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Continuing the Work

March 5, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

In response to questions about how threatened cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and how a possible federal government shutdown might impact MHC, let me share some information about our grant making process and grant administration work.  MHC grantees can rest assured that their grant funding will…

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Water Fits All

January 3, 2025 - By Javi Avalos

After almost a year of planning, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC’s) fashion show with the theme “Water Fits All.”

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Journey with the Nibi Walk: Highlights and Reflections from Headscarf Story Circle Gathering

August 7, 2024 - By Rose McGee

During our most recent Headscarf gathering in July, we hosted a modified version of the Nibi Walk which means water. Sharon Day, Executive Director of Indigenous People’s Task Force guided 33 women and girls on the sacred ritual which not only paid tribute to water but also offered each participant a chance to focus on her own inner peace, emotional healing, and a spirit of sisterhood connectedness.

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