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Instructors
Mercedes Tuma Hansen
Minneapolis, MN
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Mercedes is a history educator in the Twin Cities area where she teaches American Indian and environmental programs at schools, senior centers and nature parks. Learning to teach as a tour guide at the Minnesota Historical Society, Mercedes won a national award for developing a museum education program there. By teaching historical skills like making birch bark baskets, net making, processing wild nuts, and making traditional art with a modern twist, Mercedes continues to pursue her passion for connecting the past to its relevance in our modern lives. She and her husband and baby boy have recently embarked on a farm adventure with chickens and cats and are planting fruit and maple trees.
Current Courses Offered by Mercedes Tuma Hansen
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Folktales and Crafting for Families
Instructors:
Mercedes Tuma Hansen
Calling all storytellers! Dive into the rich world of folktales. Do you enjoy old-fashioned stories,…
Sat, Oct 19th, 2024
1-4pm
1-4pm
Instructor:
Mercedes Tuma Hansen
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Fun with Plant Fibers for Families
Instructors:
Mercedes Tuma Hansen
Have you ever picked a long piece of grass or a cattail or another leaf and wondered what you could…
Sat, Oct 19th, 2024
9-11am
9-11am
Instructor:
Mercedes Tuma Hansen
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Old-Fashioned Kids Games
Instructors:
Mercedes Tuma Hansen
Join in for a day of good old-fashioned fun. Children will play games from pioneer times in…
Fri, Oct 18th, 2024
1-3:30pm
1-3:30pm
Instructor:
Mercedes Tuma Hansen