| Summary: | 2 TheConcordian NEWS March 27, 1998 Photos courtesy of I'.tul V. Boswell Former powwow participants perform traditional dances in their various regalia. The 11th First Nations of the Woodlands and Highs Plains Annual Intercampus Powwow will be held on April 4 in MSU's Nemzek Fieldhouse. A celebration of heritage Sonya Nelson TheConcordian The MSU Nemzek Fieldhouse will be alive with the sounds of American Indian music on April 4. Drum groups from the tri-state area have been invited to the First Nations of the Woodlands and High Plains 11th Annual Intercampus Powwow. Cherylynn Fausel, director of multicultural student services at NDSU, believes the event is a great opportunity for members of the community to study local culture. "Since it's sponsored by the colleges, it's a great place to learn," she said. The annual celebration includes traditional American Indian music, dance and regalia. The Grand Entries are schduled for 1 and 7 p.m. Each drum group in the voluntary contest will pay a contest fee. A cash prize will be awarded to the winner. Registration for drum groups and dancers will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dancers must be in full dress and registered before they can enter the arena. Individual drum groups must have at least five members. According to Fausel, the dancers are from all different categories. She said the groups include traditional, fancy, fancy shawl and jingle dress. Fausel expects about 300 dancers and 10 to 20 dance groups. Concordia senior Anna Sheppard and NDSU junior Justin Deegan will be the leading dancers at the powwow. Over 8,000 spectators attended the powwow last year. The jingles on the dresses are painstakingly hand-formed out of Copen-hagen cans. The dresses can weigh as much as forty pounds. "We're expecting about the same this year," she said. "It's really good for spectators because there's a time when spectators can dance." American Indian vendors will feature products from moccasins to beadwork to various foods. Indian tacos will be available for purchase but a traditional wild rice soup will be served. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on Sat. April 4 at MSU's Nemzek Fieldhouse. Admission to the powwow is $2 at the door and includes the price of the meal. • Weekend weather Cloudy with a chance of light snow. Highs: 30s Low: 10-20 • Weekend events Friday 9:50 a.m. 5:00 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. 7 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. 7 p.m. SA Presentation, Centrum C-400 Spring Ball, Memorial Auditorium "Tomorrow Never Dies," CEC film, Olin 124 CMC Concert, Chris Bentliff, Centrum Handbell Workshop, Centrum Handbell Concert, Centrum "Tomorrow Never Dies," CEC film, Olin 124 Communicator training, East Room Grant Center "Tomorrow Never Dies," CEC Films, Olin 124 • Research in Tanzania John Benson, MSU professor, will be leading a group of students interested in doing research in Tanzania during the summer of 1999. For more information call Benson at 236-2012. ^ Hotline seeks volunteers The hotline 235-SEEK, a program of Community Resources, Inc., is looking for 20 caring, emotionally mature individuals to answer phones for eight hours a month. Call Kara Woodbury at 293-6462 for more information. ^ Book signing Authors of "The Bereavement Ministry Program" David Aaker and Jan Nelson will introduce their book to the community and will sign books on Sat. March 28 at 2 p.m. in the reading room at Barnes & Noble. • Tutors needed Madison Elementary students need role models and tutors. There are many opportunities to help children in the community. For more information call the SOS Office at 4167. ^ Lecture postponed The Centennial lecture scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 has been postponed. The tentative date for the lec-ture is April 21. ^ "Clean your files month" Mayor Morrie Lanning has declared March "Clean your files month" to increase recycling of office paper. Fiber papers include newsprint, coraigated cardboard, letter-head, copy, writing and computer paper, manila fold-ers and envelopes, envelopes, post-it notes and maga-zines. • Gooseberry Park Players The Gooseberry Park Players are taking applications for summer technical director, costumer and musical and scenic directors. For information call Jim Cermak at 3728. • Correction Last week in a story about the new multicultural pro-posals being considered (page one) we said that com-ments can be directed toward faculty senate. This was incorrect, comments and suggestions can be directed to the CORE committee.
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