Archives for June 2017

We have been busy! Today we take the art on the road and out into nature …

Thank you everyone who supported the 500 Mile Sacred Hoop Run 2017! The young people ran hard with their prayers.  It was a beautiful and sacred event and the final run up to Bear Butte was awesome!

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Photo Credit Simon J Joseph

Congratulations to all of the artists who submitted! Winners for the May contest DANCE are:

Grand Prize Winner Baylie Her Many Horses, Age 15

1st Place Winner Aurora Marshall Age 12

1st Place Winner Frankie Medicine Age 11

1st Place Winner Tia Shott Age 11

1st Place Winner Briley Ferguson Age 10

Honorable Mention Winner Eliza Brien Age 11

Honorable Mention Winner Aliyah Briseno Age 12

Honorable Mention Winner Koriann Bores A Hole Age 10

Honorable Mention Winner Leilani McLaughlin Age 10

Merit Award Winner Ivana Romero Age 10

Merit Award Winner Justin Vasquez Age 12

Merit Award Winner Daelen LeBeaux Age 10

Merit Award Winner Arlene Palmier Age 10

Merit Award Winner Jodene HUnter Age 10

What a week! We brought our young mentee Brian Sherman to Los Angeles for a week of dance training and to get his Zumba Certification. This is a program we created for him as a winner of the 2017 Running Strong For American Indian Youth DreamStarters.

Brian traveled to Los Angeles with our co-mentor Tiny DeCorey to train in various dance techniques at some of the top studios in Los Angeles including Swing Brazil, Naam Yoga Zumba Program, Your Neighborhood Dance Studio, and the Millennium Dance Complex who donated a week of study to Brian for this program! Thank you Millennium.

Tor Campbell at Neighborhood Dance Studio

Swing Brazil at Electric Lodge in Venice

Dane Sorenson Zumba at Naam Yoga

Hip Hop at Millennium

Zumba with Rob

More Hip Hop at Millennium

Millenium

A little time off for sightseeing …

… and cultural exchange

Brian’s week of study concluded with his all day Zumba training and certification!

Over the next few months will be working with Brian to get his classes and teaching ready to start his dance program for reservation youth!

We are gearing up for an incredible summer on Pine Ridge!

Don’t forget to get your application in for the Hoye Wayelo Summer Art Program! Deadline is June 15th.  You can apply via email info@MitakuyeFoundation.com, send us a message on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/Mitakupi , or apply through your school. If you have any questions or need help with your application call us at (605)454-4000.

The 500 Mile Sacred Hoop Prayer Run starts June 18th! You can call Rick Gray Grass if you have any questions (605) 407-3453

And the new DreamSteps Dance Program launches in July! Running Strong For American Indian Youth DreamStarter Brian Sherman will be in Los Angeles next week training to start his new program for the youth. Be sure to stay tuned for details about his trip and the new program!