SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills State University Lakota Omniciye scholar group is internet hosting their 37th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi throughout American Indian Awareness Week, on Saturday, April 9 at 12 p.m. within the Donald E. Young Center.
This explicit BHSU Wacipi, or powwow, is a particular one for a lot of as it will likely be the primary time since 2019 this occasion has been capable of happen.
“We are tremendous excited to have it back,” stated BHSU scholar Taylor Christensen. Christensen additionally serves as knowledgeable Native American advisor at BHSU and secretary for the Lakota O scholar group.
“For Native American folks, being round each other is therapeutic. We are thrilled to carry this occasion so that everybody can have the chance to collect once more for one thing optimistic,” she continued.
The Wacipi is devoted to educating the neighborhood about Native American tradition and is open to the general public. It coincides with American Indian Awareness Week at BHSU. This 12 months’s theme was “The Boarding School Era: Our Journey of Healing Historical Trauma.”
Christensen, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe stated she hopes everybody will think about coming to Saturday’s festivities.
“We are holding this occasion proper within the coronary heart of the Black Hills, the place our folks come from. We are excited to share how lovely our tradition is with everybody.”
Doors for Saturday’s Wacipi open at 11 a.m. Admission is $7 for most people and free for BHSU college students, employees, youngsters below 5 and seniors 55+. Everyone is inspired to convey their very own garden chairs. More info will be discovered at https://www.bhsu.edu/centers/american-indian-studies/lakota-omniciye-wacipi
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