Honoring Dakota project awarded with Hometown Grant
Republican Eagle article written by Melissa Thorud
Almost a year has gone by since the Honoring Dakota project was set in motion.
Conversations were sparked in 2020 among many local organizations about the lack of Dakota representation in Red Wing.
“Goodhue County Health and Human Services had come to Prairie Island Family Services and wanted to do something special to recognize the pain and trauma that our people go through everyday,” Prairie Island Indian Community member Nicky Buck said.
Late last August, the project started to gain some momentum. There was a vision in place, community engagements were being planned and people were getting involved in larger numbers.
