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2023 was full of creativity at Mitakuye! Our year started off with over 2,000 kids engaged in our weekly art lessons through our School Arts program!
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Our Spring Arts Contest received submissions from schools all over the reservation!
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Our Summer Programs were in full swing, starting with the 40th annual Sacred Hoop Run. Over 200 kids and supporters participated!
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Our Art Days program brought classes to kids at schools around the reservation!
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Our Black Hills Arts Academy brought kids from Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations for a week of creativity in their ancestral homelands.
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Our group project this year focused on kids creating 3 dimensional costume and art designs that were featured in a special short film project Takoja.
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We created a new series of lessons for the 2023-2024 School Arts Program:
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In the fall we were able to visit with our student Nora Marshall in Idyllwild, CA. Through our mentoring program we were able to advocate for Nora to receive a full scholarship at the Idyllwild Arts Academy!
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Here are some photos from an impromptu art experiment we created with Nora earlier in the year:
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We are also thrilled to announce the completion of a book project we helped bring into the world! My Grandfather’s Altar is the family history and memoir of Richard Moves Camp. The book was edited by Mitakuye co-founder Simon J. Joseph, Ph.D., produced by Mitakuye co-founder and Director Jennifer Jessum, published by the University of Nebraska Press, and created under the auspices of the Mitakuye Foundation. This is a first draft of the cover we designed for the project which is due to launch in Spring of 2024!
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You can donate HERE to help us keep the creativity flowing in 2024!
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