Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community – Preserving, Protecting and Promoting the Dakota Culture for Future Generations

Welcome to the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community.

We are a nonprofit 501C3 organization dedicated to protecting important and sacred sites and bringing Dakota Oyate (nation) culture back to its birthplace in Minnesota.

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Albert LeClaire and Abraham Robinette land at Prior Lake. Wish I could see the book?

Card from the White House 6-24-2022. Hope President Biden helps the Mendota People.

Why We Dance!

We dance to pray We pray is to heal We heal is to give We

ATTENTSON: FOR All Correspondence. Please send to The Tribal Chair Home Office.

Please mail all correspondence to: Tribal Chair Sharon Lennartson % MMDTC. 945 Redwood Dr Apple

Inipi, July 9th fire at 4:00. At the DuPuis House in Mendota, MN.

SweatLodge Inipi Ceremony on Saturday, July 9th? We can start the fire at 4:00 PM

Wacipi – Pow Wow Donation Request Letter Sept 9-10-11-2022.

Attention: Address has changed to Sharon Lennartson Tribal Chairwoman 945 Redwood Dr Apple Valley,

Sharon Lennartson and the Faribault Dakota Project

Sharon Lennartson, tribal headwoman of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community, exploded with joy when she

Flag carriers and Eagle Staff carriers.

At our Wacipi / Pow Wow Sept 9-10-11-2022. At St Peters Church in Mendota MN.

Acquire a land base so we can build a community center.
Obtain federal recognition.
Maintain a tribal office in Mendota.
Promote and support the preservation of the Dakota culture, including protecting sites of cultural significance to the Dakota people.

Promote a better understanding between the Native American community and the public.
Teach community members and others the Dakota language.
Develop self-sufficiency through in-house business.

We believe we are here to play an important spiritual and cultural role for all people who live here in the land of our ancestors. Please help us to continue our mission by DONATING to our cause. Pidamaya! (Thank you)

Albert LeClaire and Abraham Robinette land at Prior Lake. Wish I could see the book?

Card from the White House 6-24-2022. Hope President Biden helps the Mendota People.

Why We Dance!

We dance to pray We pray is to heal We heal is to give We give is to live We live to dance as it

ATTENTSON: FOR All Correspondence. Please send to The Tribal Chair Home Office.

Please mail all correspondence to: Tribal Chair Sharon Lennartson % MMDTC. 945 Redwood Dr Apple Valley, MN 55124 Until further notice. We are not able

Inipi, July 9th fire at 4:00. At the DuPuis House in Mendota, MN.

SweatLodge Inipi Ceremony on Saturday, July 9th? We can start the fire at 4:00 PM and be done with clean-up around 10:00 PM. 11PM at

Wacipi – Pow Wow Donation Request Letter Sept 9-10-11-2022.

Attention: Address has changed to Sharon Lennartson Tribal Chairwoman 945 Redwood Dr Apple Valley, MN 55124. Until we get an office we can use.

Sharon Lennartson and the Faribault Dakota Project

Sharon Lennartson, tribal headwoman of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community, exploded with joy when she learned of the Faribault Dakota Project in the works. â€œI

Flag carriers and Eagle Staff carriers.

At our Wacipi / Pow Wow Sept 9-10-11-2022. At St Peters Church in Mendota MN. June 20, 2022 Good day my brothers and

Donations still needed for Community Center, thanks for helping our community.

I want to say pidamaya ye / thank you to everyone who made a donation at our fundraiser on June 4, 2022. Thank you, cards

Mendota’s Mission Statement

MISSION STATEMENT Mission of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community: “To preserve, protect, and promote the Dakota culture for future generations.” MMDTC membership participated in a

Inipi cancelled, Joseph Bester was in a car accident, prayers for him.

Inipi Saturday June 25, fire will be lite at 4:00pm, inipi at 6:00pm – 7:30ish, feast around 8pm, should be done by 9:00ish. Remember we

I was looking for rare and old Turquoise and Silver Jewerly.

I was looking for rare and old Turquoise and Silver Jewerly. I came across Durango Silver Company. Some of their pieces look real close to

The fundraiser at St Peter’s is over. But the fundraising continues.

Until we reach our goal of $500,000. If you still want to make a donation please send a check to. Write on your check for

25th Pow Wow flyer for Sept 9-10-11-2022

Sharon is looking for an electrician to put in a transfer switch at my home in Apple Valley.

