Honoring Our Ancestors Saturday Feb 8, 2025 Everyone Welcome! Please Share this Flyer

Honoring Our Ancestors Saturday Feb 8, 2025 Everyone Welcome! Please Share this Flyer!

Saturday, February 8, 2025
Join Us for a Sacred Ceremony and Potluck Gathering

Commemorating the Past

ON DECEMBER 26, 1862, thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged in Mankato, Minnesota. This remains the largest mass execution in U.S. history.

All Are Welcome: Please join us for a sacred ceremony and potluck gathering. (All times approximate.)

Ceremony Details

The ceremony will be performed by Joseph Bester and Lon Navarre. Assisting in the ceremony will be Tommy, Steve and Riley.

• When: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 11:00 AM (Lighting of the sacred fire)
• Where: Fort Snelling State Park
  101 Snelling Lake Rd, St. Paul, MN 55111
  (Park entrance off Highway 5 at Post Road near the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Stop at the park office for a free pass or bring this flyer.)
• Please Bring: Tobacco and Sage for the ceremony (if possible).
• Note: The ceremony is outdoors—please dress warmly as it will be cold.

Potluck Gathering

• Time: 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM
• Location: Dupuis House (Sibley Historic Site)
  1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Mendota, MN 55150
• Please Bring: A dish to share, as this is a family-style potluck.

Contact Information

For more information, directions, or if you’d like to help, please contact:

• Sharon
  • Email: sharon@mendotadakota.com
  • Phone: 651-452-4141

Sponsored By

The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Council and Members:

• Sharon Lennartson (Chairwoman)
• Steve Renville (Vice Chairman)
• Joe Lennartson (Treasurer)
• Danielle Ross (Secretary)
• Greg Strandmark (Historian)

Special thanks to the Minnesota DNR for nearly 30 years of support.

We Hope to See You There!

With love, Sharon “Good Thunder Woman”

Download as a printable PDF honoring our ancestors flyer 2025 PDF