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HAPPY
                                                                                           JUNE 15-17                                               JUNE 22-23
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                                              CALENDAR
                                                                            Friday June 15 - Sunday June 17                             Friday June 22 - Sunday June 23
                                                                          Gift From Mother Earth Art Show                              2nd Annual Indigenous Writers
                                                                                  Crazy Horse Memorial                                   Festival: Celebrating Native
                                                                              8am every day: Booths Open                                              Women

                 Fa ther’s
                                                                           Every year in mid-June, Crazy Horse                        Friday: Bird Cage Book Store & Mercantile
                                                                         Memorial celebrates the arts and crafts                           Saturday: Hotel Alex Johnson              Letter from the Editor			         Page 3
                                                                         that are melding Native American                                  5:00pm Friday: Writers Feast
                                                                         cultures and the New West. During the
                                                                         three-day “Gift from Mother Earth Art                            8:30am Saturday: Doors Open
                                                                         Show” exhibitors, the makers of custom-                       Visit www.shamusproject.com for               Featured Event			Page 4

                                                                                                                                                                                     RedCan Graffiti Jam
                                                                         made clothing, jewelry and other items                       agenda, featured guest writers, poets,
                                                                         for sale, fill much of the visitor complex.                  journalists. See the ad on page 6!
                                                                         The booths open at 8 a.m. all three days.
                                                                         Awards are given in several art                                            JUNE 28-30

                                        DAY
                                                                         categories. Visitors also enjoy American                     Thursday June 28 - Saturday June 30
                                                                         Indian performers. Find out more at                                                                         Featured Artist				Page 7
                                                                                                                                             Red Can Graffiti Jam

                                                                         https://crazyhorsememorial.org/gift-
                                                                         from-mother-earth-art-show.
                                                                                                                                             Eagle Butte, South Dakota
                                                                                                                                                    8pm - 10pm
                                                                                                                                                                                     Tyler Read
                                                                                                                                        Graffiti jams were designed to
                                                                                                                                      introduce graffiti as an art form, bringing
                                                                                          JUNE 18 TO 22                               together people who exemplify the
                                                                                                                                                                                     Featured Venue		                 Page 10
                                                                            Monday June 18 - Friday June 22
                                                                                     Camp Create
                                                                                                                                      contemporary graffiti art movement and
                                                                                                                                      how it has evolved since its inception a
                                                                                                                                      half century ago. In the case of RedCan,
                                                                                                                                                                                     Rolling Rez Arts
                                                                              Days of 76 Museum, Deadwood
                                                                                       10am - 5pm                                     not only are artists showcasing a global
                                                                                                                                      movement, its relevance and how to be
                                                                          Be part of an exciting and unique ex-
                                                                                                                                      part of it, they’re connecting the graffiti
                                                                                                                                                                                     Call for Artists			              Page 11
                                                                         perience to discover your inner artist.
                                                                         The camp will focus on elements of art:                      world with the indigenous one, allowing
                                                                         color, form, line, shape, space, texture,                    Lakota artists to infuse graffiti with their   Poets Corner			                  Page 11
                                                                         and value. Campers will learn a vari-                        own culture, identities and stories.
                                                                         ety of ways by which they can create                           RedCan provides meaningful, lasting          Make your art make money         Page 13
                                                                         original works of art, get inspiration from                  inspiration to our young people, who
                                                                         real life artists, and become familiar                       seek to explore their identities, find
                                                                                                                                      their own unique voices, and express           Launch Pad			                    Page 13
                                                                         with several different styles of art. At
                                                                         the end of the week, students will show-                     themselves in a positive, healthy
                                                                         case their artwork in an Art Show that                       way. It also offers an unprecedented           Classifieds			                   Page 14
                                                                         will be open to the public. Camp starts                      opportunity for the Cheyenne River
                                                                         and concludes at the Days of ‘76 Muse-                       community to experience what has
                                                                         um. For students going into grades K-2.                      become the largest art movement in
                                                                         9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; $30 for members                      the history of humankind. Find out more
                                                                         and $40 for non-members. Reservations                        at www.lakotayouth.org/programs/
                                                                         required. Please call Amanda Brown,                          waniyetu-wowapi-lai/redcan-graffiti-            Cover photo of 2017 RedCan Graffiti Jam
                                                                         Education Director, at 605-578-1657 for                      jam.                                               courtesy of Steinberger Photography.
                                                                         reservations.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
                     Something special happens when art and an audience intersect. There’s a moment of appreciation,
                     or recognition, or connection, or understanding, or whatever that passes from artist to viewer,
                      often imperceptibly, and has an impact - however significant. Creating a space, an opportunity,
                       for those moments is the fundamental goal of events of all kinds; gallery shows, music festivals,

