Celebrating and Honoring Native month, love, community, spring, longevity, ancestors, women, children, service, & freedom on the streets & in the park

Phillips Community may have more parades, celebrations, demonstrations, and campaigns per capita than any other similar size area. May begins such festivities each year. We include only four because of space constraints that represent his exposure and celebration of community, culture, and issues.

COURTESY MINDEKIRKEN LUTHERAN CHURCH

Syttende Mai Parade
May 17^th always has a parade around Mindekirken Church and Norway House on the block between Elliot and 10^th Avenues on East Franklin Av. Celebrating Syttende Mai Norway”'s two Independence days. Norway”'s quest for independence began on May 17, 1814, with the signing of a new Constitution. Yet, Norway”'s forced union with Sweden, which began Jan. 14, 1814 (after 400 years of domination by Denmark), was to last until 1905 when Norway proclaimed, and secured, full independence. May 17, Norway”'s Constitution Day, is often celebrated as an “independence day.”

HARVEY WINJE

Native American Mother”'s Parade
Native American Month Mother”'s Parade from Little Earth of United Tribes to the Minneapolis American Indian Center on Franklin Av. For day-long activities that also signaled the beginning of Native American Month.

ALAN WILFAHRT

MayDay Parade
MayDay Parade forming at the same corner near Little Earth, extending down Bloomington Av., and into Powerhorn Park circling Powderhorn Lake to the natural amphitheater of the west bank as a huge crowd enjoyed the annual Ceremony.… Read the rest “Celebrating and Honoring Native month, love, community, spring, longevity, ancestors, women, children, service, & freedom on the streets & in the park”