For most of his life, Rod
has been active in various Church and Community volunteer activities
often working with "At Risk" and inner city youth.
For many years, he has served on the Mankato Reconciliation Pow
Wow Committee coordinating the 50-100 yearly food and craft vendors.
This Mankato "healing"
project was originally begin in 1972 to address the "Contempt
and Hatred" felt between many whites and Indians since the
Dakota Conflict and Hanging of the "38" Dakota Warriors
there in 1862. Today, this event has grown to become one of the
largest "Off-Reservation" PowWows in the Midwest.
Mr. Steiner has also been
serving (for several years) as one of Diversity Foundations Dakota/Native
American consulting historians and advisors for the ongoing Wapasha
Prairie Documentary.
He has also agreed to be one
of DF's advisors and coordinators for the upcoming "Wapasha
Prairie/Dakota Homecoming and Gathering as part of Winona's GE04.
Recently, Rod also was Co-Chairman of the 2002 Crow Creek Memorial
& Reconciliation project at Ft. Thompson, South Dakota.
