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POWELL, WYOMING – The Native Ways student club at Northwest College will be hosting the 28th Annual Buffalo Feast on Thursday, November 14, at 6:00 p.m. in the Yellowstone Conference Center. The feast includes braised bison short ribs, Three Sisters soup, roasted fall vegetables, sweet potatoes, roasted red potatoes with garlic and sage, candied pumpkin and cranberry salad, with fry bread and berry soup.
This year’s performance is by the Wyoming Indian High School Traditional Club. The club began in the mid-1970s as WIHS opened its doors as a Bureau of Indian Affairs contract school in 1972. The club is comprised of students grades 9-12 and currently has 42 members. Their mission is to be community contributors and cultural facilitators.
The WIHS Traditional Club shares their culture through song and dance and have performed across the state including their local Morning Star Manor at Fort Washakie, various Head Start programs, schools, and education conferences hosted by the Wyoming State Department of Education. The club has also hosted youth basketball tournaments, assisted with hand-game cultural tournaments, and holds a traditional Honoring Pow Wow to recognize their graduates. The performance at this year’s Buffalo Feast will also include a drumming circle.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children 12 and under, and $10 for NWC students. Those who wish to attend the event are encouraged to reserve tickets no later than November 7. To purchase tickets online, please go to: nwcollegefoundation.org/buffalo-feast. Tickets may also be purchased by sending a check or cash to the Northwest College Foundation at 231 W. 6th St. Powell, WY 82435, or by stopping by the Orendorff Building, Room 144.
The Native Ways Club is pleased to announce that a portion of proceeds from this year’s event will be allocated to the Native Ways Scholarship Fund.
For event information, contact Amy McKinney, Associate Professor of History at NWC, at amy.mckinney@nwc.edu or 307-754-6008.
