Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,008

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Boys and Girls Club of White Earth

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2012

End Date

June 2012

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Mahnomen

Becker

Project Overview

Boys and Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation Regalia Workshop

Project Details

Funds will assist 12 members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation - Mahnomen Unit to make pow-wow regalia with regalia artist Dana Goodwin.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Nancy Brown-Colligan: Theatrical Artist, Choreographer; Harold White Jr.: Poet, Musician.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,008

Other Funds Leveraged

$824

Direct expenses

$3,832

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Twelve selected individuals will design and sew their own Ojibwa Regalia outfits to wear in the Boys and Girls Club Pow-Wow on June 2012. This process will teach sewing skills as well as raise participantsÆ awareness of Ojibwa culture.Each student will complete a pre and post evaluation measuring their skill in sewing and knowledge and awareness of Ojibwa regalia design. Sewing at the Boys and Girls club and showcasing this regalia at the pow-wow will increase the number of youth interested in sewing regalia in subsequent years as well as raise awareness in the community of the ability local youth have to relate to their culture in positive ways through artistic expression.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Twelve Girls and Boys Club members from Mahnomen explored their Native American culture and heritage by designing and making Pow Wow Regalia. The personality of each club member was shown in their design. A short survey on sewing skills and designed was c

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Mike Swan, Gerald Roberts, Tom McArthur, Harley Hanson, Don York, Leonard Wells, Marv Sargent, Sandra St. Clair, Jennifer Scott, Steve Clark, Priscilla Johnson, Emily Annette, Brent Gish

Project Manager

Peggie

Chisholm

Boys and Girls Club of White Earth

PO Box 186

Nay-tah-waush

56566

(218) 935-5554

peggiec@whiteearth.com

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