
AICH members in Nolan Park, 2022. Photo by Ben Geboe
American Indian Community House
Weekly on Saturday, Sunday and Friday, starting from May 5, 2023, until Oct 31, 2023
Nolan Park - Nolan Park - Building 15
American Indian Community House (AICH) is a community-based organization with a mission to improve and promote the well-being of the American Indian Community and to increase the visibility of American Indian cultures in an urban setting. Their space on Governors Island is used to present exhibitions, performances, and other cultural and educational programs, as well as to host artists in residence. This summer, visit Friday-Sunday from 11am-5pm to meet the artists in residence and view their works in progress.
AICH was founded in 1969 by Native American volunteers as a community-based organization, mandated to improve the status of Native Americans, and to foster inter-cultural understanding. AICH membership is currently composed of Native Americans from 72 different tribes. Native American migration between urban centers and reservations demonstrates the inter-relatedness of all Native Americans, and from this reality emerges the recognition that our issues and concerns are truly shared.
2023 Artists in Residence include:
- Nicholson Billey (Chahta Mvskoke) May-June
- Daybi (Cree) May-June
- Mona Medicine Crow Bear (Crow/Apsaalooke) July-August
- Amber Gunn Gauthier (Ho-Chunk/ Menominee) July-August
- Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora) DATES TBA
- Heebe- Tse- Tse Lee (Shinnecock) July-August
- Danielle Soames-Gray (Kahnawake Mohawk) August-September
- Ghen Tourangeau (Dene) October
Upcoming Events
- August 19 – 20: Summer Artists Market
Getting to Nolan Park
Related
See below for past programs and events on Governors Island.