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7
Oct

Black Hills Pow Wow starts tomorrow!

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Holly Meyer of the Rapid City Journal has the details:

Terry Fiddler of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe dances through the grand entry at the Black Hills Pow Wow in January. (Steve McEnroe/Rapid City Journal)

Terry Fiddler of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe dances through the grand entry at the Black Hills Pow Wow in January. (Steve McEnroe/Rapid City Journal)

Organizers said they expect the 24th annual Black Hills Pow Wow to bring about 12,000 people to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Sponsored by the Black Hills Pow Wow Association, the event is expected to draw a record number of people, according to Ira Taken Alive, secretary of the association.

In accordance with Gov. Mike Rounds’ declaration that 2010 is a Year of Unity, this powwow’s theme is “Celebrating Unity and Reconciliation” and the events’ speakers will emphasize the theme, Taken Alive said.

“We want to convey that it’s not just a Native event. It’s not just for Natives; everyone’s welcome,” Taken Alive said.

A favorable weather forecast, prize money for contests and a major drum group are some of the biggest reasons people will come to Rapid City for the weekend powwow, Taken Alive said.

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24
Sep

Lakota Music Project to highlight S.D. Native Americans’ Day

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The Rapid City Journal has this story about South Dakota’s Native Americans’ Day celebration. Click on the link to see a schedule.

CRAZY HORSE, S.D. — “The Lakota Music Project” presented by the Porcupine Singers [see video above] and South Dakota Symphony Chamber Orchestra will highlight the 21st Native Americans’ Day celebration at Crazy Horse Memorial on Monday, Oct. 11.

Also, Jim Shaw of Rapid City will emcee the 10 a.m. program that will feature the Crazy Horse Educator of the Year, American Indian singers and dancers and recognition of the “Year of Unity” effort in South Dakota.

Native Americans’ Day is special at the nonprofit Crazy Horse Memorial that honors North America’s Indian people.

The 1990 South Dakota Legislature established the holiday, now the oldest official observance of its kind in the country. State lawmakers, at the urging of several citizens, replaced Columbus Day for “the remembrance of the great Native American leaders who contributed so much to the history of our state.”

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