The powwow season is in full swing across the west. One of the longest running powwows in Montana completed another successful run at Fort Belknap last weekend. All the planning, fundraising, promotion and hard work by volunteers paid off with another great Milk River Indian Days event. Participants and guests had a wide range of activities to watch and join. Even the weather cooperated.
On a historical note, it’s said modern day powwows were first developed and staged by Plains tribes in the late 1920’s and the idea quickly spread from coast to coast. Dancing competitively for prize money is...