Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Mendota's 20th Traditional Welcome Home Wacipi.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Cigale Ahlquist: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Erik Madsen-Bond: General Administration, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; John Bueche: Community Service / Development, Organizational Development, Artistic; Kate Sheldon: Artistic, Education; Mai Yang: Artistic, Community Education, Education; Quinn Villagomez: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, General Administration; Roseanne Pereira: Community Education, Education, Youth Programming; Takara Henegar: Fundraising, General Administration, Organizational Development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,100
Direct expenses
$18,100
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect over 5500 attendees, with over 500 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 15% increase in attendance each of the past 8 years. We will also have over 50 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year. Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count the number of dancers at the end of the Pow Wow during their payout.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had over 5400 people attend our wacipi and experience Native American Arts and culture. The overall outcome of the wacipi was entirely positive. This could not have been possible without the help of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This was our most successful wacipi yet.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sharon Lennartson, Marlene Dixon, Pat Stark, Sylvia Swanson, Lon Navarre, John LeClaire, Maria McNamara
Project Manager
First Name
Sharon
Last Name
Lennartson
Organization Name
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community
Street Address
1310 Sibley Memorial Hwy
City
Mendota
State
MN
Zip Code
55150
Phone
(651) 452-4141
Email
mendotadakota@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency