intended to bring together people working in food sovereignty, including traditional harvesters, growers, ranchers, and producers. There will be hands-on workshops, demonstrations, farm tours, and networking opportunities.
Saturday, September 6th 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School’s Pow Wow Arbor (49 University Road Cloquet MN 55720). The Bimaaji’idiwin Garden Feast is an annual family-friendly event featuring healthy local foods prepared by regional Native chefs. Activities include rice pole and knocker making demonstrations, baaga’adowewin (traditional lacrosse), children’s painting and book reading sessions, the Bimaaji’idiwin Farmer’s Market, and information tables, with t-shirts, prizes, and more.

Learn about Bimaaji’idiwin and 13 Moons FDLTCC Extension Programs

Hand Drumming with Oshkii Giizhik
2025-09-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 and 1 more date | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join us for Hand Drumming with Oshkii Giizhik at FDLTCC.
Mondays starting at 6pm in the Ojibwemowining Resource Center at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
Dates: Mondays
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Ojibwemowining Resource Center, FDLTCC
Open to the public.

FDLTCC Rocks
2025-09-17 - 2025-09-19 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join the Ojibwemowining Digital Arts and Storytelling for FDLTCC Rocks! This is a cool opportunity for young rock musicians looking to workshop with other young musicians. There is room for 10 others to join our guest musicians in some end of the summer jamming. This workshop is for people who know how to play and want to brush up on some skills. Bring your own instrument and get ready for a laid back, no strings attached, rock master class.
September 17, 18, and 19.
4:00pm – 8:00pm in the Ojibwemowining Resource Center at FDLTCC.
Performance at 7:00pm on Friday, September 19.
For more information, email ljaakola*AT*fdltcc.edu or jeremy.gardner*AT*fdltcc.edu.
FDLTCC Rocks Flyer

Let's Play Doubleball
2025-09-22 16:00 - 2025-09-23 16:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join us for Papaskawanag at FDLTCC! Meet in the Ojibwemowining Resource Center at FDLTCC.
Dates and Times:
Monday, 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, 1pm – 4pm

Visiting Artist - Jonathan Thunder
2025-09-29 11:45 - 12:30 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is excited to be welcoming artist Jonathan Thunder to our campus! Join us in the Commons for a presentation of some of the artist’s work, a look at Ojibwe themes in his work, and for a discussion of his creative process.
Date: Monday, September 29
Time: 11:45am – 12:30pm
Location: FDLTCC Commons
Learn about Jonathan Thunder: https://www.jonthunder.com/

Cross Shoulder Bags with Trisha Moose
2025-09-30 16:00 - 20:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Come make a cross shoulder bag with Trisha Moose, a master seamstress from Mille Lacs.
Date: Tuesday, September 30
When: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Ruth A. Myers Library, FDLTCC

Sustainability Week
2025-10-06 09:00 - 2025-10-10 17:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join us for Sustainability Week at FDLTCC!
Monday
Theme: Land Stewardship

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Caring for our Medicine Garden
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Feast, iNaturalist Bioblitz Kickoff
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: I’iwidi Garden Work Day, Tree Planting, and Invasive Species Removal

Tuesday
Theme: Textiles

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Workshop: Natural Dyes, Cristina Weske, Come to learn some hands-on natural dye methods, while also learning about the environmental impacts of the global textile industry!
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Community Clothing Swap, Hosted by FDLTCC Environmental Club

Wednesday
Theme: Food Sovereignty

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Seed Saving and Pumpkin Cooking Demonstration, Erika Resendiz Alonso

Thursday
Theme: Waste Reduction

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Presentation, Emma Pardini, Resource Renew (WLSSD)
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Mending Meetup

Textile Mending and Upcycling
Cast Iron Skillet Use, Care, and Restoration
Knife Sharpening Demonstration

4:30 PM – Dinner Feast

Friday
Theme: Biodiversity

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Film Showing, iNaturalist Bioblitz Awards

