Winona Dakota Gathering
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About This Event
Winona-Dakota Gathering & Remember Our Loved Ones Memorial
Celebrating the growing relationship between the people of Winona and the people of the Dakota Nations.
The Winona-Dakota Gathering aims to celebrate Dakota traditional and contemporary ways of life on Dakota homelands. The mission statement of the Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance is “creating sustainable alliances among Indigenous Nations and the Winona community with a mutual understanding that we are all related.”
The Winona-Dakota Gathering is an annual event for families of indigenous and local populations and around the region. It is held in Unity Park at the East end of Lake Winona.
Everyone welcome!
- Sunrise Ceremony, Drum & Dance, Community Giveaways, Spot Dances, Unity Feast
- Free and Open to the Public
Festival Schedule
Saturday, October 3
- 7:30am Sunrise Ceremony
- 9am Veteran Flag Raising
- 10am Moccasin Tournament – Head Judge: Derrick Locke, 605-531-4586; prize money awarded
- 10am-12pm Community Activities: Tipi Raising, Talk Circle, Community Art, & More
- 11am-1pm Dancer Registration – First 40 registered dancers to receive small honorarium
- 1pm Grand Entry – Social Dance, Community giveaways & spot dances
- 5pm Evening Unity Feast
Sunday, October 4
- 7:30am Sunrise Ceremony
- 9am Veteran Flag Raising
- 10am-12pm Honoring Our Elders Coffee Social – A casual space to learn, connect & honor
*Event times are tentative