                                                                                                                                                                                         RED CAN
                       cultural events… they’re all about giving you a place to connect with art and artists, and for all
                       you artists to connect your work to the people in your community.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          BY
                          In the world of art events, few are as incredibly unique as this month’s feature; the RedCan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    JACLYN LANAE
                         invitational graffiti jam. The concept of a graffiti jam is, itself rather extraordinary. It’s an adoption
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Eyapaha Today Editor
                         of a medium - a whole subculture - that largely existed on the fringes of society and regarded as
                         deviant or malicious, and is now considered by many to be a true and beautiful form of artistic
                          expression. Add to that the opportunity for an audience to watch the work evolve from sketch
                          to completed art piece, and set the whole event in an environment like Eagle Butte, South
                          Dakota, and you have yourself a truly one-of-a-kind experience.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Graffiti Jam
                          This ain’t your grandmother’s art show, friends.                                                                                                               fuses culture with art
                                                                                                                                                                                         fuses              art
                                                                                                                                                           T
                             There are so many incredible artists, organizations, and opportunities connected to RedCan
                            that we’ve filled these pages with them. Like the feature piece on long-loved graffiti artist                                          he cult phenomenon now known as the RedCan                                           She contacted a few local businesses
                             Siamese (Tyler Read) (pg 7), and the profile of First People’s Fund’s Rolling Rez Arts Bus (pg 10).                                   invitational graffiti jam started as an idea born                                    to see if any would offer their walls
                             You’ll also find lots of new opportunities for artists (pg 9) and resources to help you launch your                                   to Cheyenne River Youth Project director Julie                                      as canvases, she reached out to her
                           career; from home-based-business banking information to job opportunities for artists (pg 13).                                Garreau back in 2014. Wandering among the graffiti                                          contacts in the art and graffiti worlds, and
               Check out the new advertisers in our free (Yes. Completely, actually, free.) classifieds (pg 14) and send us
                                                                                                                                                        tagged businesses lining the streets of her home town                                     she began to pull together a series of classes
         your stuff! We’ll get it put in for next month.
                                                                                                                                                       of Eagle Butte, she was first struck by a chord of sadness                        and workshops for the youth of her community that
         As always, a HUGE thank you to our advertisers, readers, and all the staff at Native Sun News Today, without                                 - followed by a moment of inspiration. Perhaps                                         centered around graffiti art. For an entire week in
         whom Eyapaha would not be possible. When you shop in these businesses and attend these events, you too                                      graffiti itself was the solution, a way to provide a                                       the early summer of 2015, she and her team of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       “
          are supporting Eyapaha and your community as a whole. Thanks for that!                                                                     positive outlet for young people.                                                           artists and teachers led classes and workshops,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 established artists painted alongside students
                 And go check out our calendar of events so you can create your own magic moment at the intersection                                 Lakota culture has always been infused with                                                 newly inducted into the world of true graffiti
                 of art and audience.                                                                                                                art; an entire population expressing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                             We’re probably
                                                                                Jaclyn Lanae
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                art, and together they quite literally painted the
                                                                                                                                                     sharing experiences in Winter Counts, tipi                                               town.
                                                                                                                                                      designs, bead and quill work… quite literally             one of the
                                                                                                  Eyapaha Today Editor                                 wrapping themselves - and their lives - in the         most colorful                  Now in its fourth year, RedCan has become a
                                                                                                                                                       imagery of their people. And top graffiti artists                                     beloved milestone of both the local community
                                                                                                                                                        were doing much the same thing.                      communities in                  and the graffiti community. Invited artists are
                                                                                                                                                                                                              the country.”                 brought to Eagle Butte and treated to that “Lakota
                                                                                                                                                         Rising from the marginalized corners of                                            hospitality,” Garreau says. First, with a traditional
                                                                                                                                                            cities and cultures the world over, graffiti
                                                                                                                                                              art has been around since cavemen
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Julie Garreau                  meal, and then - over the next couple of days
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              - a taste of Lakota life; a tour of a buffalo
                                                                                                                                                                scratched out their narratives in the                                           ranch, a chance to hear Lakota elders
                                                                                                                                                                  soft stone walls. Laden with political,                                       speak about the history of the people,
                                                                                                                                                                    historical, economic, and social                                            and sketching sessions with the
                                                                                                                                                                       messages, graffiti has also long                                       youth of CRYP.
                                                                                                                                                                         represented a community… a
                                                                                                                                                                            cause… rising. Which was just                                 And then, for three days, they
                                                                                                                                                                               what Julie wanted to create; an                   paint. Each artist is assigned a wall in the
                                                                                                                                                                                   opportunity for art and artists to lift up  community, and every painting day
                                                                                                                                                                                       the community - and the community       they gather for a ceremony; drum
                                                                                                                                                                                            to lift up the artists.            circle prayer and smudge,
                                                                                                                                           Photos of 2017 RCGJ
                                                                                                                                               courtesy of:
                                                                                                                                      STEINBERGER PHOTOGRAPHY
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wAcIPI
                                                                                37th Annual Plains
                IF YOU GO:                                                      Indian Museum
                     Where:                                                     Pow Wow
              Eagle Butte, SD                                                   June 16 & 17, 2018
                     When:                                                      Buffalo Bill Center of the
                June 28 - 30                                                    West, Cody, WY
                     Artists:                                                   www.centerofthewest.org
     East, OJ Ogana, Wundr,
 Ryoe, Cyfi, Sadat, Scape, Dwayno                                               2018 Sisseton
  Insano, Siamese, Hoka, Biafra                                                 Wahpeton Oyate
                                                                                Wacipi (Pow Wow)
                                                                                July 6-8, 2018*
                                                                                *Corrected dates
                                                                                SWO Ceremonial
                                                                                grounds, Agency Village,
                                                                                SD
                                                                                www.swo-nsn.gov

