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Sending love and light to Mary McDonnell and all of her wonderful fans this Valentine’s Day!
This week, Mary McDonnell visited Sinte Gleska University, where she participated in the 46th Annual Founder’s Week celebrations and was honored for her support of the Lakota people.
Tonight was the final night of Sinte Gleska’s 46th Annual Founder’s Week. Mary was honored tonight for her work on Dances With Wolves, her support Sinte Gleska University, and her continued commitment to raising awareness about and providing opportunities for the Lakota people.
After participating in the Grand Entry with hundreds of singers, dancers, and musicians, Mary was introduced by Lakota Elder and History/Culture Professor at Sinte Gleska Duane Hollow Horn Bear. After a brief explanation of her career, he presented her with a plaque.
“Mary is a beloved member of Sinte Gleska University. Her generosity and selfless giving through the years is so appreciated, and we’re blessed to have her as a supporter and friend. The Lakota Oyate of the Sicangu nation wholeheartedly welcome her and would like for her to return to our lands. She will always have a home and a family here on the Rosebud.”
Mary - who was joined by the family of her late mentor Doris Leader Charge, Sinte Gleska President Lionel Bordeaux, and fellow Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing His Horse - then spoke briefly:
“Wopila Tanka. Hi! I just wanted to say that 28 years ago I came here for the first time, and I had no idea where I was, and I was sure I did not belong here. And Doris Leader Charge - her whole family’s standing behind me - took me under her wing, and she taught me many things about all of you. She took me to my first powwow. This is my second powwow - I know, it’s funny! And I’m very proud to be associated with Sinte Gleska University. I understood when I had to be instructed in the Lakota language what a beautiful thing it is. I understood as I was learning it that it was something that needed to be preserved and enlivened, and all of these kids out here would benefit from knowing it. So I’m kind of committed to helping out with that. You’ve all taught me a great deal - you’ve opened your hearts to me, you’ve opened your homes to me, you’ve opened your families to me. I’m deeply grateful to all of you, and it’s a whole lot of fun to be here. And I thank you and I thank Lionel Bordeaux and Sinte Gleska and his whole family for all of the wonderful warmth they showed me in this situation, and I hope to see more of you again. Thank you. Wopila Tanka.”
President Bordeaux spoke about the significance of Dances With Wolves and the ongoing mission of Sinte Gleska.
“We take the opportunity here to thank and honor a young woman who I feel was spiritually brought to us through the movie Dances With Wolves. Then she had the opportunity to meet a couple of our instructors, Doris Leader Charge and Albert Whitehead Sr. and Nathan Chasing His Horse and Floyd Westerman, and they become a family. They taught Kevin Costner and Mary a lot about who we are. That movie was well received throughout the country and we thank the actors, we thank Jim Wilson and the producers and the others for putting Dances With Wolves out there. That showed America and the world who are as tribal people in the sense that it was the first time you saw Lakotas laughing, smiling, loving, enjoying who we are as indigenous peoples. And that movie went a long way, and because of that we want to honor Mary. Through her role and knowledge about who we are she continues to look back at the tribal people, the families, and she continues to show her compassion for tribal people. And I know that in the future we have a long way to go with Sinte Gleska University, and with ourselves as tribal nations trying to educate and teach our young people. But it’s gonna be through the help of people like Mary and her supporters and her friends that I know she’ll draw into her her circle of friends, and they’ll continue to assist and become part of the Sicangu Oyate. Because of this we feel very honored to be the institution that helped Dances With Wolves become the institution it did.”
After a speech from Nathan Chasing His Horse, in which he discussed his family, spirituality, and told the story of how he became involved in Dances With Wolves, Mary was presented with a number of gifts - including a Star Quilt in the colors of the Green Bay Packers!
We’ll be sharing more about the Founder’s Week celebration in the days to come, but in the meantime, be sure to check out the SGU YouTube channel and the SGU Media Productions Facebook Page and Twitter account. Thank you very much to the Media Department for making the livestream available to people across the globe, to the Donor Relations Department for their continued support of Mary and the Mary Cares efforts, and to everyone who watched and participated in the celebrations this weekend either in person or from afar.
“Wopila Tanka. I am Mary McDonnell, and I’m very honored to be invited into this gathering. 26 years ago I had the good fortune of coming into your great state and coming into the great region that you have lived on and in and created for a very, very long time, and one of the things that I learned when I was doing the movie Dances With Wolves is that there is a way of thinking, a way of being, a way of living that has a tremendous power and respect to it. And all these years later through the good fortune of my career that began here, literally, and through some of the incredible devotion of some of my fans, we started to try and raise some money for Sinte Gleska, and it brought me closer and closer to this moment. Through conversations with Lionel and Kathy Boyd I decided to come to a Founders week and see what I could learn and see if I could cultivate a deeper understanding inside of myself as to what it is that you were trying to do here and what your vision is for the students and for the future and to see in my heart if there’s some place that I can cultivate my own connection to you. So if you see me running around over the next few days and there’s anything at all you want to tell me or you want to ask me or you want to show me, I am wide open. I am very very excited. Thank you so much.” - Mary McDonnell, January 28, 2016
This week is the 46th Annual Founder’s Celebration at Sinte Gleska. According to the website, “[t]he 46th annual SGU Founders’ Forums are established to define what we want for the growth and prosperity of the tribal nation, as individuals, families/Tiospaye, and communities."
We’re thrilled to share that Mary will be featured as a speaker during the Student Recognition Dinner tomorrow, and will be honored with a special recognition over the weekend. You can see the full schedule of events here, and follow the speakers and activities live on YouTube.
If you have a chance, please consider watching or even just listening to some of the speakers and ensuing conversations. We are tremendously proud to support this university, and while we’re thrilled that they are recognizing Mary for her commitment, as always, we feel that the best way to support her and SGU is to continue to contribute and educate ourselves.
"If 'geek' means smart and articulate and really devoted, we should all be."
Mary McDonnell, 2006
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