{"id":47815,"date":"2023-05-02T13:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=47815"},"modified":"2023-05-02T13:28:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:28:47","slug":"bsu-powwow-celebrates-50-years-of-song-and-dance-april-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/02\/bsu-powwow-celebrates-50-years-of-song-and-dance-april-29\/","title":{"rendered":"BSU Powwow Celebrates 50 Years of Song and Dance April 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bemidji State University’s 50th Powwow was held April 29 in the BSU Gymnasium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The sights and sounds energetic dancing and joyous singing filled the BSU Gymnasium on April 29 as the annual BSU powwow celebrated 50 years of music, dancing and honoring American Indian culture.<\/p>\n

Established in 1972 and coordinated by the BSU Council of Indian Students, the powwow is one of the longest-running campus events and an important tradition that brings Native American dancers and drummers, students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members together to celebrate the American Indian people who first called the land on which Bemidji State sits home.<\/p>\n