Irvine Nature Center To Hold Indigenous Peoples Celebration

OWINGS MILLS — Irvine Nature Center, in collaboration with the Baltimore American Indian Center, will hold the free Indigenous Peoples Celebration on Sunday, Nov. 15, with hands-on activities celebrating Native American history and culture.

Participants will learn ancestral skills, including grinding corn, throwing a spear with an atlatl, starting a friction fire and making handcrafted items such as cordage or a buckskin bracelet. The site's existing longhouse and wigwams will also be open for exploration.

The event is part of the park's celebration of Indigenous Peoples Month.

The event is free, with donations to the Baltimore American Indian Center encouraged. It will run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Irvine's Native American Educational Site, a 15-minute walk from the nature center's parking lot. The trail will be clearly marked, and guided hikes to the site will also be provided.