AICHO’s Indigenous Food and Art Market

The American Indian Community Housing Organization is hosting local food and art vendors in the parking lot at 231 W. Second St. There will be more than 20 vendors at the market. There will also be cultural activities including a film screening of the Indigenous food film Gather, a food demonstration from North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems Indigenous Lab, rooftop garden tours, face painting, traditional lacrosse and more. All cultural and arts activities are free.

EBT and SNAP benefits will be accepted for healthy food produce (does not apply for hot and ready to eat food) in which people will receive $30 worth of food for $10 with SNAP/EBT payment.

Vendors will be selling items such as garden-grown produce, frozen meats, smoked white fish, wild rice, fermented foods, Indigenous teas, maple syrup, jams and jellies, herbs, honey, wild rice cupcakes, salves and cannabidiol products. Artwork on sale includes prints, apparel, beadwork, jewelry, books and more.

In the case of inclement weather the market will move to the Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center at 212 W. Second St. The decision to move will be made on the Friday before and posted on AICHO’s Facebook page. Parking will be located at the former Lake Superior College Downtown Campus parking lots, across from AICHO in the big sand lot on Second Street (near Arrowhead Place Building) and in the small paved lot across Second Avenue West near the downtown campus building.