Hoping someone in our community and friends can help Sharon and her two sons Sean and Joe. Please email me at mendotadakota.com if you can

Wendy Biorn made this Beautiful Quilt for the auction Saturday June 4th.

If anyone calls interested in buying it, be aware that it is worth $500. The size is 75 by 68 which is a full size

Mendota has some really expensive old Turquoise and Silver Jewerly.

5-19-2022. Mendota has some real expensive old Jewerly with turquoise and sliver. I will send you the pictures if you are interested. If you know

No Inipi today May 22. We finished the Inipi yesterday and had a Inipi.

We had permission to have two full days, longer if we needed it, to build our lodge. We got it done on one day. It

26th Anniversary and Fundraiser 2022 is just a few weeks away on June 4th.

https://mendotadakota.com/mn/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/26th-Anniversary-and-Fundraiser-2022-2.pdf

We will still be building the Inipi today.

Where boots, if you are going down to Fort Snelling. Fort Snelling is closed due to flooding. Where our trees are, there is no flooding

Indian Reorganization Act 1934. Look for Mendota on page 39.

Indian Reorganization Act 1934 page 39 Mendota

Mendota Mdewakanton 25th Traditional Wacipi-Pow Wow Sept 9-10-11-2022.

4 Sacred Trees Ceremony Photos on May 14, 22. By Steven Renville.

Thank you Steven Renville for taking these beautiful photographs of the 4 Sacred Trees Ceremony.

Mendota SweatLodge building class and 1st Inipi Ceremony of 2022. Dakota Pipe-filling song.

Mendota SweatLodge building class and 1st Inipi Ceremony of 2022 – Plus Important Newsflash at end of email! Please! … If you have even

Donation Form for auction, please fill it out before you give your donation to Terry G.

Donation Form 2022

Dandelion Full Moon Walk & Water Blessing at Sacred Coldwater Springs

Dandelion Full Moon Walk & Water Blessing at Sacred Coldwater Springs Sunday, May 15, 2022 Gather at the park entrance, 7pm Park on the Hwy 55

Help us stop destruction of only known burial platform

We need to try and stop this development from moving forward. This is the only known description of burial platform on the hills at Arden

Dan Keiser and the Mendota Community would like you to join us.

Bring the family! Bring your friends! The Mendota Dakota Tribal Community invites you to come & help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the historic transplanting

Panels from our website. Thank you Brad for putting the panels on to a slideshow.

“Who We Are : Then and Now” A historical display which hasbeen created by the MMDTC Community. Mdo-Te or Mendota is a Dakota word meaning

Article from Indian County Today by Jenna Kunze Aug 4th 2021.

Jenna will do others article too. She may be at the Wacipi too. Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribe to again seek federal recognition. Here is the

Information on donating fundraiser items for June 4th at St Peters Church.

Hello everyone! Please consider donating to our auction for our 26th Anniversary & Fundraiser on June 4th, 2022, at St Peter’s Church in MN. All

Our 2 events on June 4th at St Peter’s Church in Mendota MN.

Greetings Everyone The MMDTC is a Tribal Community, not yet federally recognized. We are a Tribal 501C3 Charity. EIN Number 41-1848659. “Preserve, Protect, and Promote the Dakota Culture for future generations”

Patch Newspaper thank you for posting this article.

Morgan Reddekopp, thank you for the article form the Patch Newspaper. Hope to see you and anyone from the Patch at the Fundraisers and our

Hypolite Dupuis GG-grandfather to many members of Mendota Community.

Hypolite Dupuis Hypolite Dupuis was known as a “veritable old settler” in the Minnesota River Valley when it was largely inhabited by Native Americans.

Renville County, Please read about some broken treaties.

Renville County Minnesota Genealogy and History

It is Tax Time make a donation to Mendota.

Need a deduction on your taxes? Make a donation to the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community. Our Community will deeply appreciate your help! Make sure

Excerpts from The History of Renville County Minnesota.

Excerpts from The History of Renville County Minnesota, Compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Chapter III, Vol. 1, page 31, rll Indian Treaties. From prehistoric days up

Company pleads guilty to killing eagles. Will pay $29,623 per future eagles

Energy company pleads guilty to killing hundreds of Bald and Golden eagles. Agrees to pay $29,623 per future dead eagles.

Reminder of June 4, 2022. 12-4:00. Fundraiser & 26th Anniversary.

