For the third year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh and the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center (COTRAIC) will partner to bring events honoring indigenous culture to the Oakland campus.

Events begin in mid-September and will include special exhibits at Hillman Library and elsewhere.

A mini-powwow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25 in Schenley Plaza will lead into COTRAIC’s 45th annual powwow on Sept. 28 and 29 at the organization’s grounds in Dorseyville, Indiana Township. Pitt will provide free transportation for students to attend that event.

There also will be an information session on Lakota Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability and Indigenous Rights from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26, in Posvar Hall’s Global Hub, for those interested in experiential learning opportunities on environmental sustainability and indigenous rights. Join community organizers as well as Pitt students and faculty to hear about their work on the Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation. The Lakota Program is the first service-learning program launched by the University Center for International Studies with indigenous communities in the United States.

The Center for Creativity will hold events in the Understory, B50 Cathedral of Learning:

Leather Pouch Making: 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 24

Native American Music Making: 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 24

Dreamcatchers: 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 26