Somali Museum of Minnesota

The Somali Museum of Minnesota was founded in 2013 to preserve Somali culture and tradition through art exhibits, educational programs, and dance. Since then, the Minneapolis-based nonprofit has become more visible to Somali Americans across the United States as it expands efforts to showcase its growing artifact collections and traditional Somali dance across North America.

Department of Chicano and Latino Studies, University of Minnesota

Founded in 1971, the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies at the University of Minnesota is the first of its kind in the Midwest. Rooted in social justice, the department is committed scholastically and pedagogically to centering Chicana/o and Latina/o histories and experiences.

Dr. Saeed Fahia

Dr. Saeed Fahia, executive director of the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, in his office. Photograph by Bill Jolitz, 2012. Printed in Somalis in Minnesota, by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2012), 29.

Children riding a camel in Minneapolis

Two children ride a camel in Minneapolis at the intersection of Pillsbury Avenue and West Lake Street. Camels are traditionally used for transporting both people and goods in Somalia. Photograph by Bill Jolitz, 2012. Printed in Somalis in Minnesota, by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2012), 26.

Photograph of a child playing a traditional Somali drum with help from adults

A child plays a traditional Somali drum with help from adults

A child plays a traditional Somali drum with help from adults while celebrating Somali Independence Day in Minneapolis on July 9, 2016. The holiday is observed in Somalia every year on July 1. It celebrates the creation of Somalia through the unification of the former Italian Somaliland and the former British Somaliland on July 1, 1960. Photograph by Flickr user Fibonacci Blue. CC BY 2.0.

Photograph of adults and children celebrating Somali Independence Day

Adults and children celebrating Somali Independence Day

Adults and children celebrate Somali Independence Day in Minneapolis on July 9, 2016. The holiday is observed in Somalia every year on July 1. It celebrates the creation of Somalia through the unification of the former Italian Somaliland and the former British Somaliland on July 1, 1960. Photograph by Flickr user Fibonacci Blue. CC BY 2.0.

Photograph of women celebrating Somali Independence Day.

Women celebrating Somali Independence Day

Women celebrate Somali Independence Day in Minneapolis on July 9, 2016. The holiday is observed in Somalia every year on July 1. It celebrates the creation of Somalia through the unification of the former Italian Somaliland and the former British Somaliland on July 1, 1960. Photograph by Flickr user Fibonacci Blue. CC BY 2.0.

Map of Somalia

Map of Somalia

Map of Somalia with inset showing its location relative to other parts of the world. Posted by Wikimedia Commons user TUBS, May 19, 2011. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs

The Spanish Speaking Affairs Council, later renamed the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, was established in 1978 to serve as a liaison between state government and Minnesota's Chicana/o and Latina/o communities.

Dr. Chauncey Almer Kelsey

Dr. Chauncey Almer Kelsey

Dr. Chauncey Almer Kelsey, ca. 1890s. Published in Rev. William Wilkinson's Minnesota Forest Fires (Minneapolis: Wilkinson, 1895), 30.

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