Reminder of June 4, 2022. 12-4:00. Today is 4-11-22 to remind you of this very important day for the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community! Our

Henry Sibley High School Now Called – Two Rivers High School in 2021.

By KAI SANCHEZ | Pioneer Press PUBLISHED: June 3, 2021 at 4:57 p.m. | UPDATED: June 6, 2021 at 9:10 a.m. West St. Paul and Mendota Heights residents are being

Water Blessing Full Moon Walk at Coldwater Springs.

Water Blessing Full Moon Walk at Coldwater Springs – Saturday, April 16, 2022 Inbox Coldwater Springs Water Blessing Full Moon Walk at Sacred Coldwater Springs Saturday,

Sheriff in North Dakota Territory

Sheriff in North Dakota Territory Louis Philippe LeMay was the son of Michel LeMay & Pelagie Monfette. He was born in Canada and moved to

Wanbdi Ho’ta Waste emankiyepi do, nakun Damakota

“Wanbdi Ho’ta Waste emankiyepi do, nakun Damakota” (I am called Grey Good Eagle, and I am a Dakota) “Mitakuye Owasin” (All My Relations) Dated:

Dear Members: Please send us pictures of your ancestors.

If you would like to add photographs of your ancestors, please send them to us. Include any information you know about the picture, like when

Mendota Days July 9th, 2022.

Morning Brian Mielke, Mayor of Mendota, thanks for the invite. Some members of the Mendota Community will be there on Sat July 9th. We would

Attention: To all member’s who would like to see your photos on our site.

Even those I have asked for years. I would love all the pictures of your ancestors, the further back the better. Can you email Brad,

Elizabeth Warren

https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/06/24/the-elizabeth-warren-of-the-scifi-set-au.asp

Statements of Participation for the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community

Click the following link to view our Statements of Participation for the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community

Wacipi Flyer

Waiting to hear from the Belcourt’s and Eastman’s for the honoring. And others for what positions they will take, arena director, head drum and co

Monsignor Augustin Ravoux

Monsignor Augustin Ravoux Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Metropolis Minneapolis-Saint Paul Other post(s) Administrator February 22, 1857– 1859 Orders Ordination January

Porkys Sugarbush Camp

Sugarbush t1Ma0rSp5ch 9 7f78att 8:34 mtPdM · We are not backing down!! We are tough sugarbushers and we will meet on Saturday 11am for Pebaam’s ceremony and the feast to

Historial Saint Peter’s Church in Mendota.

Historial Saint Peter’s Church in Mendota. Minnesota’s oldest church in continuous use. In 1837 the Vatican established a new diocese (The Diocese of Dubuque) which

Lineage from Chief Cetanwakanmani to Mendota families members.

Can someone make a new chart? Contact mendotadakota@gmail.com, if you can help make a new chart.

This is urgent to all members. Please read asap.

Mendota Community staring out as a community in 1995. Morning to all members. This is urgent (1) This is urgent to all members. We must

The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934.

The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act or informally, the Indian New Deal, was a U.S. federal legislation

Angelique DuPuis Renville & Hipolite first daughter she married Jean Baptiste Wakon LeClaire.

Check out the witnesses to Marguerite birth. I am so happy yo find this all these family members, and friends. Love Sharon

Tribal Chairwoman has some updates for you to read.

Mendota has been a 501C3 since 1997. “Preserving, Protecting and Promoting the Dakota Culture for Future Generations.” We are a proud Dakota Community, and you

Albert and Lilly Felix LeClaire. I Found this at the Fairbault Goverment Center.

To my surprise I found my family story at the Fairbault Goverment Center on there website, I just typed in LeClaires. on 4-29-21. Your

Looking for pictures of Angelique DuPuis Renville and her daughter Marquerite Louise DuPuis

Been looking for Angelique Renville picture for a long time. Angelique DuPuis Renville daughter was Marquerite Louise DuPuis. Angelique married Hipolite DuPuis. Hipolite was very

Marguerite Louise Dupuis. Please send me your pictures or documents on your family.

Marguerite Louise Dupuis Name Marguerite Louise Dupuis Born 1 May 1840 [1] Gender Female Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I54678 cghsm Last Modified 11 Mar

Dakota Soul Sisters, Mendota families in the book the Felix and LeClaire

The Cunningham Clan Comes West Posted on November 8, 2019 by dakotasoulsisters On April 17, 1848, the Williamson family, which had been on furlough in Ohio since fall of

Albert and Lilly LeClaire pamphlet printed by the Shakopee Historial Society.

