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Submitted Photo Parker Bearstail and Thomas Bearstail, hold onto Laikyn Bearstail during the Warbonnet Dance in White Shield on Saturday.

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Submitted Photo Veterans, front row, from the left, including Austin Gillette, Thomas Wells and Kenny Wells, and, third row at right, Bernadette White Bear take part in the Warbonnet Dance.

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Submitted Photo Gail Valenzuela, Elizabeth YellowBird, and Dorreen YellowBird showing support for her sister Gerilyn YellowBird

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Submitted Photo Melissa Brady, Jayli Fimbers, Byron Brady

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Submitted Photo Submitted Photo TJ Plentychief, Thomas Plentychief J.,, Thomas Plentychief III, Annie Antonio, Sincere Stoneman

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Submitted Photo Russel YoungBird, Sara Youngbird, Marilyn Albeno, Wayne Bradley

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Submitted Photo Pam Escabel, Aaliyah Moon Krueger

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WHITE SHIELD – The community of White Shield hosted its annual Warbonnet Dance on Saturday.

The event is a fundraiser for the 2025 Arikara Celebration scheduled for the second weekend in July.

The Warbonnet Dance includes the announcement of the new powwow committee and a dance.

The head woman dancer is expected to dance at the Arikara Celebration, while the Sr. Princess (Anaye Laducer) is expected to dance at all Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara celebrations: Four Bears, May 22-25; Twin Buttes, June 13-15; Santee Lucky Mound (Parshall), June 19-22; Arikara (White Shield) July 11-13; Mandaree, July 17-20; and Little Shell (New Town), Aug. 7-10.