Indigenous Peoples Day is on Monday, a time to honor Native American history and culture, which is varied and diverse.

Wisconsin is home to 11 federally recognized tribal nations and the Brothertown Indian Nation, which does not have federal recognition.

Wisconsin first observed Indigenous Peoples Day in 2019, when Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order designating the second Monday of each October to honor Indigenous peoples.

Students at the Indian Community School in Franklin began petitioning lawmakers to observe the holiday a few years before Evers' executive order.

Here are a few things to do this weekend and on Monday to celebrate the holiday.

Doors open at 11 a.m., Oct. 8-9

East Gate Hall at Marathon Park, 801 Garfield Ave., Wausau

The Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow returns for the first time since 2019. It is free and open to everyone. A powwow is a time to socialize and celebrate song and dance. Dancers dressed in regalia move to the beat of booming drums and practice different styles of dance, including traditional, fancy and jingle dress. Jingle dress dancers wear regalia adorned with rows and rows of metal cones that clink together. Grand entry, when all the dancers come into the arena, is at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. A feast is at 5 p.m. Saturday.

10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Oct. 10

Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St., Milwaukee

The museum will have programming celebrating Indigenous peoples, including a presentation on moccasins on the museum's second floor. The museum's tribal liaison will discuss the beadwork, patterns and construction styles that distinguish moccasins of one tribal nation from another. A champion woodland dancer will also demonstrate the woodland style of dancing and share hand drum songs from 1-3:30 p.m. on the second floor. Museum admission for non-members is between $16 and $22.

Lakeshore State Park, north entrance, 500 N. Harbor Drive, Milwaukee

Honor Milwaukee’s Indigenous residents past and present on a walk through the park to learn about native uses for the plants found at Lakeshore and how the Lake Michigan ecosystem has changed since European occupation. More info: dnr.wisconsin.gov/events/63261

Oriental Theater, 2230 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee

This roughly 90-minute program showcases six short films from the United States, Mexico and the Philippines directed by Indigenous filmmakers. The titles are from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival shorts program and from alumni of Sundance Institute's Indigenous Program.

The lineup includes an experimental documentary called "Kicking the Clouds" by a director who is part Ho-Chunk. It also includes a short documentary called "Long Line of Ladies" about a girl and her community as they prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming-of-age ceremony of the Karuk Tribe of Northern California. General admission is $12. Tickets for children under 12 cost $6, and for seniors age 60 and older $10. More info: mkefilm.org/cine-sin-fronteras.

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