Nov 10, 2026 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Asian American Cultural Center (1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801)
- Sponsor
- Native American House and the Center for Civic Education & Justice
- Speaker
- Native American House and Center for Civic Education & Justice staff
- Contact
- Native American House
- nah@illinois.edu
- Views
- 2
- Originating Calendar
- Native American House
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) articulate a philosophy of gratitude and reciprocity through the Thanksgiving Address (Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen), often translated as “The Words That Come Before All Else.” In this Indigenous framework, Thanksgiving is not a single event but an ongoing, cyclical practice. By creating a dialogical space, this Dinner on Us program seeks to explore how gratitude, relational accountability, and respect for the diversity of life shape ways of knowing and being.