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Looking for vendors for our 20th annual POW WOW!
We are looking for vendor, all vendors are welcome. We are a small Wacipi but we have thousands of people over 3 days.
Come and join us we would love to meet you. 2019 Wacipi Vendor Application
YOU ARE INVITED! Sheldon Wolfchild documentary film “The Indian System”
Sheldon Wolfchild documentary film “The Indian System”
Monday, July 8, 2019 at 7 pm
Free & open to the public with free popcorn
4200 Cedar Avenue in south Minneapolis
Sheldon will be joining us. The film tells a Dakota oral history of the 1862 war, the hangings of the Dakota 38 Plus 2, including the story of his grandfather, Medicine Bottle, and the removal of the Dakota from Minnesota.
Sponsored by WAMM, Women Against Military Madness
Donations gratefully accepted.
Until recently, historians have failed to uncover the truth behind the war of 1862 in Minnesota. In this movie, filmmaker Sheldon Wolfchild portrays his grandfather, Medicine Bottle. He tells a Dakota oral history of the 1862 war, the hangings of the Dakota 38 Plus 2, and the removal of the Dakota from Minnesota. During the 1850’s and throughout history, treaties were forced upon the Dakota people. Noted Minnesotans such as Henry H. Sibley and Alexander Ramsey manipulated the Dakota people to cheat them out of their supposed benefits, and ultimately their land. After the Dakota were removed to their reservation, corrupt agents and Indian department superintendents embezzled as much Dakota treaty money as they could. In the production of this movie the filmmaker interviews historians and authors Dr. David Nichols and Mark Diedrich to artfully weave this story together. Sheldon Wolfchild is a member and former Tribal Chairman of the Lower Sioux Indian Tribe who has appeared in a number of feature films and television shows.
July Glory Full Moon Walk at Sacred Coldwater Springs.
July Glory Full Moon Walk at Sacred Coldwater Springs
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Gather at the park entrance, 7 pm
Park at pay meters on the frontage road via credit card
July is glory month at Coldwater because the planted prairie flowers are in bloom. The color and scent of the land and the music of water, birds and insects are at peak. It is a most alive and peaceful place.
Special guest Henry Fieldseth will be with us to identify the plants. Henry founded the Friends School Plant Sale in the 1980s, now the largest plant sale in the state, held annually on Mother’s Day weekend
- Full moon walks have been celebrated every month at Coldwater since 2000.
- Sunset 8:56 pm (6 minutes earlier than the previous full moon)
- Moonrise 9:03 pm (26 minutes earlier than last month’s full moon)
DIRECTIONS: Coldwater Springs is between Minnehaha Park & Fort Snelling, in
Minneapolis, just North of the Hwy 55/62 interchange. From Hwy 55/Hiawatha, turn East (toward the Mississippi) at 54th Street, take an immediate right, & drive all the way down on the frontage road where you can park at the pay meters.
Gather at the park entrance.
All welcome. Dress for the weather, especially sturdy footwear. We celebrate the full moon in all-weather however the length of the walk depends on conditions. If it’s really cold or wet it’s a quick 10-minutes to the spring outflow gurgling from under the limestone bedrock Spring House built in the 1880s to supply potable water to Fort Snelling.
This gathering is free and open to the public.
Friends of Coldwater info: http://friendsofcoldwater.org
Documents for gaining federal recognition 25CFR Part 83 2015
The regulations, paperwork, research and criteria for gaining federal recognition can be exhausting. We could really use your help to do some research with us. If you have time, please contact Perry and he can let you know how you can help. (612) 327-0100
This is 1 page of the BIA criteria for gaining federal recognition.
Click the image to open or if you prefer to download as a PDF click this: 25CFR Part 83 2015 abbreviated PDF
If you would like to read the entire 35 page “Code Of Federal Regulations”, please download here: 25CFR Part 83 2015 35 pages
If you would like to read the entire 913 page “Code Of Federal Regulations” It’s available at the BIA website here: LINK
If anyone has moved in the last two years. PLEASE UPDATE US
If anyone has moved in the last two years. PLEASE send us your new address or any information that has changed. ALL members MUST have current information. Thank You Your Tribal Council Sharon, John, Marlene, Perry, and Lon. Love Sharon