Itinerary for Mde Maka Ska:
7:00 a.m. Morning Ceremony at Lakeside!
7:30-8:30 a.m. Water Walk
7:30-8:30 a.m. Vendor Set-Up
9:00-9:30 a.m. Greeting and Participant Registration
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Canoe and Land Activities
12:30-1:00 p.m. Sack Lunch
1:00-1:45 p.m. Awards Ceremony!
2:00-4:00 p.m. Entertainment
4:00 p.m. Closure
The Mde Maka Ska Canoe Nations Gathering event is an genuine opportunity for Native American youth, parents, and community to re-engage the sacredness of water or mni wakan. Today, the Mde Maka Ska is called Lake Calhoun. Its Dakota name means White Earth Lake.
For the Minneapolis-St. Paul Native American community, its proximity inspires an indigenous means to return to cultural, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health. As water does for the finned nation, the Mde Maka Ska provides an appropriate environment in which to implement visions of healthier indigenous nations.
Download the Mde Maka Ska poster (PDF, 1.2MB)
Vendor Application:
Ph: 612-879-1744
Fax: 612-879-1795
Email: llapointe@maicnet.org Mde Maka Ska
Second Annual Canoe Event
Vendor Application
May 28th 2010
Grown men can learn from very little children
for the hearts of the little children are pure.
Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them
many things which older people miss.
~Black Elk
Booth Name
Vendor Contact
Mailing Address
City, State, Zip
Email Address
Phone Number
Website
Will you be selling anything? Y/N
What equipment do you require to be operational?
Mde Maka Ska canoe event focuses upon empowering American Indian families, enhancing leadership development, cultural preservation, First Nations language revitalization, science, academics, physical activity, cooperation, healthy decision making, and fun; please briefly describe how your vendor station will help to promote our focus
Our top priority for the event is to ensure safety for the children participating. Do you have any safety concerns?
We are requesting that each vendor do some type of demonstration and/or interactive activity with the students. Please describe what you will do?_
Please return your completed application no later than May 14th
to Director of Healthy Nations, LeMoine LaPointe located in the Minneapolis American Indian Center
Mde Maka Ska Canoe Nations Gathering
2010 Registration Form for Schools
Please complete this registration form. The information will help the Healthy Nations Program arrive at an accurate description of event attendees and develop a more detailed report.
School: Teacher(s):
Total no. students participating:
Total no. accompanying adults:_
No. male students participating: _
Breakdown of male participants per grade:
Grade 6: _
Grade 7: _
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Grade 10:_
Grade 11:_
Grade 12:_
No. female students participating:
Breakdown of female participants per grade:
Grade 6: _
Grade 7: _
Grade 8: _
Grade 9: _
Grade 10:_
Grade 11:_
Grade 12:_
Return the completed form electronically or by postal mail to the addresses below. You may scan and e-mail the form to the following address. llapointe@maicnet.org
Mail the form to:
LeMoine LaPointe
Healthy Nations Program Director
Minneapolis American Indian Center
1530 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404.