Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community

Mendota Treaty 1851.

No mention in Mendota MN about Native Americans living in Mendota for Centuries.

Welcome Karen Clark former Minnesota House of Representatives.

Karen served from 1993–2013 62A district. I met Karen back in 1998. Karen came down to the camp – highyway 55 and coldwater. Bob and

The Winter 2023 newsletter is published and available to read!

The Winter 2023 edition of our newsletter is complete and can be viewed, printed, downloaded here: https://mendotadakota.com/mn/newsletter Do you have any news, stories, photos, suggestions

Social Justice Friends, to help Mendota pay our rent for 3 years.

Social Justice Friends, Thanks to the efforts of a number of us on this email, we are happy to say that there is a growing

Suggested Christmas Food to Bring on Saturday Dec 2, 12-4.

Suggested Christmas Food to Bring on Dec 2, 12-4. Hope you can all make it. If not Merry Christmas! Food for Christmas party. Please bring

Mendota’s Christmas and gift card party Dec 2, 12-4 potluck!

We are really hoping you can join us at our office for the Mendota Christmas and Gift Card Party on December 2nd from 12pm, 2023.

Beautiful 2023 Pow Wow photos from Eagle Eye Steve Allen

Thank you to Eagle Eye Steve Allen for these beautiful Pow wow photos. See more of his photography at https://www.facebook.com/Eagle-Eye-Steve-Allen-100068739035691

Beeswax Candles Raw Honey Maple Syrup tenonanatche.com a poem about honey

Last basket class Friday Dec 8th from 11:00 – 3:00.

Last basket class Friday Dec 8th from 11:00 – 3:00. May not take that long? Pizza provided no potluck. Next class is Jan 2024. Will

The Lakota Ghost Dance and the Massacre at Wounded Knee

The Lakota Ghost Dance and the Massacre at Wounded Knee How the American drive to force Indian assimilation turned violent on the plains of South

Little Crow the 3RD Taoyateduta, also the Mendota Treaty, Kaposia.

Little Crow III (Dakota: July 3, 1863) was a chief of a band of the Mdewakanton people. The Mdewakanton had been displaced by the Ojibwe/Chippewa from their ancestoral

Thanksgiving Full Moon Walk at Sacred Coldwater Springs.

Thanksgiving Full Moon Walk at Sacred Coldwater Springs Monday. November 27, 2023 Gather at the park entrance, 7pm Park on the Hwy 55 access road The

Kathleen Storms has graciously said she would do a basket class.

Kathleen Storms, a wonderful nun, has graciously said she would do a basket class. Kathleen is from Lumen Christi Church. Kathleen will be teaching a

Inipi is the 2nd Sat of each month, fire at 11:00 lodge from 1:00 or 2:00.

Inipi or sweat lodge is the 2nd Saturday of each month, fire at 11:00am, go into the Inipi or lodge about 1:00 or 2:00. Inipi

Mendota will be getting a Gofundme page soon to help us get land.

Once we get a donation letter written I hope soon. Mendota Tribal Council

Indian Industrial School in Carlisles one of the students was Lilly Felix.

Lilly is Sharon Lennartson grandmother, married to AlBert LeClaire. Lilly is also grandmother to the LeClaire, Cisek, and Pietig and others. Last Name First Name

Deborah Jahn Mendota Dakota POW WOW 2023

Beautiful Mendota Dakota POW WOW 2023 photos from Deborah Jahn & Becketwood Senior Cooperative

Thank you Deborah Jahn and a group from a group from the Becketwood Senior Cooperative for sharing these beautiful Mendota Dakota POW WOW 2023 photos

Beautiful Photos of the Mendota POW WOW 2023 by Jill Warren

Thank you to Jill Warren for this lovely gallery of photos from the Mendota POW WOW 2023. View the gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/140304406@N04/albums/72177720311087226

Migration Full Moon Walk at Coldwater Springs – Saturday October 28, 2023

Migration Full Moon Walk at Coldwater Springs – Saturday October 28, 2023 Inbox Search for all messages with label Inbox Remove label Inbox from this

Albert LeClaire at Prior Lake Indian Community from the 1920 -1940.

Albert LeClair had 17 acres. Abraham Robinette also had land at Prior Lake Indian community.

NEW NEWSLETTER FEATURE! Please sign up right away

We have a new feature on our website you might have seen. It’s a newsletter sign up form. This is not the annual newsletter, this

Please help us get a community center and land for our people stolen land.

We are looking for funding, grants, donations, gifts. We did received $250,000 towards land and community center from the Sisters of Charity. Thank you for

I got so many emails, text and calls no one want me to quit doing the PW.

I got so many emails, text and calls no one want me to quit doing the Pow Wow / Wacipi. So I will do the

Psincinea Harvest flyer.

Here is the flyer for the Psincinca (Children of the Rice) Harvest. Psincinca Fall Harvest Thursday Oct 19, 2023.

“Monthly, pipe ceremony on the Full Moon with Joseph Bester.

Monthly on the Full Moon, pipe cermonaery from 6pm to 8:30pm every Wednesday from Saturday Oct 28 to Monday Feb 5, 2024 (Central Standard Time

We will be building a new lodge over the next two Saturdays.

We will be building a new lodge over the next two Saturdays starting with taking down the old one this Saturday, tomorrow, and re-digging the

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