The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community  would like to do a pictorial history of

our MMDC family.  We would like to gather photos of you, your family members, your ancestors,

grandparents, great grandparents, etc.

Please email photos to our office at  mmdc01@comcast.net  Please identify as many of the

people in each photo that you can, and add information, such as approximate date, event, place, etc.

Please send the photos in full size. It might take a little longer to upload emails with full size photos,

but then these photos will be able to reprinted.

We would like to create an online Photo Album with a visual  history of all of our members, which we will

also use to accompany our paperwork  for our Request for Federal Recognition.

Cancellation do happen sometimes, sorry for any inconvenience. You can always call the office at 651-452-4141 before you drive to Mendota.

The Mendota Tribal Council

Sharon

DEAR FRIENDS;
The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community would like to invite you to become a Honorary Member of our Community.

Currently only our members have supported us on a regular basis to help Preserve, Protect and Promote our Dakota Ways. (except for a select few).

We realize that in order for us to utilize all the talent out there, we need to invite people to participate.

This serves several purposes:

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Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community .txt food pers They are now doing everything online, and it is much easier to do. If you are interested, go to their website and sign on under Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community. When you do a test, part goes to Mendota. So if you made $35.00, $10.00 goes to Mendota. So far we have about 10 people in the community and outside of the community that do this. You can earn some money and the community gets a little too. It is fun to do, and only take less then an hour for most.

Your tribal council & Sharon

Dear FPI Organization Contact:

Thank you for your dedication to your nonprofit organization and for your interest in Food Perspectives.  We are writing you today to inform you that there are great fundraising opportunities ahead.  We have an extremely heavy testing schedule in the next few weeks and wanted you to know there will be plenty of testing opportunities ahead.  Every time one of your members participates in a taste test, $10 goes to your organization!

Please be sure all testing members of your organization are checking their emails and/or going to our website to check for possible testing opportunities.  The more folks who test, the more money raised for your organization!

Need to teach them how to check for available tests?  Here’s how:

• Go to www.fpitesters.com
• Click on the Tester Info tab.
• Click on Login.
• Enter your PID and PIN.   Don’t know your PID or PIN?  Click on the link on the bottom of the screen and we’ll email it to you, or call 763-354-2776 to get this info.
• Once logged in, click on Available Tests on the left column.
• Click on the survey you are interested in.
• That’s it!  It’s easy!

If you would like a personalized flyer to distribute to your organization members, please simply reply to this email, remember to include your organization name, and we’ll email you a flyer to distribute to your group.

People are calling and asking me when is the date of our next Wacipi. This year we need more help, anyone who wants to help please call the office. Just call the office to be placed on the volunteer list in a few months.  Also this year we really need more funding (donation) for the Wacipi.

Watch for updates in a few months for the Wacipi.

Pidamaya (Thank You) to all the wonderful people who came to the Mendota Wacipi last year.

The Wacipi Committee.

Sharon

Sorry I could not put canceled on our website, wordpress is how we add to the website, and it was down, we just needed to update wordpress. Faith will be here on April 25, 2012.

Our guest this month on March 28, for culture class, is Faith Bad Moccasin. 1.  She will be talking about the little people (Canotina) don’t know if this is spilled right? 2.  Native Men and woman who served in the United States Armed Forces. 3.  Faith will also talk about what it is like to live on a Crow Creek Reservation. Faith use to teach our language class, until she had a stroke. Please come and welcome her back for this one culture class.

Language Class every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 at the DuPuis House in Mendota. Mark your calendars for the last Wednesday of each month for Culture. If you know of someone you would like to come to Dakota culture class. To talk about Dakota people, like storytelling, history, arts, etc, anything that has to do with our people, please let us know.

Harlan Lafontaine is teaching language class, and has been since Jan 2012.

Here we go again, another year of planning the Wacipi, see you there. I love being part of the planning for the Wacipi or Pow Wow, I have helped for 9 years. Many people have helped to make the Wacipi  or Pow Wow successful. I will be putting on our website a list of  all volunteer’s who make the Wacipi or Pow Wow possible. To show that we do  appreciate all of you who help.

