April 1, 2008 Press release . National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture, Inc. will offer
a class for children (and their parents, grandparents, and other adults, too) ages 6 and up May 17, 2008 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Community Room of the Jay County Public Library in Portland.
February 7, 2008 Press release. On April 19 NCGLNAC will be reviving a long tradition...an academic conference hosted
by John Jay Center for Learning at their location in the newly-renovated Weiler Building in Portland. The title
of the conference is “Current Research in Great Lakes Native American Culture.
July 24, 2006 NCGLNAC will hold their annual Great Lakes Native American Arts and Crafts Workshops August 7 through 11 in Portland, Indiana. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 125 KB), and more details can be found in the workshop flyer.
July 21, 2006 A huge cottonwood log, which will be made into a dug-out canoe during the NCGLNAC summer workshops, will be on display at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Indiana, through August 11 near the sawmill demonstration area during the Jay County Fair. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 119 KB).
July 12, 2006 Robin McBride Scott, NCGLNAC board member and Tradition Bearer, was one of nearly 80 weavers for the Smithsonian Museum's Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions exhibit, from June 30 to July 11. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 234 KB).
April 8, 2006 The third lecture of NCGLNAC's three-part series on Native American and Great Lakes tribal history and culture takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday night, at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana. Daryl Baldwin II, Director of the Myaamia Project at Miami University, will present "Language is Life: Miami Language and Cultural Revitalization". Free and open to the public. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 98 KB).
March 11, 2006 The second lecture of NCGLNAC's three-part series on Native American and Great Lakes tribal history and culture takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday night, at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana. Dr. Malea Powell will present "Andrew J. Blackbird, a glimpse at an American Indian Intellectual". Free and open to the public. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 99 KB).
March 22, 2005 Arts Place, Inc and NCGLNAC are pleased to announce a concert by award-winning musician Douglas Blue Feather on August 11, in conjunction with the NCGLNAC Summer Workshops. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 102 KB).
February 8, 2005 NCGLNAC and the Indiana Historical Society will host a workshop March 5 and 6 at the Indiana History Center in Indianapolis. Workshop participants will explore the theme "Creative Spirit" by learning arts, crafts, and the history of Great Lakes Native Americans through hands-on classes and presentations by Native American tradition-bearers, artisans, and experts. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 190 KB).
January 13, 2005 NCGLNAC is moving forward with the development of their Culture Center in Portland, Indiana, with a site survey and inventory analysis by Scott Shoemaker (Miami of Indiana). The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 160 KB).
October 1-2, 2004 NCGLNAC will hold their annual Fall Workshops this weekend in the Women's Building at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Indiana. The full press release is available here (Microsoft Word, 100 KB).
September 25, 2003 NCGLNAC will hold their annual Fall Gathering next weekend, October 4-5, at our site adjoining the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland, Indiana, and in the Women's Building at the fairgrounds. The flyer is available here (Rich Text Format).
July 28, 2003 NCGLNAC is finalizing plans for their 6th Great Lakes Native American Arts and Crafts Workshops, which will be held August 3 through 8 at the Old Mill Run Park near Thorntown, Indiana. The full press release is available here (Rich Text Format). More information about the workshops is available in the June newsletter.
April 11, 2003 NCGLNAC will hold a dedication ceremony on the grounds where its new facilities will be built on Sunday, April 13, 2003, in Portland, Indiana. The full press release is available here (Rich Text Format). The NCGLNAC Letter to Members announcing the dedication is available on our News page.