Several news outlets, including NPR and National Native News, have reported on the good work the students are doing in the Summer Art Program! Thank you Jim Kent! http://listen.sdpb.org/post/pine-ridge-summer-art-program-expands-life-colors
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You Are Invited …..
Hoye Wayelo Summer Arts Program
Community Exhibition, Performance and Feast!
Free Admission
Saturday July 16, 12 NOON at OLC Piya Wiconi in Kyle
Fun Day!
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!
Art Program Launches
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!!
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.
July Art Contest: HOPE
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 Summer Art Program Now!
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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Sacred Hoop 2016!!
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 Band of Cahuilla Indians!
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!!
Thank You Metabolic Studio!!
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!!
