Warbonnet Dance raises funds for local celebration
Submitted Photo Parker Bearstail and Thomas Bearstail, hold onto Laikyn Bearstail during the Warbonnet Dance in White Shield on Saturday.
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.
Submitted Photo Gail Valenzuela, Elizabeth YellowBird, and Dorreen YellowBird showing support for her sister Gerilyn YellowBird
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
Submitted Photo Russel YoungBird, Sara Youngbird, Marilyn Albeno, Wayne Bradley
Submitted Photo Pam Escabel, Aaliyah Moon Krueger
Submitted Photo Parker Bearstail and Thomas Bearstail, hold onto Laikyn Bearstail during the Warbonnet Dance in White Shield on Saturday.
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.
Submitted Photo Gail Valenzuela, Elizabeth YellowBird, and Dorreen YellowBird showing support for her sister Gerilyn YellowBird
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
Submitted Photo Russel YoungBird, Sara Youngbird, Marilyn Albeno, Wayne Bradley
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.