                                                                                2018 Flandreau
                                                                                Wacipi (Pow Wow)
                                                                                July 20 - 22, 2018
                                                                                Flandreau Wacipi
                                                                                Grounds north of
                                                                                Flandreau, South Dakota
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                                                                                www.santeesioux.com
  before they begin their work for the
  day. Residents and visitors are invited                                       2018 Oglala
  to participate in free classes offered by                                     Lakota Nation
  CRYP and First People’s Fund’s Rolling
  Rez Arts, execute their own vision
                                                                                Wacipi Rodeo Fair
  on the walls of the Waniyetu Wowapi                                           August 2 - 5, 2018
  (Winter Count) Art Park, enjoy coffee                                         Pow Wow Grounds in
  or lunch in the Keya cafe… or simply                                          Pine Ridge, South Dakota
  watch as the artists murals take shape                                        605-867-5821
  throughout town.

  This year the event will culminate
  with a Midnight Basketball game in
  the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life)
  gymnasium, and a live concert by
  Rosebud native and rapper Frank Waln
  in the art park.                                                                                 Tribal Employment Rights Office
  “Through [their] art, [they’re] giving                                                                         INDIAN PREFERENCE IN
  back to the community, back to the                                                                             EMPLOYMENT & CONTRACTING
  people.” Garreau points out. “[Their
  work] speaks to the history of Eagle
  Butte. We’re telling our stories all the
  time. Now, when we walk the streets
  and see dancers, horses, buffalo
  adorning the walls in all their colorful
  glory… All those things remind us how                                       HOURS OF OPERATION
  proud we should be to be Lakota.”                                             8:00am to 4:30pm                      Ph. (605) 867- 5167
                                                                              MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY                   Fax (605) 867- 5892

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Photo of Tyler
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Read at the 2017
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                RedCan Graffiti
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Jam courtesy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                of Steinberger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Photography.

                                                                                                                                           BY JACLYN LANAE

S
                                                                                                                                          Eyapaha Today Editor

           ome of the first marks he made                                                                    In a vacuum of mentorship, he sought simply

                                                        Tyle r R ead: A
           on Rapid City and the Black Hills                                                                      to emulate what he could see. And he
           of    South    Dakota        were on                                                                      made mistakes. Like, for instance,
rail cars and the walls of Art Alley,                                                                                painting on private property. And on
in the highly stylized letters of his                                                                                 his school. Actions, he discovered
graffiti art nickname; Cezr, and
ultimately, Siamese. “It isn’t as
good a story as everybody wants it
                                                         career born                                                  later, that were not respected,
                                                                                                                      appreciated, or endorsed by the
                                                                                                                     graffiti art community. Neither were

