BISMARCK – Nativeways Travel & Tours is now open for business. The new non-profit organization exists to provide tourists and other guests with an authentic exposure to American Indian language, art, food, history and nature.

Nativeways is offering several guided tours through mid-September. The schedule includes North Dakota State Museum & Heritage Center, Monday through Friday, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Chief Looking’s Indian Village, Tuesdays, 11 a.m.; Double Ditch Indian Village, Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; Fort McKeen at Fort Lincoln State Park, Thursdays, 11 a.m.; Turtle Mountain Keplinfest in Belcourt, Aug. 4-5; UTTC International Powwow, Sept. 8-10.

Additionally, step-on guides are available for chartered tour buses or other groups traveling through the area who are interested in Native American guided tours of area attractions.

The tour company works in collaboration with the ND Native Tourism Alliance, ND Tourism Office, ND Indian Affairs, ND Heritage Center, Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation, Five Nations Art, tribal colleges and other partners. To learn more, visit nativewaystravel.com.