

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rooted: Ancestral Knowledge & Ecological Futures
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Jul, 2025 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: ? Rooted: Ancestral Knowledge &amp; Ecological Futures
? Saturday, July 19, 2025
? 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
? American Indian Center of Chicago | 3401 W Ainslie St.
?️ Tickets: $35
Includes access to all panels, lunch, your selected workshop and all materials.

Rooted is a one-day summit centering Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) from Native and Black communities. It’s a space created by and for those who carry land-based knowledge—people who have always known the land not as a resource, but as a relationship.

Join us for a full day of connection, conversation and hands-on learning, including:

? Three panel conversations

The Past: Storytelling as methodology

The Present: TEK in action today through community gardens, environmental justice and land-based healing

The Future: Passing knowledge forward through youth mentorship and intergenerational leadership

? Lunch included, prepared by Native chef Jessica Walks First

? Knowledge Keeper Series Workshops
Choose one of five immersive workshops led by Black and Native facilitators. Each session offers a hands-on, in-depth experience rooted in cultural and ecological practice:

Face Jugs: Sculpt a ceramic face jug and learn about this African American tradition rooted in resistance, memory and spiritual protection.

Gourd Birdhouses: Create a traditional birdhouse from dried gourds while exploring the significance of gourds across Black and Native cultures—from ceremony to daily life.

Ethnobotany &amp; Herbalism: Discover the power of local plants and healing herbs, and how Black and Native communities have passed down this knowledge across generations.

Natural Dyes: Use roots, berries, flowers and other foraged materials to create color from the land, and learn how dye-making connects to seasonal cycles and reciprocity.

Birch Bark Basketmaking: Work with harvested birch bark to form a traditional basket using shaping and folding methods. This practice emphasizes respect, memory and the responsibility of working with natural materials.

? Pop-up art exhibit featuring Black and Native artists whose work explores ecological memory, land-based story and visual storytelling.

This gathering is open to everyone—but it centers Black and Native voices, knowledge and leadership. Come with openness, care and a willingness to listen. Rooted is about building long-term relationships—not just learning, but connecting.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lincolnwood/rooted-ancestral-knowledge-and-ecological-futures/200028399753403
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, business, food-drinks, storytelling, pop-ups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 213

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://aicchicago.org/rooted/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lincolnwood-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lincolnwood
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3401 W. Ainslie st, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60625
- **lat**: 41.96998
- **long**: -87.71379
- **full address**: 3401 W. Ainslie st, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60625, 3401 W Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60625-5105, United States, Lincolnwood

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: American Indian Center - Chicago (https://allevents.in/org/american-indian-center-chicago/26006566)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 19 Jul, 2025 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 3401 W. Ainslie st, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60625, 3401 W Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60625-5105, United States, Lincolnwood
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** American Indian Center - Chicago
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, business, food-drinks, storytelling, pop-ups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Rooted: Ancestral Knowledge & Ecological Futures ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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