                                                        from graffiti
to be,” Tyler Read says of his moniker,                                                                         they respected or appreciated by school
chuckling, “I just chose letters I had the                                                                      officials or local police. Tyler was arrested
most potential to redesign well in my                                                                               his sophomore year of High School.
style, and found an order in which they
fit well to create a word.”                                                                                       He later learned that the graffiti art world
                                                                                                                 is heavily nuanced in smaller subcultures,       Continued from Page 7
Now the Community Engagement                                                                                    each with their own set of “rules. “The
Coordinator at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, Tyler                                                        [graffiti artists],” he most aligned with, “are     by a group of young students from the       later approached him to teach a graffiti
landed here as a welder, a transplant from his Seattle                                                         really about the culture of it, they focus on        Dahl...Tyler took on a new role, however    camp. And then host an exhibit. And
roots, brought here by his love for Jenny (Bad Moccasin),                                                     space that is effective and valuable, public          unintentionally.                            ultimately, to join their team permanently.
and their mutual interest in raising children close to family. While                                        spaces; freeway underpasses, or parking                                                             Since then, Tyler’s accolades have really
Tyler may have expected to find a safe, stable, beautiful life here, he         garages versus the side of someone’s building.”                                     Instead of destroying the work of the       been stacking up; he’s started several
likely did not expect to become one of Rapid City and the Black Hills                                                                                               battling factions, Tyler defaced his own    wildly successful projects at the Dahl Arts
most beloved and transformative artists.                                        After serving 350 hours of community service for his transgression, Tyler           work and left behind a ‘big ass, long-      Center, been named an OTA Builder,
                                                                                relocated to his father’s home in Michigan to begin a new life.                     winded message,” he recalls with a          earned a Bush Fellowship, and - of course
As a freshman in high school, Tyler was passing his classes - albeit with low                                                                                       grin; “something like, ‘If we want to be    - been invited to paint in myriad locations.
marks - and art was a part of his life - though it was largely constrained      There he became a welder and took work at an automotive plant,                      considered artists, we have to be mindful   He’s also a proud, devoted father and
to doodles in the margins of notebooks - but he wasn’t really creating.         married Jenny, and largely gave up his art. He hadn’t ‘written’ in years            of other artists work. These young people   husband.
Aware of graffiti only peripherally, the way anyone who grows up in a           by the time his family moved overseas, and he and Jenny made the                    came and expressed themselves. We
city of more than a half-million people often is, Tyler had only seen street    decision to start a family in Rapid City, where they could be close to hers.        can’t shut them down. I’m offering this     He doesn’t work as much in letters
art as most others did; a curiosity he couldn’t understand.                     Suddenly inspired by his work as a cattle-gate welder near the rail yard -          space to the students whose mural was       anymore; his art has evolved into works
                                                                                or, more accurately, by it’s proximity to the train cars - he began working         destroyed, please come back and leave       rooted in shape, movement, and color.
But when he saw the blazing neon green letters illuminated by headlights        again under his west coast moniker Cezr and a year later, he made his               your work.’”                                But his passion for graffiti - and the whole
that graced the cover of the Seattle Times, with the headline The Secret        first marks in Art Alley, under his new nickname Siamese.                                                                       culture behind it - still shines. Catch a
Life of Graffiti Artists, something in him ‘clicked’. “I must have read that                                                                                        Not only did the group of children return   glimpse of his work in Art Alley, or at the
article 100 times,” he grins, remembering feeling that he’d found his path.     When he stumbled upon a silent battle, one artist tagging over the                  with their teacher a few weeks later to     RedCan graffiti jam.
                                                                                work of another… and when that battle spilled onto a mural created                  do exactly that, the Dahl Arts Center
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Artists                                                                                         Rolling Rez Arts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Photos of Rolling Rez Art Bus courtesy of First People’s Fund.
                                              Wanted                                                                                            BRINGS ART & OPPORTUNITIES
                                   Eyapaha is all about art - your art - so show us
                                    what you’ve got! Send us your story ideas, your
                                favorite new music, the projects you’re working on, the
                                                                                                                                                TO RURAL SOUTH DAKOTA
                                                                                                                                              BY JACLYN LANAE
                                 people you’re collaborating with. Tell us about your                                                         Eyapaha Today Editor
                             event - we’ll help you promote it! Want to write a story?
                              Let us know! Have a new piece you want to show off?
                              Send us a photo! We want to see your world through
                              your eyes, we want to hear your voice, and we want
                               to support you. Connect with us on Facebook or email us                     at
                                               eyapaha@nativesunnews.today.

