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AICHO'S dedication to uplifting and highlighting local and regional artists, entrepreneurs, food producers, and creators have lead our annual Winter Market growing bigger and bigger every year!
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We love how much our community supports regional and local artists!
Jan 25, 2025
Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it. Several indigenous and BIPOC vendors are selling jewelry, artwork, and desserts for couples trying to find present for significant other. On Saturday January 25, AICHO’s second annual Zaagi’iwidin, or love-themed market returns to the Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center.
This pop-up market event is intended to make Valentine’s Day gift shopping less stressful and more meaningful. Community members can connect with AICHO, and support 20 Indigenous and BIPOC entrepreneurs
November 8, 2024
The American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) and Indigenous First Art & Gift Shop’s annual winter market “Biboon Bimaadiziwin: Winter Good Life,” will take place on November 30th, 2024, from 10AM to 2PM. The market is located at the Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center in Duluth.
The winter market will feature over 25 small local indigenous and BIPOC businesses, food producers, jewelry designers and more.
June 10, 2022
There is an artist reception Friday, June 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at AICHO’s Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center locate at 212 W. 2nd Street in Duluth. It’s free, but a $10 donation is suggested.
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Shaun Chosa, a Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa tribal citizen and painter/graphic design artist, will show 30+ large scale paintings that mostly feature new works depicting Indigenous portraits, some with his added “Classic Shaun Chosa Style” pop culture artistic influence for an extended period of time in our AICHO Galleries.
January 2020
FOX21
The American Indian Community Housing Organization’s (AICHO) Indigenous First Art and Gift Shop is hosting an inaugural art exhibit opening featuring local artist Samuel J. Zimmerman.
January 2020
FOX21
Duluth’s American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) has been awarded a big grant to help create an indigenous food network in the Lake Superior area. AICHO wants to help people have sustainable access to food in the Northland. They tell us the $78,122 grant will help people who are food insecure and folks who want more native food options.
December 2019
Duluth News Tribune
Bummer. You forgot to order something online for your sister, and now shipping is going to cost a million dollars. None of us should be ordering as much as we do online, anyway, and if you’re looking for culinary-minded gifts, you’re in the right region. Locally owned shops filled with locally made products are abundant. Before you lies our curated gift guide for your people who love to eat, cook and set a nice table. None of this says “I’m from a gas station.”