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2 people are interested
Lakota Youth Summer Arts Program
ORGANIZATION: MITAKUYE FOUNDATION
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2 people are interested
We are seeking conscientious volunteers for our 2019 Hoye Wayelo ("I Am Sending A Voice") Summer Arts Immersion Intensives. The programs bring local and visiting artists from all over the globe to teach classes in Dance, Music/Music Production, Film, Visual Art, Theater, Creative Writing, and Traditional Arts. We are teaching two programs this summer:
Week 1: June 24-28, is on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota.
Week 2: Week 2: June 30 - July 5th is a sleep away program in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
We are currently seeking Volunteers, Teachers, and Counselors.
Volunteers work with the program in numerous capacities which include: Cabin Counselors/Supervisors, Classroom Assistants, Student Supporters, Operational and General Support.
Experienced Teachers lead classes in many of the visual, performing, literary, media, and traditional arts. Our curriculum includes: Dance, Filmmaking, Music, Music Production, Writing, Photography, Visual Art, Theater, and a full spectrum of Traditional Arts.
We are also seeking volunteers with degrees or experience in Social Work, Counseling and Psychology to provide additional support for kids.
We are seeking teachers for both Weeks 1 and 2. We are seeking general volunteers mostly for Week 2 - but may have need for a few during Week 1.
Seeking responsible, hard working, and compassionate individuals to create a safe and positive learning environment for Native kids. Cultural respect and sensitivity are a must.
More opportunities with MITAKUYE FOUNDATION
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About MITAKUYE FOUNDATION
Location:
PO BOX 300, SANTA MONICA, CA 90406, US
Mission Statement
The Mitakuye Foundation was created to support and empower Native youth and address the ongoing teen suicide epidemic on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in South Dakota. Most kids on Pine Ridge live in desperate poverty and the teen suicide epidemic there has reached staggering proportions. The work we do focuses on arts education and suicide prevention and we also support sports and cultural programming. All of our work is life affirming - which by its very nature is a major factor in suicide prevention.
Description
Art heals. And for many young people - who live in such distressing conditions and have survived the ravaging inter-generational trauma of physical and cultural genocide - art can help to lift one up out of the daily task of survival. Self-expression and being heard are two vital elements of the healing process, particularly for marginalized populations who are often made to feel invisible. These kids deserve the same opportunities that everyone else in this country has. They deserve to not just survive but to blossom and thrive. We bring opportunities into their communities for them to do just that.
Our programs include: The Hoye Wayelo ("I am Sending A Voice") Arts Immersion Workshops, The LIFELINE (a 24 hour suicide hotline run by members of the SweetGrass Project), Numerous prayer runs including the annual 500 Mile Sacred Hoop Prayer Run, the year round Art Contests and Creator’s Club, The B.E.A.R.S program, which runs reading and suicide educational programming and provides emergency services to kids in need, The Thunder Lake Boxing Club for boys and girls, The Arts Mentorship program, numerous community and suicide outreach events throughout the reservation, and our new reservation Dance Program - created in partnership with Running Strong For American Indian Youth.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Black Hills, South DakotaPine Ridge Indian Reservation, South DakotaRapid City, SD 57701
DATE POSTED
April 17, 2019
SKILLS
- Child Care
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Visual Arts
- Social Work
- Youth Services
- Video Production
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- June 23 - 29 & June 29 - July 6