{"id":8621,"date":"2021-03-04T19:17:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T00:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=8621"},"modified":"2021-03-09T12:05:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:05:54","slug":"msu-news-american-indian-council-powwow-goes-virtual-amid-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/03\/04\/msu-news-american-indian-council-powwow-goes-virtual-amid-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"MSU News: American Indian Council Powwow goes virtual amid COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\"44th\r\n
Ddancers participate in the grand entry of the 44th Annual Montana State University American Indian Council Powwow, Friday, March 29, 2019, at MSU in Bozeman, Montana. Photo: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez \/ MSU<\/a>\r\nMSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
MSU American Indian Council hosts first virtual powwow on March 22\u201328<\/div>\r\n
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<\/p>\r\nBOZEMAN, Montana \u2013 Montana State University\u2019s will hold its 2021 American Indian Council Powwow online March 22-28, in adherence to COVID-19<\/a> restrictions. Activities will be held throughout a week at the AIC website<\/a> and Facebook page<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nTraditionally, the MSU American Indian Council Powwow<\/a> is one of the largest powwows in Montana. Organizers are conducting many of the traditional activities online, said Lisa Perry, adviser to the AIC and director of American Indian\/Alaskan Native Student Success in MSU\u2019s Department of Native American Studies<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cWe think the format will work and it gives the opportunity to keep the powwow going,\u201d Perry said. She added that this year\u2019s powwow, with its non-traditional format, will be the 45th powwow at MSU.\r\n

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<\/p>\r\nPerry said that each day during powwow week will be devoted to one category, with all participating dancers selecting songs from the host drum group, Young Grey Horse from Browning. and under can upload videos of themselves dancing to a Young Grey Horse song to the AIC MSU Facebook page<\/a>. Contest entries must use the hashtag #2021MSUAICPOWWOW.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n* Monday will be youth day for ages 12 and under
\r\n* Tuesday\u2019s events will be chicken dance and traditional
\r\n* Wednesday will be devoted to jingle dress and grass dances
\r\n* Thursday will be the three-man hand drum contest
\r\n* Friday will be the fancy dance competition.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nPerry said there will be three categories: youth for ages 12 and under; teen, ages 13-17; and adult for ages 18 and above. There will be cash prizes ranging from $100 to $600 with one prize for each age category per dance style. Winners will be announced on the Facebook page at noon on Sunday, March 28. for more information about the prizes, go to the American Indian Council\u2019s webpage<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThere will be an AIC webpage dedicated to MSU powwow royalty and visiting royalty featuring photos and titles. Additionally, there will be a link on the website for vendors who usually attend the powwow to showcase their wares.\r\n

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