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  • Student Uses Welding Class Project to Replace Old Cemetery Markers
  • Film Fest, Speaker Delve Into American Indian Movement
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  • Friends Mourn Red Cloud
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  • The Last Lakota Code Talker
  • Crow Creek: The Forgotten People
  • Santee Youth Reconnecting to Winona Roots with New Venture
  • Prairie Island Indian Community Pledges $125,000 to Diversity Foundation
  • Churches Start Drive To Send Aid To S.D. Native Americans
  • Dakota Homecoming June 2 & 3 (2007)
  • Otakuye Hdihunipi- The Third Annual Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming
  • More Dakota Attend Homecoming
  • Hdihunipi- The Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming Event Honoring American Indians (2006)
  • Hdihunipi: Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming This Weekend (2006) at Lake Park
• Testimonials
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  • Senator Norm Coleman
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  • Ardell Brede - Mayor, Rochester Minnesota
  • Eric Sorensen - Former City Manager, Winona, Minnesota
  • Roger Trudell - Chairman, Santee Sioux Nation
  • Lynn Salt and David Mueller - Movie Producers
  • Mark Peterson- Executive Director, Winona Historical Society
  • Rod Steiner
  • Cynthia Lindquist Mala - Executive Director, North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
  • Elizabeth Morgan
  • Andrew Grey, Sisseton - Wahepeton Sioux Tribe
  • Robert C. Douville, Department of Health & Human Services
  • Duane St. John, Community & Health Rep., Crow Creek Big Bend District
  • Dale McKay, Dakota Ojibway Police Service
  • Lila Mechaley & Tribal Members of the Santee Sioux Nation
  • Mary Cavanaugh, Spirit Lake Tribe
  • Vernon Ashley
• Events
  • Rochester Indian Heights Park Ceremony
  • "A Good Day to Die" Documentary
  • 2010 NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
  • 2011 NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
  • Dakota Homecoming
  • Chief Wabasha II Fountain & Sculpture Dedication
  • Honoring the US Marine Corps
  • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Boots and Saddle Club 2010 Halloween Horse Parade
• Projects
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• People
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  • Clarence Wolf Guts
  • Dennis Banks
  • Peter Lengkeek
  • Alan Childs II
  • Brandon Sazue
  • Edward A. Lhones Sr.
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  • Joseph Gomer
  • Lenoard Wabasha
  • Rev. Sid Byrd
  • Rick Thomas
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• Dakota Homecoming

Additional Advisors and Consultants:

• Chief Frank McKay: Historian, current Chief of Dakota/Ojibwe Police Dept.; former Tribal chief @ Sioux Valley.



• Billy Mills: LA, Calif. 1964 Olympic Gold Medal winner in 10,000 meter, Motivational Speaker, Advisor & Consultant, Born and raised on Pine Ridge Reservation, SD. Movie "Running Brave" based on his life story,



• Elizabeth Morgan: Former Cultural Resource Management Director, Spirit Lake Dakota Reservation, Ft. Totten, ND. (Diversity Fd. Dakota Elder Advisor) (see letter of support)



• Sgt. Terry Morgan: Spirit Lake Dakota Police Dept.@ Ft. Totten, North Dakota, DF advisor,



• Rev. Lyle Noisy Hawk: Dakota Spiritual & Cultural leader; Powwow MC; Ordained Episcopal Minister, enrolled member @ SWST, (DF Spiritual Leader & Advisor for DF's GE04 WP/Dakota Homecoming & Gathering)



• Art Owen: Chiefs' Wapasha direct descendent, Prairie Island Dakota Educator, Historian & Leader. PI Buffalo herd Manager.



• Myra Pearson: Former Chairperson @ Spirit Lake Dakota Reservation; w/ Spirit Lake Tribal Water Resources, Ft Totten, North Dakota.



• Sheldon "Wolfchild" Peters: Actor, (Dances with Wolves etc) Artist, Sculptor, enrolled @ Lower Sioux Reservation, Morton, MN



• Doris Pratt: Dakota Language & Cultural teacher, Sioux Valley Dakota Reserve Schools, Manitoba, Canada (DF Dakota educator & translator)



• Oliver Red Cloud: (Chief), Chairman of Laramie Treaty Commission; Elder Educator, Historian & Storyteller, Direct descendent of legendary Chief Red Cloud. (DF Advisor)



• Oscar Reed: DF board of directors, former NFL Pro football w/ the Minnesota Vikings; Co-founder & Director of Twin Cities Inner City Youth Programs; (see DF Bd of Directors Bio)



• Darrin Renville: writer, producer etc, enrolled SWST member .



• Florenstine ("German") Kiyukanpi Renville: Writer; Magazine publisher; Enrolled @ SWST Reservation



• Charles "Chuck" Robertson: Writer, Playwright, Author, Educator (see bio under DF consultants on DF website) Enrolled Dakota Member of SWST Reservation,



• Dave SeaBoy: Member of SWST (SD), DF Dakota elder & historian; DF's GE04 Moccasin Game Coordinator



• Aaron Keith Stewart: Professional Musician & Songwriter, past Director w/ Inner City Youth (Mpls/St Paul) and Indian Reservation Youth (Turtle Mt, ND) "Peace Studies" graduate @ St. Johns Univ.; current leader w/ Minneapolis Urban League, (DF Advisor)



• Albert Taylor: Historian, Dakota language teacher @ Sioux Valley Reserve, Manitoba, Canada



• Jake Thompson: Historian and Dakota Educator; former Vice Chairman of @ SWST Council, (DF Advisor)



• Roger Tradeau; Chairman, Santee Dakota Reservation, Santee, Nebr.: Historian and Powwow Drum/Coordinator



• Floyd Westerman, LA, Calif; Actor: (played Chief in Dances with Wolves etc.) Educator, Movie Producer, Singer & Social Activist.



• Sen. Paul Wellstone: (In Tribute to) Paul was strong supporter of DF work & referred to DF's projects as "God's Work"! (see Paul's Letter of support & Testimonial)



• James Yankton; Director of Security @ Spirit Lake Casino/Dakota Nation: Historian, DF Advisor, descendent of Dakota Chief Redhorse.