Here’s an interesting pamphlet with history of the Leclaire, Bellecourt, Felix and Anderson family.

Jim Denomie, beloved Ojibwe artist who used humor to confront serious issues, dies at 66.

Jim Denomie, beloved Ojibwe artist who used humor to confront serious issues, dies at 66 An “art dad” who championed emerging talents, he illuminated the

Please help Oulyssia Elizabeth Rose Alkire she is a bright, intelligent and feisty two (2) years old.

Supprt Qulyssia’s fight with brain cancer on gofundme.Mika Zephier is organizing this fundraiser. A few words from Mika Qulyssia Elizabeth Rose Alkire is a bright,

Please look for our Wacipi soon on Drum Hop & PowWow.com

Our Wacipi is Sept 9-10-11-2022. Can not wait to see you all. Flyer coming soon Love Sharon

MMDTC declares its sovereignty: Indiancountrytoday.com

News Release Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community declares its sovereignty Mdewakanton Sioux of Minnesota band seeks expedited federal recognition On

About the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community.

New Brochure about the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community. Brochure was made for our Press Release Tuesday June 15th in Mendota At the DuPuis House.

Mendota went from our 23 Wacipi / Pow Wows this year to our 25th.

Watch for updates. Mendota went from our 23 Wacipi / Pow Wows this year to our 25th. Here is why we had two Wacipi’s back

Honoring Our Ancestors 2022

Martha Fasthorse Interview for our 2015 Wacipi on KQ Radio.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h4EZNyZbZNN9ksTTUz1WWY0w54BGWnUT/view?usp=sharing

Mendota will be Honoring Our Ancestors Feb 12, 2022.

Mendota will be Honoring Our Ancestors Feb 12, 2022. Ceremony will be at the Fort Snelling and on zoom. We will meet even if it

Lucien Galtier

Lucien Galtier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Drawing of Lucien Galtier from an 1876 history of the city of

Inipi class for Feb10th has been cancelled.

Inipi class for Feb 10th has been cancelled. Joseph asked to will have class Feb 24 at 6pm central time. Love Sharon

Changed Wacipi from our 23rd to 25th. This years Traditional Wacipi is Sept 9,10,11, 2022.

I know you all think it is to soon to work on the Wacipi. No it is not we always start in February, March the

Address Changed almost two years ago. Please write down the temporary address.

Attention: Sharon’s Cell 952-239-9969 Tribal Office 651-452-4141. Mail to Sharon Lennartson % of MMDTC 945 Redwood Dr. Apple Valley Mn 55124. Make checks out to

Congratulations to John and Becky Varone on your 50th wedding anniversary Feb 19, 2022.

John and Becky Congratulations on your 50th wedding anniversary. Love from Sharon, Joe, Jason and Greg and the Mendota Community.

Eustache Bellecourt (born 1844) 3rd grandfather to all the LeClaires on Albert LeClaire side.

Bellecourt Eustach Jr. Cemetery (Other) Date: 5/30/2015 1:35:45 Pm Added by Joseph Bevins on 1 Jun 2015 Eustache Bellecourt (born 1844)

Marquerite Metivier donated this red beaded bag to MNHS in about 1860.

Marguerite is Sylvia Swanson, Pat Stark, Marlene Dixon’s and others gggrandmother.

Join us for a zoom meeting about an Inipi if you have never been in one, on Jan 27 at 6pm – 7:30pm.

Mendota Dakota’s Inipi and Tobacco class. When Thu Jan 27, 2022 6pm – 7:30pm Central Standard Time – Costa Rica Where https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87069870566?pwd=cjdrTlhNd1NtVElreFhiVDhhbVBIdz09 (map) Joining info Join with

Gather for Clyde Bellecourt’s Funeral Services in Minneapolis. Proclamation to Clyde from.

Proclamation to Clyde family from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Gather for Clyde Bellecourt’s Funeral Services in Minneapolis Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey attends the wake services

QUOTES BY CLYDE BELLECOURT

https://www.azquotes.com/author/41962-Clyde_Bellecourt

Coursolle Family On Sunday, January 23, 2021, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Dupuis House at the Sibley Historic Site located at 1357 Sibley Memorial Highway, Mendota, Minnesota Jane Hayden-Hart.

On Sunday, January 23, 2021, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Dupuis House at the Sibley Historic Site located at 1357 Sibley Memorial Highway, Mendota,