Jan 2nd, 2009 Posted in FEATURED, STORE | no comment »
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This embroidered 2.5 inch X 2 inch patch, representing the tribal shield of The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community, is available exclusively from the MMDC by sending a check or money order of $8.00 plus $1.00 for shipping and handling, all of which is tax deductible, to:
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community at PO Box 50835
Mendota MN 55150.
Please allow two weeks for shipping.
Below is a explanation of the tribal shield.
Six Sacred Directions:
Blue Half Circle - Sky
Green Half Circle - Earth
Red represents the north - where we came from
Yellow represents the east - where the sun is born
White represents the south - journey to the spirit world
Black represents the west - where the sun dies and life-giving rain comes
Upper Left Quadrant - The confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Ancestral homeland of Mendota.
Upper Right Quadrant - Pipe signifies prayer.
Lower Left Quadrant - Survival as a People
Lower Right Quadrant - Father Sun - Mother Earth
Seven Feathers - Oceti Sakowin - Seven sacred fires of Dakota or Sioux Nation.
Oct 10th, 2008 Posted in IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS | no comment »
Oct 5th, 2008 Posted in Donations for Mendota | Edit | no comment »
The Mendota people have participated in many events for over10 years. We could do more if we had a little help with donations. Could you please send a $5.00 donation, or what ever you can afford. The donations will help us with protecting, and promoting the Dakota culture for future generations. We also need help with, operations, office supplies, etc.
Thank You ( Pidamaya )
From the Tribal Council of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community.
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Oct 10th, 2008 Posted in NEWS & POLITICS | no comment »
Scroll all the way down to sign the Petition to Create a National Holiday for Native Americans. There are over 40 thousand signatures already! Please add yours. View Current SignaturesHave you celebrated National Tatanka Yotanka day or visited elders during the “Trail Of Tears” month… Ever heard of Geronimo day celebrating the remembrance of a great medicine man…. “Treaty Of Greenville Month” anything… anyone?
The black colored Americans have many holidays representing leaders of their community, events, what-have-you..
the white colored people in America certainly have a ton of holiday. Latin Oriental and it seems like every nationality are being honored or remembered by some type of parade, day (a whole month for the blacks) or event. Where is the special remembrance for Natives to America? Will everyone have a holiday set aside for their group except us?
It seems like every day I am asked to remember the suffering of the blacks, the Alamo, some president, some advocate of peace, some war, some event in the history of some other culture while my own culture is being neglected, invisible-ized and forgotten.
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