The Mendota Members would like to invite you to Mendota’s 20th Annual Traditional Wacipi – Pow Wow Sept 13-15-2019.
Website: www.mendotadakota.com
We are not a competition; we dance to dance there is a small payout.
St Peter's Church grounds 1405 Sibley Memorial Hwy Mendota MN 55120.
Open to the public bring the kids!
Come get the best fry bread and maple butter and best Indian Tacos ever!
Come watch our Native Tiny Tots Dance, and all the other dancers.
Honoring: Red Sky / Jim Anderson passed away. Red Sky was our spiritual adviser for 25 years. He will be dearly missed.
Friday night opening ceremonies at 5:05 we light the scared fire. People bring a dish to pass for the feast.
We honor all our veterans each year.
MC: Gary Charwood, Jerry Dearly
Arena Dir: Wendy Down Wind Jr - Miskwa Miakwa.
Host Drum: Scotty Brown Eyes - Oyate Teca.
Co Host: Drum Hop.
Men's Head Dancer: Nick Anderson.
Women's Head Dancer: Anne White Eastman.
Spiritual Adviser: Emmet “His Many Lightings” Eastman.
Princess: Ameyalli Anderson, Alexa Yankton
Grand Entry on Sept 14, at 1:00 and 7:00 pm.
Grand entry on Sept 15, at 1:00 pm.
Feast on Sunday around 6:00pm.
Entry buttons are a $5.00 donation each, helps pay for the Wacipi. Free admission NO ONE Turned AWAY!
No alcohol or drugs.
No pet’s please respect our traditions & liability reasons, if a dog goes into the arena the pow wow stops, until a spiritual people does a ceremony to restart the Pow Wow.
Service Dogs Allowed.
Bring lawn chairs seating is limited.
Volunteers are needed please call the office 651-452-4141
Donations are welcome please send a check to MMDC.
Tribal office is 1351 Sibley Memorial Hwy PO Box 50835 Mendota MN, 55150.
Email: [email protected]
www.mendotadakota.com
Tribal Office phone 651-452-4141.
Sponsored by The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community.
Pidamaya - means Thank You.
Tribal Chairwoman Sharon Lennartson.
John LeClaire Vice Chairman.
Perry Altendorfer Historian.
Lon Navarre Tribal Chair member.