Dan Simonds News Today

WASHINGTON — The Institute for American Indian Studies will host a free Holiday Market that celebrates Native American culture from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 26; Sunday, November

Last year as COVID-19 spread powwows and traditional gatherings across the U.S. and Canada were canceled.

Lawrence Wetsit misses the days when his people would gather by the hundreds and sing the songs that all Assiniboine children are expected to learn by age 15.

With the pandemic isolating elders and community leaders, Native Americans across the country are harnessing the power of the internet to share traditions like dancing and sheep shearing.