We are collecting NEW, UNWRAPPED toys for kids ages 9 months to 18 years.
Pick ups in Los Angeles are December 15th and 16th. If you would like to set up a drive in your community please let us know. You can also donate directly to the toy fund: https://mitakuyefoundation.com/donate/ – and note “Toy Fund” in the program box.
Wopila! Thanks to your support this has been our biggest donation weekend ever!!
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Ted decides to build a bridge
During our end of summer programming we made time for a special site specific art adventure in the Black Hills with some of our Hoye Wayelo Arts Immersion students! We visited several locations and students experimented using the natural landscape and earth materials. Kids also experimented with photography, movement, and video.
In our final location of the day Ted decided to build a bridge!
Ted gathers materials
He quickly enlists the help of other artists
The kids find a friend as they work
Aurora documents the moment
Quick photo break
Mission accomplished – the kids work until sundown!
Standing on their creation!
What INSPIRES you?
The theme for the December Art Contest is INSPIRATION
Submit anything the theme moves you to create – we encourage all forms of creativity! Deadline is DECEMBER 1st.
Earn points every month in our Creator’s Club! Students earn 10 points every month they submit to save up for great prizes. Get in the practice of creating every month and earn prizes along the way!
On contest months we provide a theme and students can win art supplies and cash awards.
A beautiful way to end the summer! We spent a week making art in a residency at Crazy Horse School in Wanblee and traveling around to schools across the reservation handing out awards to our Contest winners and our Creator’s Club participants!
Creator’s Club art supplies and awards!
Rockyford student Malia White Eyes accepts her award
Creator’s Club and Award Winners at Rockyford School!
Wolf Creek Elementary School
Wolf Creek Elementary school 1st Place winner Kinsey Hill!
Wolf Creek Middle School artists!
Little Wound artist Tara Rouillard
Little Wound Creator’s Club and award winners
Pine Ridge School
Pine Ridge honors their artists during homecoming!
Young artists at Loneman School
OLL Artists!
Anpo Wicahpi artists!
Red Cloud Artist Emilee Swalley
Red Cloud artists Wazi Thunder Hawk
Multiple award winner Baylie Her Many Horses
Oelrichs winners Baylie Her Many Horses and Denato Two Bulls
Our film students learned all aspects of film making: pre-production, production and post! They created two special projects in narrative and documentary genres.
The narrative group created this short horror film “Camp Thunder”. The script was created by the whole group and all pitched in in different crew positions.The film was Directed by Charlie Plenty Wolf, Cinematography by Aurora Marshall, and features Nora Marshall, Brandy Marshall, Amerylexa Sharpish, Mia Ann Grant, Natalia Two Two, Destiny Ann No Moccasin, Deneja Pine, and special guest star Destiny Leftwich. Nora Marshall also created the props for the film and wrote and performed an original score!
Students working on the documentary project interviewed Lakota elder Pauline Wilson. They shot footage and used archival and stock footage to create this short documentary. The film team: Joey Hill, Maranda Joy Red Owl, Annette Red Owl, and Sweetgrass American Horse.
This original song was written, performed and produced by students of the Mitakuye 2018 Hoye Wayelo Summer Arts Intensive. Black Hills, South Dakota:
Beau Black Crow Jr. – Traditional Song and Drum
Charlie Plenty Wolf – Guitar & Production
Corey Short Horn – Traditional Flute
Dante Kaleb Sitting Up – Producer
Dora Red Owl – Synth Bass
Erin White Face – Guitar
Nora Marshall – Keyboard
Ted White Plume – Traditional Drum
Vocals and Lyrics by:
Shayondra Long
Teresa Isabel Graham
Waziyata Thunderhawk
Shay recording vocals with Paul
Corey and Charlie practicing the flute parts with Jill
Dante editing and composing tracks.
Erin laying down piano tracks
Photo Credit: Jessie White Face
Students created two short films, wrote and produced and original song, choreographed an original dance and learned choreography across multiple genres, wrote poems, prose, and personal essays, and studied the art of photography!
Photo by Sweetgrass American Horse
Photo by Jessie White Face
Camera work
Directing the camera
Students work on the final edit
Practicing
Recording vocals
Practicing the flute parts
Photo By: Sweetgrass American Horse
Dante and Paul edit the final song
In the creek-side writing cabin!
In addition to Traditional flutes, music, dance and brain tanning – students worked with various types of beads, leather and did a special program on plant medicines.
