Mitchell Museum of the American Indian 2015 Annual Benefit Nurturing the Land The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian cordially invites you for cocktails and dinner at the 2015 Annual Benefit “Nurturing the Land” This year’s benefit program invites you to learn more about how Native culture past and present nurtures the land, highlighting the advocacy efforts of our new Native community partners, the Chi-Nation Youth Council. The Crystal Ballroom 529 Davis Street Evanston, IL Valet Available at Tapas Barcelona 1615 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL Tickets $135/individual -or$125 per person for a table of 8-10 Raffle Tickets 1 for $20, 6 for $100 Saturday, February 28, 2015 6:00—9:30 pm Cocktails and Dinner Emcee Mark Denning, Silent Auction and Colorado Trip Raffle! THE MITCHELL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN Board of Directors Beth R. Lent, President is one of the few museums across the country that focuses exclusively on the art, history and culture of American Indian and First Nation peoples from the United States and Canada from the Paleo-Indian times to the present. Susan Salisbury,Vice President Susan K. Laue, Secretary Ivan P. Berk, Treasurer Jan Berkson Gary Cooper Frances Hagemann Kathleen McDonald Learn more about nurturing the land: Honorary Council Senator Daniel Biss The Honorable James C. Lytle The Honorable Lorraine Morton The Honorable Joan Barr Smith Council of Advisors Tony Abeyta Trish Barr Richard Basofin Sarabess and John Cahill James P. DeNomie Joseph Hagee Lawrence R. Hamilton Frederick Hoxie Glennis Lundberg In our exhibit “All My Relations: A Seneca History.” discover how the Seneca fought to stop the Kinzua Dam from flooding their homeland 50 years ago and the efforts today to stop the poisoning of traditional rice fields on the Bad River Reservation. The Honorable Elizabeth Tisdahl Carolyn McMahon Joyce and Allan Niederman Norman Sandfield Diane and Robert Teska Eliot Waldman Seth Weinberger John Wold A Special Thank You To Our Sponsors Benefit Planning Committee Jan Berkson Gary Cooper Beth Lent Jackie McGuire Sue Salisbury Vincent Romero Patron The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program Susanne E. Driscoll Host Committee Ivan and Shelly Berk Jan and Jeff Berkson Fellow Blue Island Newspaper Printing Inc. 1st Bank & Trust of Evanston Gary and Laina Cooper Beth and Peter Lent Sue and Tim Salisbury