Spring Wind | Wiyounkihipi Productions | We Are Capable https://wiyounkihipi.com (Dakota publishing company) Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:39:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://wiyounkihipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-wiyounkihipi-productions-facebook-2-32x32.jpg Spring Wind | Wiyounkihipi Productions | We Are Capable https://wiyounkihipi.com 32 32 185958810 2026 Yaŋpá Spring-Wind Dakota Celebration https://wiyounkihipi.com/event/2026-yanpa-spring-wind-dakota-celebration/ Sat, 30 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://wiyounkihipi.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=1585

Join us for:

  • Beading wallets with Ninijjanis One of Ones
  • Nettle weaving with Fern Renville
  • Seed paper journaling with Tammy Villegas
  • Dakota Wind pinwheels with Marlena Myles
  • Native teas with Blue Hummingbird Woman
  • Dakota plant teachings and coloring pages
  • Field games for all ages
  • Native food trucks
  • An Indigenous Spring Market featuring local artists and makers

On Saturday, May 30, our community gathered at the Battle Creek Pavilion & Garden to welcome the return of Yaŋpá, the Dakota Spring-Wind of the East, through a celebration centered on healing, renewal, creativity, and community.

Artists Marlena Myles and Tanáǧidaŋ Tó Wiŋ, alongside many talented guest artists and educators, shared a day that blended Dakota ancestral teachings with contemporary Indigenous artistry, offering hands-on activities and opportunities to connect with one another and the natural world.

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