Mitakuye Foundation

Making all of that art is tiring! We had a great adventure and spent the day swimming and picnicking in the Black Hills.

Mni Wiconi!

Hoye Wayelo is on! What a beautiful way to start the program! Students from all districts arrived and met with teachers and staff from all over the rez and all over the country! We kicked it all off with an opening circle, a beautiful meal and then dove right into dance, film, visual art and writing classes. These students are ready to make some art – it is going to be a busy two weeks!

Wopila to our major sponsors who are making the Hoye Wayelo Summer Arts Program a reality!

Dr. Lo Sprague and Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord

Lauren Bon and The Metabolic Studio – A project of The Annenberg Foundation

The Shakopee Nation

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

The Bill and Bonnie LeVine Foundation

Blick Art Supplies

And to all of our private donors – thank you!

Susan Matthews, Linda Yudin, Sachi Amatya, Jeremy Kagan, Doriane McCord, William Morgan, Roy Vongtama, Victoria Mudd, Julie Janney, Erik Marks, Barry Weiss & Janet Roston, Melissa Rathbone, Maureen Milligan, Elizabeth Casebolt, Tessa Peterson, Swami Sarvadevananda, Mary Kirchen.

The theme for July is HOPE.

What does the idea of Hope inspire you to create? You can interpret it any way you want – we encourage all forms of creativity!

Deadline for submissions is July 31st. Contact us if you need help with your submission.

Sign up for the Hoye Wayelo (“I Am Sending A Voice”) Summer Arts Program now! Registration form is attached. Contact us via email info@mitakuyefoundation.com or via FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/Mitakupi/ with any questions or for help signing up.

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The Sacred Hoop 500 Mile Prayer Run was a great success this year! Over 100 runners, 500 miles, and countless prayers! We even had an extra rest day at Devil’s Tower! It is such a beautiful and empowering experience for the youth and for all of the adults who come to support. We will double down on fundraising efforts next year so even more families can participate! 

Thank you Agua Caliente for your generous grant and for sponsoring the Hoye Wayelo Summer Arts Program! Thank you for being such good care-takers of the community and of Indian Country! Wopila!!

 

We are deeply grateful to the Metabolic Studio for their matching grant to support the Hoye Wayelo Summer Arts Program!! Their deep commitment to art and to First Nations peoples is inspiring. Lela Wopila Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio!!

Our deep gratitude to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Nation for your grant to support the Hoye Wayelo Summer Arts Program! Lela Wopila!

Winners for the May Art Contest EARTH have been selected! Again we had so many wonderful submissions we had to add some extra prizes!

And don’t forget – everyone who submits is automatically entered into the Mitakupi Creator’s Club! Artists will earn points veery month they submit to save up towards prizes.

 

Winners for May:

Grand Prize Winner            Darcy Hamilton – Oelrichs School Age 18

First Place Honors               Denato Two Bulls – Oelrichs School Age 15

First Place Honors               Baylie Her Many Horses – Oelrichs School Age 14

First Place                            Makana Little Sky – Rockyford School Age 10

 

Honorable Mention             Rossey Long – Wolf Creek School Age 13

Honorable Mention             Mitchel Crow – Oelrichs School Age 17

Honorable Mention             Ryan Two Lance – Oelrichs School Age 18

Honorable Mention             Breiana High Wolf – Wolf Creek School Age 11

Honorable Mention             Tina Bear Nose – Rockyford School Age 11

Honorable Mention             Taliah Standing Soldier – Wolf Creek School Age 10

 

Merit                                       Sequoia Good Crow – Rockyford School Age 10

Merit                                       Kaydence Carpio – Wolf Creek School Age 11

Merit                                       Ciara Mesteth – Rockyford School Age 10

Merit                                       Jeremy Andrews – Rockyford School Age 11

 

We have a few more merit awards winners but are waiting for their correct information. We will update this post when it comes in.