Goals

• Center Dakhóta values, stories and voices.
• Recognize the lasting resiliency and influence of Native people.
• Build collective relationships to land and water.
• Cultivate collaboration, inclusivity and shared success.
• Support the growth of artists.

Priorities

• Be a good relative. Reflect Dakota values throughout the project.
• Base the project on the story of the site.
• Develop an artist selection process based on Dakota values.
• Demonstrate that the City and Park Board are committed to and value this project. Share What they have learned through this project and the conversations.
• Ground this work in Native leadership and decision-making.
• Establish a new way of working and planning with the Native community on a long-term basis.

Read the community priorities for the public art project at Owámniyomni.

Additional projects

This City effort is working with other Native American projects in the Twin Cities. One of those projects is Owámniyomni Okhódayapi. Owámniyomni Okhódayapi is a Dakota-led non-profit.

The goal is to create a future where Dakota culture has a vital presence and is embedded with Dakota values. This includes values such as mni wičóni, or water is life. They will be transforming land at Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls). The transformation will include restoration, education, healing and connection.