Submitted Photo The Turtle Mountain Community High School Wrestling Team are among this year’s inductees in the Native American Hall of Honor. The induction ceremony will be Sept. 5 at the State Museum of the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck.

BISMARCK – An induction ceremony of new recipients being recognized in the Native American Hall of Honor located in the State Museum of the North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck, will be held Thursday, Sept. 5, according to a news release.

The ceremony is open to the public.

A social will begin with a free traditional feed at 5 p.m., followed by the induction ceremony at 6 p.m. in the Russell Reid Auditorium of the N.D. Heritage Center. The Native American Hall of Honor will open after the ceremony. Information relating to each inductee will be featured in the exhibit.

The induction ceremony will recognize Native Americans who have gone above and beyond in representing their tribes and cultures. The program is a partnership of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, the State Historical Society of North Dakota, and the State Historical Society Foundation. The program recognizes traditional and contemporary achievements.

Inductees include:

– Culture/Arts: Keith Bear, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation; and Wallace “Butch” Thunder Hawk Jr., Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

– Leadership: Martin T. Cross Sr., MHA Nation; and Charles W. Murphy, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

– Legendary: Chief Little Shell III, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.

– Military/Veteran: Sgt. John W. Smith, MHA Nation; and Seven Vietnam War veterans, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

– Sports/Athletics: 1970-71 Turtle Mountain Community High School Wrestling Team, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.