Mahkato Wacipi Home

Updated: January 16, 2012

Mahkato
40th Annual Traditional
Wacipi
Honoring the 38 Dakota
All Nations Welcome

September 21, 22 & 23, 2012
Dakota Wokiksuye Makoce (Land of Memories Park)
Mankato, Minnesota

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Notice: Positions Available
The Mahkato Wacipi is an asset to the Mankato area and the Native American community. Serving on the committee provides you with the knowledge that you have contributed to making your community a better place.

We are looking for several volunteers.
For more information, contact any committee member or call: Dave Larsen, chair at 612-990-2518

For more information regarding media/public relations questions, please contact Alice: Gem7773@mchsi.com

Information for Volunteers & Service-Learning Students, Click Here

Next Meeting: Our next meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 26th. Snell Motors community room, Mankato. 7-9pm. (corner of Madison Ave. and Hwy 22 So.) meeting room is on your right when you enter through the glass door that says "community room entrance"

If you know of anyone that is interested in helping out this year,
please bring that information or invite them to the meeting.

One thing we are doing this month is a vote of officers so we need a quorum in order to do that.

This is the 150th anniversary, a big year for us.
Let's start the year off with everyone participating in the planning to make it another success.

Our meeting schedule: The 3rd Thursday of each month January through August. Unless otherwise noted, All meetings are at Snell Motors (corner of Madison Ave. & Hwy 22) in their Community Room at 7:00 PM.

Jan. 26th Thurs. 7 pm; Feb. 16th Thurs. 7 pm; ; Mar. 22nd Thurs. 7 pm; Apr. 26th Thurs. 7 pm;
May 17th Thurs. 7 pm; June 21st Thurs. 7 pm; July 19th Thurs. 7 pm; Aug. 16th Thurs. 7 pm; Sept. 6th Thurs. 7 pm

Directions to the meeting location:
Coming from 169 heading south into Mankato:
Entering N. Mankato city limits, take the Hwy 14 EAST exit.. follow that until you come to the RIVER HILLS MALL (Hwy 22) exit. at the stop light, turn right.. continue through a couple of stoplights to the corner of Madison Ave. and Hwy 22. You will see SNELL MOTORS on your LEFT. Enter that parking lot. Community room door is close to the garage.

Coming from 169 heading north into Mankato:
Follow 169/60 through town into N. Mankato to Hwy 14 heading east. Turn right at the exit and follow the directions listed above.

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Oyate Crafts

A group of inmates at South Dakota State Prison in Sioux Falls are attempting to form an arts and crafts collective to enable themselves to purchase materials, create arts and crafts, and sell these products to generate an income to be used to purchase personal items such as: coffee, envelopes for writing home, personal hygiene items, etc. Click Here

The Mahkato Mdewakanton Association is 501(c)3 corporation whose purpose is to promote closer ties with our Native American communities. We conduct an annual Pow Wow and other cultural events throughout the year.