2026 Okaga Summer-Wind Celebration
Join us for:
Schedule
- 5:30 PM • Flute Performance & Courtship Teachings with Dakota Wind Goodhouse
- 6:30 PM • Dakota Text – An Ella Deloria Puppet Rendition by Graci
- 7:00 PM • Hoop Dance Performance with Micco (Sampson Bros.)
- 8:00 PM • Dakota Plant Walk with Tanáǧidaŋ Tó Wiŋ & Dawi Westerman
Activities Throughout the Evening:
• Plant Medicine Stamps with Sydney Ockenga
• Augmented Reality Art with Marlena Myles
• Animal Relatives with Tamarack Nature Center
• Pow Wow Grounds’ Frybread Factory Food Truck
• Dakota Coloring Pages
• Indigenous Summer Market
2026 Okáǧa Summer-Wind Celebration
Friday, July 24, 2026 | 5:00–9:00 PM
Battle Creek Park Pavilion
2401 Upper Afton Rd E, Maplewood, MN 55119
Join us as we welcome the return of Okáǧa, the fertile and invigorating Dakota Summer-Wind of the South, with an evening of Dakota teachings, contemporary Indigenous artistry, music, and community.
More than just an event, the Okáǧa Summer-Wind Celebration is a gathering that honors the winds of growth, creativity, and transformation. Through song, dance, storytelling, art, and relationships with the natural world, we’ll celebrate the living traditions of Dakota culture while creating opportunities for people of all backgrounds to learn together.
Hosted by Marlena Myles and Tanáǧidaŋ Tó Wiŋ (Blue Hummingbird Woman), with special guests and community partners.
Come spend a summer evening in community, celebrate Indigenous creativity, and experience the teachings of Okáǧa through music, art, plants, stories, and the winds that connect us all. In partnership with Ramsey County Parks and Recreation~
We look forward to seeing you there!