Deanna Rae StandingCloud has jokes.
She also has the voice, and the skill. Now, she just needs more opportunities to show it.
StandingCloud, Red Lake Nation, from Minneapolis, is one of the few female powwow emcees in a typically male-dominated field. Now that in-person powwows and other social gatherings are coming back after a monthslong pandemic hiatus, StandingCloud is ready for her voice to be heard.
StandingCloud and others like Kwe Blomgren want powwow decision makers to know they are available to emcee, Indian Country Today reported.
âWe have to start having women in these roles, so in our minds, we think, that definitely can be a woman, and it can be,â StandingCloud said. âWomen are pretty funny, and some of the funniest people I met are female, so why the heck not?â
Billionaire Blastoff: Rich Riding Own Rockets Into Space -
By Marcia Dunn AP, Aerospace Writer
Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space.
It s intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides.
The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic s Richard Branson against the world s richest man, Blue Origin s Jeff Bezos.
Branson is due to take off Sunday from New Mexico, launching with two pilots and three other employees aboard a rocket plane carried aloft by a double-fuselage aircraft.