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Mark Hajicek sings as participants in the Aki Onizhishin: Garden Gathering perform the Round Dance Friday around a new stage at Minot State University. Joining Hajicek at left is Daniel Henry, who shared a creation story from the Ojibwe tradition.
A ceremony to celebrate the start of another year’s community garden took place Friday at Minot State University.
The MSU Native American Cultural Center and the Red and Green School hosted Aki Onizhishin (Earth if Beautiful): Garden Gathering at the garden space at 725 University Ave. with food, music and a telling of the creation story in Ojibwe tradition by Daniel Henry, a Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa elder.
Apr 10, 2021
The Minot State Native American Cultural Center and Native American Cultural Awareness club in welcoming back the 31st annual Spring Honor Dance and Powwow Celebration in the MSU Dome Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1.
The MSU Dome will look a little different during this year’s celebration, according to information provided by MSU. Last fall, the University displayed flags of the Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nation, the Spirit Lake Nation, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation to acknowledge their cultures and their presence on campus. The event will also implement standard guidelines for COVID-19, including doubled seating to allow for physical distancing, mask requirements for audience members and performers, and concessions to go.