Celebrate Fall Fest at the Museum and the Sergeant Floyd River Museum!
All events are free and open to the public!
At the Sioux City Public Museum
October 10
Kids’ Saturday: Under the Tipi
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
10:00-12:30 – Crafts and gallery scavenger hunt
10:00-11:00 – Tipi build on the lawn
11:15 – Children’s story in the Tipi
11:30-12:30 – Meet & Greet in the Tipi
Perfect for preschoolers and early elementary kids (but everyone’s welcome!), this playful morning is packed with hands-on activity stations, crafts to make and take, and a fun gallery activity. Grown-ups and kids learn and explore together—no need to register, just stop by!
Real Food Stories from the Americas
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Presented by SunRose Ironshell & Manape LaMere
Explore the indigenous roots of the foods you find in the grocery store today.
October 11
This Is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Ioway Map
2:00 p.m.
Presented by William Green
The Ioway Indians once lived throughout what is now the State of Iowa and parts of all adjoining states. To defend their land claims during the Indian Removal era, Ioway leaders made a map that depicts more than 200 years of tribal history and movement throughout the Midwest. The map depicts 54 rivers, nine lakes, and 23 settlements plus the routes connecting them. Based on the speaker’s new book This Is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Map, this presentation follows Ioway migrations as shown on that map, illustrating sites and landscapes as the Ioways knew them and as they appear today in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
At the Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center
October 10 & 11
10:00a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Complete a scavenger hunt inside the boat! When children complete the scavenger hunt, they may choose a small pumpkin or gourd as a prize (while supplies last).