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Parade is on Saturday July 11, around noon. Parade starts at St Peters Church, and ends one block passed the Mendota Office. Mendota MN -  Highway 13 & 110 area.

The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community are selling Indian taco’s and fry bread. Around 11:00 am?

Please call the Mendota office if you have any questions 651-452-4141.

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The Tribal Council.

Monthly Voting Membership Meeting.

Tuesday June 30, at 7:00 pm. Bring a treat if you want. Please bring a member with you. We need more members to come to our monthly meetings.

Pow Wow meeting Tuesday June 30 at 6:00 pm. If you would like to be on the Pow Wow Committee please be here by 6:00 pm.

Mendota Days is on Saturday July 11. We need volunteer ASAP. Hours are around 9:00 am-6:00 pm  maybe later?  If you could volunteer 4 hours or more that would be great!  Please call the office ASAP. Mendota Days is  only a couple of weeks from now. We need someone to organize Mendota Days.   HELP!

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After the Dakota Conflict in 1862, Congress passed legislation banning Dakota Indians from Minnesota and the Dakotas.Now, over 140 years later, one state lawmaker is asking Congress to repeal the law.

As News 12’s Bryan Piatt reports… it’s stirring up mixed emotions among area tribe members. Sheldon Wolfchild read the news when he opened the newspaper a few days ago.Sheldon Wolfchild says, "I’m going…all kinds of emotions run through me. I didn’t know it was still in the books."It still is… a ban on all Dakota Indians after war declared on these lands. That may soon be repealed after legislation brought forward by State Representative Dean Urdahl.Dean Urdahl says, "It basically is a bad law that’s still on the books. I felt there was some need for reconciliation and a need to take a bad law off the books." Wolfchild and Pam Halverson are both members of the Dakota tribe. They say the repeal would provide healing for them and also teach an important lesson to everyone in the state. Sheldon Wolfchild says, "It’s going to open up another avenue of healing for us. Not only for the Dakota people but for the other people in Minnesota to realize that we have to look at each other as common human beings from the heart…not just from the mind." But both point out it doesn’t erase what happened here over 100 years ago, when their ancestors were taken to prison camps… some even hung. Pam Halverson says, "It’s the start of a healing process for my people. It’s not going to take anything away from what happened in 1862 but it’s a start." A start Wolfchild says he’s shocked he may get to witness. Stephen Wolfchild says, "I never thought this would happen in my lifetime but I’m grateful for it." All that is needed now… is vote from Congress and a signature from President Obama.

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Jim Albrecht arranged to privately label our MMDC logo on bottled spring water. These collector bottles will help teach the Dakota language. New Dakota words or phrases will appear every 25 cases. Jim will donate a portion of his profits back to the Community to support our Dakota language programs. For only $2.00 each you can get yours at the MMDC office. This is an easy way to help preserve our Dakota heritage and learn our language.

Tell your friends and relatives!

If you know someone who is interested in private labeling their own bottled water (companies, events, organizations, etc.) call George Crothers at 651-274-2250.

Tell him you were referred by MMDC and he will donate 50% of the net profit to MMDC.

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EPIC E-News for March 19th, 2009

EPIC E­-News provides information on community events, neighborhood meetings, and important news for the East Phillips Neighborhood.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS!!

Please Attend this Very Important Meeting!!

WHEN:    NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 23rd, 6:30 PM

WHERE:  PHILLIPS POOL & GYM BUILDING (former BOYS &
GIRLS CLUB
11th Ave. S. and E 24th St .

TIME:        6:30 PM

WHY:
Community Voices and perspectives need to be heard by the PARK BOARD! The East Phillips Community Design Team has redesigned the Park Center after being presented with an Unacceptable Building Design. The Design Team’s plans are larger, a more efficient use of space, and much more of what everyone voted we need and want for the price!
The Design Team wants the new plan and its architect to be accepted, replacing the Park Board’s choice.

This is the MOST IMPORTANT MEETING since we overturned the Park Board’s decision to build the building on the East Side of the Park!

If you want a Center that works,

PLEASE JOIN US ON MONDAY!

Bring your Families and Friends!

THE ISSUE:

At its March 9th meeting, the East Phillips Park Community Design Team carefully reviewed a redesign of the East Phillips Park Cultural and Community Center (Center) that LHB Architects prepared for the Park Board. By directions from the Park Board and Staff, the Community was not allowed to participate in the final LHB redesign. It was done without any community involvement.

We strongly encourage you and other concerned residents to attend this meeting and review and comment on both the LHB/Park Staff Design and DJR Design and support the Design Team vision. This has been a long process by representatives of many Phillips neighborhood groups to create a place we can all share and provide for ourselves what others would not provide for us. We hope we are near the end of this part of the journey.

Carol Pass , Chair, EPIC

William (Bill) Carter

American Indian Community Advocate

City of Minneapolis

Direct: (612) 673-3028

Fax: (612) 673-2599

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