We would like to welcome you to the 39th Annual United Tribes International Powwow held at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota.
United Tribes Technical College, a nonprofit organization privately owned by the recognized Indian Nations of North Dakota, has been serving the academic, as well as the cultural, needs of American Indian students and their families since 1969, and in the thirty-seven years since it began, the United Tribes International Powwow has been a big part of that.
The Powwow is held annually in the Lone Star Arena at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota and has become one of the premier cultural events of North Dakota, receiving numerous awards over the years. Representing over 70 tribes, featuring over 1500 dancers and drummers, and drawing over 20,000 spectators the Powwow has become a must-see event.
The Powwow is also listed on the US Festivals and Events website. You can click the image to the left for more information, or you can go to their website at http://FestivalsandEvents.com.
A MUST SEE EVENT...
2008 Cultural Exchange Music Group from Samiland (Sápmi)
Daughters and Sons of the Sun
Ánte Mikkel Gaup and his Daughters Sara Marielle and Lena Susanne
The United Tribes International Powwow this year spotlights another indigenous group – the Sami. Samiland – Sápmi – covers the northern part of Norway, Sweden, Finland and western Russia.
They are the only indigenous group in Europe. Their DNA is distinct from both the larger European gene pool and any other ethnic group. They are now considered the original Europeans. To the Sami, yoiks – which have no beginning or end – evoke the spirit of the subject, enliven a relationship to it. Yoik is not European music and has been compared with Native American music. Each person, place, and even thing can have its own yoik, including a favorite reindeer or snowmobile. Until the 70s yoik was forbidden in schools.
There are about as many Sami as Eskimo, 100,000.
Not too long ago musicologists proclaimed that the Sami were the only people on earth who could not sing.
Pictured Left to Right: Lena Susanne is 29, Ánte Mikkel is 52, and Sara Marielle is 25.
PERFORMANCES: Friday at 9:30 pm • Saturday at 9:30 pm • Sunday at 3:30 pm • Plus Appearances in the Grand Entries.
