Cheyenne Frontier Days opens new Morning Star American Indian Village
Redesigned village highlights Native traditions through cultural spaces, educational exhibits and community gathering areas
Cheyenne Frontier Days officials, community partners and members of the public celebrated the opening of the Morning Star American Indian Village on Friday during the event's 130th anniversary, according to reporting from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. The new village replaces the former Native American Indian Village and includes a timber dance arbor, vendor spaces, educational signage and an herb garden featuring Native medicinal, food and utilitarian plants.
Actor and Lakota citizen Mo Brings Plenty joined Cheyenne Frontier Days leaders for the ceremony, according to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reporting. State Rep. Ivan Posey, D-Fort Washakie, blessed the village with a traditional cedar-burning ceremony. Organizers said the open-air arbor and east-facing entrance were intentionally designed to reflect Native cultural traditions and symbolism.
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