           Poet’s Corner                                                ARTIST
               Poem by Ian Brown
           I stumbled from the warpath
                                                                     OPPORTUNITIES
           and walked the rainbow trail
             until I found the Red Road.
          White Buffalo was awaiting me
              to show me how to walk                   NORTHERN PLAINS INDIAN ART MARKET 2018
                                                       SEPTEMBER 27, 28, 29, 30, 2018 - SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
                 in a sacred manner.                     Early Deadline: June 30, 2018 for completed applications and $300 booth fee.
               At the end of a journey                 After June 30, booth fee increases to $350. For more information call (605) 856-
                                                       8193

                                                                                                                                                             T
           that was only the beginning,                                                                                                                            he giant blue bus adorned with depictions of buffalo         Every week or so through the year (unless weather or road
                  I mended my hoop                     2018 FIRST LADY’S PRAIRIE ART SHOWCASE – CALL FOR ENTRIES                                                   racing along its sides is, itself, a work of art. And when   conditions prohibit travel), Rolling Rez Coordinator Bryan
                                                       Submission Deadline: 11:59 pm, June 17, 2018                                                                you catch a glimpse of it rolling through the Badlands       Parker drives the big blue bus into one of nine communities
              and the seven directions                   We invite you to apply for entry into the 2018 First Lady’s Prairie Art Showcase.
                                                                                                                                                             or the streets of rural South Dakota towns, the image itself       served across the reservation; Pine Ridge, Oglala, Martin,
              placed me in the center.                 The annual Art Showcase is held in conjunction with the Governor’s Invitational
                                                       Pheasant Hunt. The annual event features talented artists from across our state                       is pretty amazing. But what’s truly amazing, is what goes          Allen, Wambli, Kyle, Porcupine, Manderson, and others,
                       I was called                    and gives guests an opportunity to purchase South Dakota artwork. This year’s                         on inside. This art piece on wheels known as the Rolling           with an asset on board. An art teacher, perhaps, or an art
             to the Heart of All That is               showcase will take place on Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27, 2018,                        Rez Arts bus functions as a classroom space, a professional        buyer from Red Cloud Heritage Center, or a professional
                                                       at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre. The showcase is open to                         development resource, and even a mobile bank.                      development trainer, or a banker… and thanks to grant
                    to bury my seed                    the public on Saturday, October 27.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                funding and the support of other non-profits, all these
                 and weave my roots                      ​All applications and digital images must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., June 17,
                                                       2018.                                                                                                 Conceptualized in response to the profound results of a            resources are free.
            with those of the tree of life.               Visit artscouncil.sd.gov/PrairieArtShowCase/index.aspx for details, including the                  market study which found that more than half of Native
             And the spirits kept council              Show Prospectus and Application.                                                                      households on Pine Ridge Reservation have businesses               Created with the support of First Peoples Fund, Artspace,
                                                                                                                                                             based out of their home - and over 79% of those businesses         Lakota Funds, Lakota Federal Credit Union staff, and an
               in the Belly of the Bear.               THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING                                                  are art-centric, but just 39% report an income of over $10,000     array of nonprofit partners and foundations, the idea was
              And healing rained down                  APPLICATIONS FOR ARTISTS TO JOIN OUR TEACHING ARTIST ROSTER.                                          per year - Rolling Rez Arts brings the support artists need to     that if they could give artists the right kind of tools, artists
                 from Grey Owl Bear                    The deadline is July 1.
                                                       www.artscouncil.sd.gov/grants/aiscartist.aspx.
                                                                                                                                                             be successful, directly into their neighborhoods.                  would see greater success - and greater annual income.
         And the lightning people danced.                Contact Rebecca Cruse, SDAC deputy director at 605-773-3301 or rebecca.                                                                                                According to the new research.
                                                       cruse@state.sd.us                                                                                                                                                                                                   Continued on Page 11

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                                           And the powerful impact of the project isn’t evident
                                           just in balance sheets and checking accounts
                                           (though it’s clearly evident there too) - it also shines
                                           on the streets of the communities themselves. Last
                                           year, as part of the RedCan graffiti jam, the Rolling
                                           Rez Arts bus brought 40 skateboards to Eagle Butte,
                                           and participating youth - led by a graffiti artist
                                           brought by the event - designed and assembled
                                                                                                      LAKOTA
                                                                                                      WAR PONY
                                                                                                      RACES
                                                                                                                 Kiza Park Campground
                                                                                                                  near Manderson, SD

