Dakota Wicohan Microgrant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dakota Wicohan
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Project Overview

Provide a fun, supportive and engaging opportunity for Dakota youth to learn the Dakota language and culture through weekly activity nights, which includes assisting with the planning and production of a monthly fun cultural lesson video for distribution on YouTube and social media.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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.

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.

John Bobolink (Minneapolis, MN) was recommended to the panel by the group that created the original Indigenous Arts bill. He is American Indian.

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.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Conflict of Interest Contact

Laura Benson

Minnesota Humanities Center

laura@mnhum.org

651-772-4244

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)
Appropriation Language

$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.

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Project in progress; information will be updated upon completion of interim and final reporting.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
outcomes data not yet available
Project Manager
First Name
Eileen
Last Name
O’Keefe
Organization Name
Dakota Wicohan
Street Address
230 W. 2nd Street, PO Box 2
City
Morton
State
MN
Zip Code
56270
Phone
507-697-6272
Email
eokeefe@dakotawicohan.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

987 Ivy Avenue East
St. Paul, MN 55106

Phone
651-774-0205
Email the Agency