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The Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center Presents the
Inaugural Red Dress Gala 2022
Friday, September 9, 202211 Kellogg Boulevard East
St. Paul, MN 55101
Agenda & Details
Minnesota Ballroom
Silent Auction & Social Hour 5:30 pm
Dinner & Program 6:30 pm
Featured Speakers
Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan
&
Senator Mary Kunesh
Registration for Tables is closed as of 9/3/22.
Single Tickets will be available up to the event.
The Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center is hosting its Inaugural Red Dress Fundraising Gala. Your contribution today will help us serve American Indian women and their families through culturally-specific direct services including but not limited to:
Traditional Healing
Nokomis Endaad Mental and Behavioral Health
Nokomis Waa'kaaigan
Family Services
Community Programming
Support for Survivors of Gender Based Violence
Wawokiye Drop-In Center
WAYS TO SUPPORT
Inaugural Red Dress Gala 2022
Become a Sponsor
- Sweetgrass Exclusive Sponsorship
$15,000.00 (Limit 1) - Sage Sponsorship
$10,000.00 (Limit 10) - Cedar Sponsorship
$5,000.00 - Juniper Sponsorship
$1,000.00
See Sponsorship package details below
Sweetgrass Exclusive Sponsorship $15,000.00 (Limit 1) includes the following:
- 4 hour equity training specific to Native Americans provided by President and CEO Marisa Cummings
- Sponsoring logo highlighted on our website and event page
- 2 VIP Tables that include 16 seats with Name and Logo
- Sponsoring name and logo in printed program
- Sponsoring name and logo displayed at the front of the event space
- Sponsoring name mentioned twice during presentation
- Recognition on social media prior to event
- Recognition on MIWRC website for 1 year
- 16 VIP Gift Bags of Native-made products for attendees
Sage Sponsorship $10,000.00 (Limit 10)
- Sponsoring name and logo listed on event page
- 1 VIP table that includes 8 seats with sponsoring Name and Logo
- Sponsoring name and logo printed in the program
- Sponsoring name Mentioned twice during presentation
- Recognition on social media prior to event
- 8 VIP Gift Bags of Native-made products for attendees
Cedar Sponsorship $5,000
- Sponsoring name and logo listed on event page
- 1 VIP Table that includes 8 seats with sponsoring name and logo
- Sponsoring name and logo printed in the program
- Sponsoring name Mentioned twice during presentation
- 8 VIP Gift Bags of Native-made products for attendees
Juniper Sponsorship $1,000
- Sponsoring name and logo listed on the event page
- 1 Table that includes 8 seats with sponsoring name and logo
- Sponsoring name and logo printed in the program
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Your contribution today is building the future for seven generations from now for our American Indian women and their families. Thank you for your generous support!
ABOUT
To empower Native women and families to exercise their cultural values and integrity, and to achieve sustainable lifeways, while advocating for justice and equity.
Traditional Healing
- Culturally specific birth work and ceremonies that empower and heal women during their lifespan
- Ceremonial guidance and assistance for the following:
- Pregnancy and Birth work
- Traditional Naming Ceremonies
- Coming of Age Ceremonies
- Women’s Ceremonies
- Healing Ceremonies
- Intensive outpatient treatment program and wrap around services through a home environment
- Wraparound services that incorporate the home environment
- Culturally aware and trauma informed mental health providers
- Healing Journeys: a biweekly support group for American Indian women to come together and work through a culturally-specific healing process, including, but not limited to traditional craft making and attending ceremonies
Nokomis Waa’kaaigan
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Providing a safe house for women in need of assistance
- Parenting classes and support utilizing a cultural lens that empowers and strengthens families
- Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) support and advocacy
- Culturally centered community events that build connection and heal such as:
- Round dances
- Pow wows
- Moccasin-making classes
- Native female authors book reading for youth
- Cradleboard making classes
- Ribbon skirt classes
- Jingle dress making classes
- And more!
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Assisting client/relatives at their own pace through their healing journey by providing 1:1 services through our Sexual Assault Advocates, Domestic Violence Advocates, and our Sex Trafficking Survivor Advocates.
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Weekly support groups
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Street Outreach for:
- Unsheltered/Unhoused Native American women
- Unsheltered/Unhoused Two-Spirit Individuals
- Unsheltered/Unhoused Youth
- Sex Trafficked Individuals or Individuals in danger of being sex trafficked
- Immediate culturally specific support for Unsheltered relatives:
- Showers
- Food
- Clothing
- Transportation
- Internal and External Referrals
- Advocacy
- Traditional Medicines and other culturally specific support
Contact: Amy Puschinsky, Director of External Relations and Development
(612) 728-2005
apuschinsky@miwrc.org
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!
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