Janis Fairbanks' Sugar Bush Babies - Book Release
2025-10-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join us as we celebrate the release of Janis Fairbanks’ new book, Sugar Bush Babies!
Date: Friday, October 10th
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: FDLTCC Commons
During the event, Janis Fairbanks and Rain Newcomb will have a conversation about the book. Janis will read briefly and then sign copies. The event will include a feast and children’s activities.
Per the author’s request, this will be the first place Sugar Bush Babies is officially available to the public.
Book description:
Why did Janis keep running away from kindergarten? She wanted to go home—not to the noisy Duluth house, but to the log cabin among wildflowers on the Leech Lake Reservation. When her parents settled in the city, they offered a compromise: summers with Grandma on the Fond du Lac Reservation, where Janis listened to stories, learned Ojibwe, and found her place in the world.
In Sugar Bush Babies, FDL elder Janis A. Fairbanks revisits her childhood during Indian Relocation, moving between Ojibwe villages and white communities shaped by Hollywood myths. Through Grandma’s teachings and vivid memories—boarding school tales, powwows, Girl Scout camp, and selling lilacs—Fairbanks shares a lyrical memoir of love, tradition, and the enduring power of women’s wisdom.
Sugar Bush Babies is published by University of Minnesota Press. Copies will be available for purchase in the FDLTCC Bookstore.

Nagaajiwanaang Genawendangig Anishinaabemowin 4th Quarter Community Meeting
2025-10-15 17:00 - 20:00 | MN
Join Nagaajiwanaang Genawendangig Anishinaabemowin (the Fond du Lac Language Advisory Board) for part 1 of the 4th quarter Language Advisory Board language and community meeting. The event will feature special guest Waawaakeyaash Keller Paap.
Date: October 15
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: FDLTCC
Doors open at 4:30pm, program (feast/keynote/Q&A) begins at 5:00pm.
Part 2 of the 4th quarter community meeting will be on November 5th at FDLTCC.
Learn more about Nagaajiwanaang Genawendangig Anishinaabemowin
4th Quarter Community Meeting Flyer

Campus Visit Day - Oct. 23
2025-10-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
You are invited to visit our campus at any time, and especially during a Campus Visit Day. Make your plans to visit and tour our campus on these special event days.
Campus Visit Days are a great opportunity to meet in person our faculty, program staff, student services staff, and current students. Come individually, in a small group, or with your class to learn more about Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. It’s a fun experience on campus with hands-on activities, plus it’s the perfect time to get your questions answered.
2025-2026 Campus Visit Days

Thursday, October 23, 2025, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM – Nursing and Healthcare Expo

Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM – Career Awareness and College Fair

This is a career exploration event geared towards groups of students from our local high schools. We are not able to accommodate tours on this day.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM – Criminal Justice and Peace Officer Expo

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

For more information, contact our Admissions Office staff.
Josh Cleveland
218-879-0817
jcleveland*AT*fdltcc.edu
Amanda Strapple
218-879-0808
amanda.strapple*AT*fdltcc.edu

Gigibaaga'adowewin "Carrying the Stickgame with us"
2025-10-23 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-30 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join the Fond du Lac Language Program and FDLTCC for Gigibaaga’adowewin “Carrying the Stickgame with us” every Thursday at FDLTCC!
Dates: Thursdays
Times: 5pm-8pm
Everyone is welcome!
FDLTCC Gymnasium, 2101 14th Street Cloquet, MN 55720
Baaga’adowewin skills, language, & games!
Dinner is provided
*Children must be accompanied by an adult
Contact Naawakwe 218-878-8170
williamhowesiii*AT*fdlband.org

Trunk or Treat
2025-10-25 13:30 - 16:30 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Celebrate the spooky season with the FDLTCC Nursing Club on Saturday, October 25.
Date: October 25
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: FDLTCC front parking lot

Free event
Family friendly
Costumes are encouraged
Directional signage will be posted at the event

RSVP Form (for FDLTCC groups that want to participate)

Author Talk with Frank Bures - Native Technology and the Greatest Canoe Race in Minnesota History
2025-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Native Technology and the Greatest Canoe Race in Minnesota History
Date: Tuesday, October 28th
Time: 2 PM
Location: Ruth A Myers Library, FDLTCC
Join award-winning author Frank Bures to hear stories from his new book, Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories. We’ll hear about the unsung heroes of the 450-mile Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby, including Anishinaabe racers like Ben and Jesse Tibbetts, Jim and Bernie Smith and more.

