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Young Pow Wow Dancer Shares Her ‘Lakota in America’ Story
/ | 2 Comments on Young Pow Wow Dancer Shares Her ‘Lakota in America’ StoryIn this new short film, Lakota in America, Square, Inc. shares the story of a young Lakota pow wow dancer and her life on the reservation. Genevieve Iron Lightning is a young Lakota dancer on the Cheyenne River Reservation, one of the poorest communities in the US. Unemployment, addiction, alcoholism,….
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Lakota Singer Nominated for Best New Artist at 2015 Indigenous Music Awards
/ | 1 Comment on Lakota Singer Nominated for Best New Artist at 2015 Indigenous Music AwardsGabrielle Knife has been singing all of her life. She says, “Singing well? Not until about my sophomore year in High School. Around this time of my life is when I began looking into the Wicaglata, or ‘women singing behind the drum’ role. I had grandmothers and aunties who….
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