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Back From Standing Rock
Sharing some images from our powerful weekend with the Pine Ridge youth who ran with prayers to join the water protectors in Standing Rock.
The kids ran hard with their prayers for two days from Pine Ridge to the Protectors Camp at Standing Rock! We were hosted by Cheyenne River Tribal council, given tribal police escort through Standing Rock and were honored by a procession into camp by the Horse Riders. The whole camp went crazy as the runners and Horse Riders did the last mile into camp. People along the road all the way down cheered the runners on, Akisha-ing, LiLiLi-ing, honking horns… the drums were pounding an honoring song and the whole camp made their way over to circle up and shake the runners hands. To witness these young people receiving all of that love and support was an awe inspiring experience!
It is impossible to capture how massive the camp is and how powerful the experience is of all of these tribes and people coming together in unity to stand up for the water and the earth. This is history in the making and these young people are a vital part of that. A beautiful and empowering experience for all. Wopila to all who helped make this happen!! We are already planning another trip to bring more youth. Stay tuned for the announcements!
Beautiful photography by Simon J. Joseph. More images and video coming soon.
Prayer Run To Oceti Sakowin Water Protectors Camp at Standing Rock!
Mitakuye is excited to be sponsoring this prayer run from Pine Ridge to Standing Rock! The youth will run from the center of Pine Ridge reservation to Eagle Butte then on to Standing Rock and will finish at the Oceti Sakowin Camp where they will camp out and join with water protectors from tribes around the globe! We will have cameras for the youth to document their experiences and will help them edit together a short film in our fall workshop!
We will be running with special prayers for our beloved friend Tabria Red Cloud who just made her journey.
Come pray and run and be a part of this historical gathering. Runners please contact Rick Gray Grass Ricky Sage at the number listed on the flyer for details. Donations can be sent via https://mitakuyefoundation.com/donations/ (please note “Standing Rock Prayer Run”)
And big thanks to Lo Sprague and Meera LeVine for being instrumental in helping to make this happen!
MITAKUPI is now MITAKUYE!!!
Photo By Simon Joseph
We are changing our name to MITAKUYE!
We will be shifting over our paperwork to the new spelling over the next few months but are happy to let everyone know that we are now officially The Mitakuye Foundation!
Honoring Tabria
All of us here at Mitakupi are feeling heartbreak today as one of our students Tabria L. Red Cloud makes her journey. What a beautiful spirit! Always a smile on her face. Always ready to jump in and be of help. Always ready to try something new. We hold Tabria and her family and all of her BEAR family in our thoughts and prayers.
August Winners: POWER
Congratulations to all of our winners!!
Grand Prize Winner: Joey Hill, Age 11
First Place Winner: Brianna High Wolf, Age 11
First Place Winner: Kobe Gray Grass, Age 18
Honorable Mention Winner: Chamiqua Martinez, Age 11
Merit Award Winner: Este Hill, Age 11
Merit Award Winner: Aaliyah Giago, Age 11
Merit Award Winner: Ohiyesa White Plume, Age 12
New Music Video “Wakanyeja” In The Works!
Wakanyeja – the new music video we produced for Tee Iron Cloud will be premeiring soon. Stay tuned!
September Art Contest: WATER
September contest is here and we can’t think of a more important topic than WATER.
What does the idea of WATER or MNI WICONI inspire you to create? We encourage all forms of creativity!
Deadline is September 30th.
July Art ContestWinners: HOPE
Grand Prize Bailey Her Many Horses
“Bailey’s piece is very detailed and intricate and expresses the message of hope on many different levels. Great use of colors to expres the contrast. Great use of thematic concepts – the hard lines of the building vs the soft green earthy lettering and plant life. The hard lines and wires of the buildings with the dark and foreboding color choices. A sophisticated use of contrast using the hard lines vs the soft lines of nature. The dark colors vs the light filled natural tones. Great use of layers and intricate detail. Life coming out of the mire of decay created a beautiful work for the theme of HOPE that represents the idea on many different levels.
Amelia Her Many Horses First Place
“Amelia uses a light touch and a subtle use of color. The contrast of the destruction vs the new growth springing up is also very subtle but very effective. The bold silhouetted lines of the trees stand out against the soft kinetic strokes of the background. The shifts in the direction of her coloring strokes create a sense of three different scenes within the one image. It is as if we are reading a story from right to left. Her creative choices feel very deliberate.”
Honorable Mention Kobe Gray Grass
Kobe has great hand skills and composition. He shows great skill in hand lettering and in composing the frame/page. It is a very simple but effective interpretation of this month’s theme.
Merit Jada Good Crow
Jada use of soft color gives a soothing feeling. Great blending and gradation of color. A beautiful and abstract representation on it’s own, The letter amplifies the idea of hope We get a strong sense that this is what hope feels like to her. The abstract nature lets the viewer interpret it any way they wish.
Merit Kaylee Jo Miller
Kaylee gives a great representation of hope by contrasting a rainbow coming from the pitch dark. The contrast is very striking. Great use of color.
August Art Contest: POWER
The theme for August is POWER.
What does that idea inspire you to create?
Deadline for submission is August 31st. 