Breaking The Cycle: Healing & Awareness
2025-11-03 11:00 - 15:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join us for a day dedicated to mental health awareness, self care, and community support. Brought to you by the FDLTCC Human Services Club
All are welcome and encouraged.
Date: Monday, November 3
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: FDLTCC Auditorium
Presenter Schedule:

CASDA “Why Doesn’t She Leave?”: 11am
Break: 12:30pm
PAVSA Human Trafficking Subject Matter Expert Mel Alvar: 12:40pm
Break: 1:30pm
Crisis Response Team Program Supervisor Lexi Wuestneck: 1:40pm

FDLTCC Live! Presents… Gary Farmer
2025-11-04 16:00 - 19:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join us for a fantastic evening with Gary Farmer. He will share about his acting career & play some music.
Date: Tuesday, November 4
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: FDLTCC Commons

GARY FARMER BIO
Gary Farmer is an actor and musician, born on Six Nations along the Grand River, Ohsweken, Ontario. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the development of Indigenous media in Canada and was the founding director of an urban Indian radio network, Aboriginal Voices Radio Network. He also published Aboriginal Voices Magazine from 1993 – 2003.
Gary began performing on stage, working in theater from 1975 – 1987 in Canada. Winning Dora Mavor for best new play in 1989 for Tomson Highway’s, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.
Gary has been nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Male in the films: Powwow Highway (1989); Dead Man (1995) which won the1996 European Academy Award for Best Foreign Film; and Smoke Signals (1998).
He has also directed several popular short films, both independent and for television, and was the executive producer and a director of the APTN entertainment series Buffalo Tracks.
Recent credits include series regular on Resident Alien, Reservation Dogs, The English, The Curse and Independent films: Quantum Cowboys, Blood Quantum, The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw, Run Woman Run, Hey Viktor!, An Ode for Leviticus and Major Barbara.
Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers album, Fool For Love, won Best Americana Album at the 2023 New Mexico Music Awards. Sing That Song reached #5 on the Top 40 Indigenous Music Countdown in Canada.
The Troublemakers 7th album, Lucky 7, released June 12, 2023, on Gary’s 70th birthday, features original cover artwork by Travis Shilling. Gary Farmer and The Troublemakers All Stars, featuring two-time Juno Award winner Derek Miller, toured Ontario, Canada July, 2023.
Gary is in the studio recording three new songs to soon be featured on a new album. The Troublemakers’ music can be found on Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Giikiwidoodaa (Advancing local Anishinaabemowin efforts) - FDL Language Advisory Board Community Meeting & Feast
2025-11-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join the Fond du Lac Advisory Language Board and FDLTCC for a community meeting and feast on Wednesday, November 5.
Date: Wednesday, November 5
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: FDLTCC Commons
The keynote speaker will be Migizi (Mike Sullivan) PHD, an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) linguist from the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation (LCO) in northern Wisconsin. He is currently the Native Studies Faculty Director at LCO Ojibwe University and previously served as the Resident Linguist for the Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School.Feast will include the following: Wildrice Meatballs, roasted potatoes, salad, vegetable, and dessert.Questions?
Contact Getaabines (Alex Dufault), Langauge Board Secretary at (218)878-7138 or AlexDufault*AT*FDLBand.org

Giving Thanks and Veterans Feast
2025-11-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN, 55720, United States
Join us for a wonderful event honoring FDLTCC students, faculty, staff, and community members who are military veterans or are currently on active duty. The free event will feature a delicious feast and is open to the public.
Thursday, November 13
5:00pm – 7:00pm
FDLTCC Commons
Questions: Jesse Stirewalt, jstirewalt*AT*fdltcc.edu
