PHOTO OF THE DAY: AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT
A member of the Dakota Dance Club performs for an audience made up of mostly students at the Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration organized and hosted by Freeman Academy on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16. The event was made possible thanks to the cooperation of Sec. David Flute and the Department of Tribal Relations and financial support from Shane Vetch and Modern Woodmen, and Drs. Anne Waltner and Rolf Olsen. In addition to students from Freeman Academy, other school attending the cross-cultural event included Freeman Public, Marion, Menno and Scotland. Other members from the larger public were in attendance, as well, observing the music and dance and learning about some of the traditions and customs of the American Indian community as told by Sec. Flute.