We are on 2 websites so far, Drumhop.com, and Pow Wow.com. I need to update that information on those sites, we just needed to get them on those sites asap. I will be adding  more information to those Pow Wow sites when I have time.

We are getting calls from new vendors, and some nice offers for donations already.

From your tribal council, and Wacipi committee.

Sharon

http://www.auctionmn.com/

Please check out the auction to help Greg, he is a community member. Check out the auction website for more information.

A very sad day for our family, we lost a wonderful man, Russell Anderson, Jim’s beloved father,  more details later. It was also Jim Anderson Birthday today.

Text or email Jim,  ander67@comcast.net.

Sharon

May 21, is the voting membership meeting at 7:00pm at St Peters Church.

Your Tribal Council.

Sharon

photos: Nick Lethert

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Barbara Jean Bester

Barbara was the sweetest, kindest, woman she touched so many lives.  Barbara will be deeply missed, rest in peace Barbara we all love you.

Bester, Barbara Jean 89 yrs., of St. Paul, passed away May 1, 2012. Indian wake Sat. 5 PM with Sun. 7 PM service and Mon. 11 AM funeral all at Church of Gichitwaa Kateri, 3045 Park Ave., Mpls., MN. Interment Ft. Snelling. Historic Thomson-Dougherty 612-871-4407

The host drum is Midnight Express.

Dear Sharon, and Tribal Council
  I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed attending the ceremony and Potluck yesterday. I thought Dan and Jimmy did a wonderful job explaining the history, biology and why these four particular Oaks are so important. It was a meaningful day for me. Maybe it was the sage but I do feel better and cleaner somehow. I also feel more  connected to my relatives (gone and present).  I did thank Jimmy and Dan but I also want to thank the singers and drummers. Also the people who did set up and take down. Thank you to you for making me feel welcome.

All Roads are Good -

Jeff

We had a beautiful, wonderful ceremony. There were over 60 people who signed in, and there were at least 10 more who did not sign in. We also had a nice feast! I got some new people to help at the Wacipi.  It was a little cold, but nice to see everyone. I’m so proud of our community / honorary members for their involvement.

Dan the Oak Man, did a great job sharing the story of the trees, over the last 10 years.

Jim Anderson did the ceremony.

Now on with the Wacipi!

Your Tribal Community.

Sharon

2012 Language Showcase Challenge Flier and Registration

www.events.mnhs.org/calendar

Sharon

http://www.dakotahomecoming.org/

The MENDOTA MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA COMMUNITY invites you to help celebrate:
ARBOR DAY 2012 – Sunday, April 29th – “10th Anniversary of the Planting of the Four Sacred Oaks”
On the river bluff behind St. Peter’s Church, near Mendota bridge, off Hwy 13.
Noon – Arrive, park, greet each other, gather around the 4-Oaks.
12:30 – Welcome, update on history & status of the 4-Oaks, & learn a few Dakota words.
1:pm – Why we are gathered, what Pipe-Carrier is doing, & then the Dakota Pipe Ceremony.
1:30 – Closing remarks & thank you’s, followed by a potluck picnic feast.
Event is outdoors, public is welcome, free admission, about 2 hours long, a port-a-potty will be provided.
Please bring a dish for the picnic afterwards, no plug-in outlets available.
We need help setting up! To help Sharon set up the potluck picnic, call MMDC office: 651-452-4141.
To help Jimmy Red Sky set up canopy-chairs-tables, be at office at 11:am, call Jimmy: 612-328-7837.

http://sibley-friends.org/AnnualMeeting.html

http://www.findagrave.com

I found this site today, check out St Peters Cemetery. Sharon

www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1769302 – Cached

http://smoothfeather.org/dakota38/

All Saints Church is at 3044 Longfellow Ave in South Minneapolis.   March 29, at 7:00pm, potluck, door prizes.

Some State Representative will be there, and some people from the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Mendota Tribal Council.

Sharon