MHA Times Interviewes Pow Wow Emcee Pete Coffey

MHA Times Interviewes Pow Wow Emcee Pete Coffey

MHA Times recently interviewed Pete Coffey, an enrolled member and elder of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation. Mr. Coffey was the Master of Ceremonies at the White Shield Pow Wow in North Dakota this year. It's an especially bittersweet interview since the pow wow will be moving to a new arena next year. Listen as he reminisces about past pow wows and what the future may bring for next year's.

2014 White Shield Powwow: Pete Coffey

And just so you can get a taste of the pow wow, here's a clip also by MHA Times of the Fancy Dance contest.

2014 white Shield Fancy Dance Contest

About Toyacoyah Brown

Toyacoyah Brown is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation, currently living in Chicago. She received her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma and an M.A. in Media Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. When she's not scouring the Internet for fun things to share with PowWows.com readers you can find her digging for vinyl in her local record store or curling up with a good book.


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