                                                                                                                 June 23, 24, & 25
                                                                                                                    Pony Races,
                                                                                                                   Vendors, Live
                                                                                                                  Music and more!
                                                                                                                                                  What’s on

                                                                                                                                                  “                          -
                                                                                                                                                                          your mind?
                                                                                                                                                       Thank you Eyapaha Today! I truly do
                                                                                                                                                 appreciate this opportunity you have given
                                                                                                                                                 me to express my talent to the world! You’re
                                                                                                                                                 doing a great job in helping us!! But how do
                                                                                                                                                           we return the favor!!!”
                                                                                                                                                                         ~ Billy Janis | See-A-Vizion
                                           their own skateboards. The kids were thrilled.                                                                      Eyapaha Today’s May Featured Artist
                                           Organizers were too, when, months later on the
                                           way into town, Bryan Parker watched several kids
                                           roll by the bus on the skateboards they’d built.

                                           Just two years old, the Rolling Rez Arts bus is already
                                           a fixture in the art world of Indian Country and with
                                           class sizes growing every year, it appears it’s here
                                           to stay. If you’d like to participate in a Rolling Rez
                                           Arts event, visit their page on the First People’s Fund
                                           website to see the calendar of coming events and
                                           be sure to check them out at the Red Can Graffiti
                                           Jam coming up June 28th - 30th.
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MAKE YOUR ART
MAKE
BY JACLYN LANAE
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The business of art and at-home          “Open yourself up to a bigger            resources to navigate the arts industry and become successful
careers can be daunting, but             market,” Yolanda urges. “Take            entrepreneurs. The training is intended for emerging and seasoned
the payoffs can be HUGE. There           advantage of as many of the
are lots of resources out there to       free online platforms as you can.
                                                                                  artists alike. For more information or to register by phone, call (605)
help you tackle the paperwork            Go to trade shows. Network.”             348-0324.
and really get your home based           And if you would like to sharpen
business off the ground.                 your computer or marketing               Scholarships available for International Indigenous Archives,
                                         skills, check out First People’s         Libraries, and Museums Conference to be held in Minnesota
First thing’s first; acknowledge         Fund, Rolling Rez Arts bus, or           The conference will be held at the Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel in
you ARE an artist.                       one of many other organizations          Prior Lake, Minnesota (outside Minneapolis) from October 8-11, 2018.
                                         offering free classes.                                                                                             Billy Janis is a water color artist, mural   Juan Espinosa learned his techniques     Morning Star Jewelry and Design by        Lonnie Jeffries is an artist, designer,
                                                                                  Applications must be received by June 21, 2018 at 11:59 PM CST.                                                        from his parents and he preserves        Chloe’ and Wayne Eagle Boy. Traditional   website builder, and photographer. To
“Sometimes it’s hard to see                                                                                                                                 painter and musician. He creates
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                                                                                                                                                            Lakota culture and history and can           through his art. You can view and
Yolanda at Lakota Funds in Kyle,         navigating the business side of                                                                                    create custom pieces upon request.           purchase several of his pieces at www.   black mother of pearl shell, Sterling
SD. But it is an important first step.   the art world, Lakota Funds staff                                                                                  “Like” his Facebook page ‘See-A-Vizion’      buynebraska.com.                         silver and inlaid stones. Located in
                                         and programs are available to                                                                                      to see more of his work.                                                              Rapid City SD. Find us on facebook!
Next, establish yourself as an           help you in all kinds of ways - even                                                                                                                                                                     Phone: 605-391-6921.
artist. File for your EIN # online at    if your credit isn’t great or you

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IRS.gov (it’s free!).                    haven’t filed your taxes. They’ll
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businesses-self-employed/how-            to learning how to document
to-apply-for-an-ein                      your income and expenses.

Now, document your arts                  When it comes to managing your
business. You may want to open
a bank account under your
business name to help track
                                         business finances, Lakota Funds,
                                         Lakota Federal Credit Union, and
                                         many local banks provide lots of
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your income and purchases.
Documentation can be helpful
                                         helpful and creative solutions to
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                                                     1) Artists must be between
                                                     the ages of 1 year to 10
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                                                     2) Entries must include
                                                     artist’s name, age, city of
                                                     residence & contact info.

                                                     3) All entries must be
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                                                     30, 2018

                                                     4) Artists can submit
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