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A Native Heritage Celebration on Saturday, September 27th, at The New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth. Featured will be the authentic Andean folk music of Inca Son, All proceeds from this fundraising event will go directly to the aid of the Lakota children of Wanblee South Dakota, the poorest community in America.

Inca Son are one of the few bearers of the traditional Inca musical legacy. From their beginnings as street performers in Harvard Square their stated mission has been to preserve and instill appreciation for their cultural legacy through the international language of music and dance.

The brand new Lakota Kidz Rhode Island Chapter held its first educational fundraiser on Saturday, May 31, at the historic Little Compton, RI, Community Center.

The first Lakota Kidz Trading Post exceeded our expectations, despite torrential rains.

"Our goal was to get some hands-on experience in organizing non profit events," said newly installed Chapter Co-chair Mika Mason Martin, 26. "We would have been happy breaking even."

As part of a cross-generational project, the South Shore Charter Public School has adopted Lakota Kidz as a charitable undertaking. In order to raise funds for the Fuel Assistance Program, students sold Johnny Cupcakes pins, conducted ongoing raffles, and joined forces with South Shore Vo-Tech School to design and print bumper stickers and posters. Besides raising funds, this Cross Generational Project helped spread awareness of the level of poverty on the reservation. The publicity generated by the students provided us with an additional 200 coats donated by Rugged Bear. The money the students raised covered shipping costs for the coats and further supported our fuel assistance program. The Cross Generational Project publicity also inspired two local churches to join in the fund raising and awareness efforts.