{"id":39803,"date":"2020-03-09T10:46:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=39803"},"modified":"2020-03-10T14:36:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T19:36:30","slug":"council-of-indian-students-powwow-will-welcome-nationally-known-dancers-some-from-bemidji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/09\/council-of-indian-students-powwow-will-welcome-nationally-known-dancers-some-from-bemidji\/","title":{"rendered":"BSU Council of Indian Students Plan 49th Annual Powwow, Welcome Student Dancers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Badge:<\/a>91心頭利’s Council of Indian Students will host the 49th Annual Powwow on March 28 where renowned dancers from across the nation will attend in celebration of American Indian culture. National-competitor and contemporary style fancy shawl dancer Patricia Bugg, BSU junior exercise science major, will be among them.<\/p>\n

“The powwow here is what we call a traditional powwow, where everyone comes together to dance and have a good time,” Bugg said. “I love those kinds of powwows because you can just dance and you don’t have to worry about anything.”<\/p>\n

The event, emceed by Kwe Blomgren, is one of the largest student-led events held at Bemidji State and is expected to welcome over 1000 spectators and dancers this year with two grand entries. The first grand entry will begin at 1 p.m., and the second is scheduled for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Bugg, who grew up in Bemidji, began dancing when she was seven years old and has danced at the CIS powwow for many years. A member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribe in South Dakota, Bugg enjoys balancing her Dakota ancestry with the Ojibwe cultures and traditions of her hometown.<\/p>\n

“I’ve learned all of the Ojibwe traditions and I have learned some of my Dakota traditions, as well,” she said. “It’s been good for me and dancing is everything to me. I love it and I just hope to continue doing it.”<\/p>\n

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Patricia Bugg, BSU junior exercise science major<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to her pursuit of an exercise science degree, Bugg has declared a minor in psychology and, though she admitted to struggling in her first semesters at Bemidji State, the mother of three earned a 3.52 GPA in the fall of 2019 with a 15 credit course load. This semester, she is taking 18 credits and is serving as a teacher’s associate in lifespan development with Dr. Keith Gora, associate professor of psychology. Bugg is on track to graduate in the spring of 2021 and looks forward to joining a number of her siblings as a Bemidji State alumna.<\/p>\n

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Patricia Bugg, BSU junior exercise science major<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We’re a family of beavers,” she laughed. “One of my sisters graduated in 2011 and two of my sisters are graduating this spring. It’s a tradition to go Bemidji State for my family and I have worked so hard to be here, stay here and graduate from here.”<\/p>\n

This year’s CIS powwow host drum will be the Red Lake Nation’s Eyabay, a popular group in the U.S. powwow circuit. Singing and touring together since 1992, Eyabay has a reputation for their powerful singing and drumming. Rodney Johnson Jr. will be the arena director and Murphy Thomas will be on site as the spiritual adviser.<\/p>\n

The powwow will also feature a royalty competition where dancers aged 6-17 will compete for the titles of Princess and Brave. This year’s Princess will receive a beaded crown and the Brave will receive a beaded medallion. Applications for the Princess Brave contest will be available on site.<\/p>\n

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