Buffalo’s Fire and Prairie Public partnering at UTTC International Powwow
The collaboration is just one aspect of Buffalo’s Fire UTTC Tribal Summit and Powwow coverage, Sept. 3-7
Buffalo’s Fire is linking with Prairie Public Radio at the 55th Annual United Tribes Technical College International Powwow with a live broadcast Sept. 6, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. from the powwow grounds. Staff members from both organizations will also report on additional stories from the event.Buffalo’s Fire will also be reporting on the opening of the 28th Annual UTTC Tribal Leaders Summit at the Bismarck Events Center beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 3. We will then move on to the UTTC International Powwow at Lone Star Veterans Arena on the UTTC campus from Sept. 5-7.
“The UTTC Tribal Leaders Summit and the International Powwow are among the largest convenings of tribal leaders and citizens and the largest celebrations of Native culture in our region, bringing Native nations and thousands of participants to Bismarck each year,” said Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, founder and executive director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance and its digital news source Buffalo’s Fire.
“We are honored to showcase these important gatherings in words, images, and, thanks to Prairie Public Radio, a live radio broadcast,” she said. “We and Prairie Public are dedicated to our roles as trusted information sources on which Indigenous and rural audiences especially rely.”Brian Bull, a senior reporter at Buffalo’s Fire and nationally recognized multi-media journalist, will co-host the 1-3 p.m. broadcast on Sept. 6 with Prairie Public’s director of radio Ann Alquist. Listeners can expect to hear interviews with powwow performers, judges and vendors, in addition to discussions from Alquist and Bull about powwow events, etiquette and culture.
Prairie Public, a nonprofit public media organization and member station of PBS and NPR, provides content and services utilizing television, radio, and digital platforms. Prairie Public is headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, and serves the state of North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, and southern Manitoba.
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