Maggie Lorenz/Wakinyan Luta Oyanke Drum and Dance Society Microgrant
Guest speakers will provide cultural teachings pertaining to the drum, the songs, the dances, and powwow protocols.
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John Day (St. Paul, MN) – John Day was a part of the Why Treaties Matter selection team, is very familiar with MHC ways of working. He is American Indian. |
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Nanette Missaghi (Eden Prairie, MN) Nanette Missaghi was part of the community work group that developed the educator guides for Why Treaties Matter and instrumental with piloting the guides/exhibit in Eden Prairie schools. She is American Indian. |
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John Bobolink (Minneapolis, MN) was recommended to the panel by the group that created the original Indigenous Arts bill. He is American Indian. |
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Colleena Bibeau (Grand Rapids, MN) – Colleena Bibeau was an American Indian Museum Fellow (partnership w MHS), participated in MHC K-12 professional development. She is American Indian. |
Laura Benson
Minnesota Humanities Center
laura@mnhum.org
651-772-4244
$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.
The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota.
In 2020 we want to expand our program by creating a new addition to our weekly drum and dance, which is inviting in guest speakers monthly to provide cultural teachings pertaining to the drum, the songs, the dances, and powwow protocols. Our guest speaker program will achieve the following goals:
- Deepen the cultural knowledge in our drum and dance society members
- Build relationships between our drum and dance society and well-respected members of the powwow circuit
A successful program will include our members having gained deeper cultural knowledge and feeling stronger in their sense of cultural identity.
In progress