Mni Wakan Oyate Wetu Wacipi set for May 2-3 in Devils Lake
The Mni Wakan Oyate Wetu Wacipi will be held May 2-3 in Devils Lake, featuring dance and singing contests and free admission
The Mni Wakan Oyate Wetu Wacipi will be held May 2 and 3 at Quentin Burdick Sports Arena in Devils Lake, North Dakota, according to the event flyer. Admission is free. Grand entries are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
According to the flyer, the event will include dance and singing contests, with categories for women, men, youth and tiny tots. The flyer lists Dr. Russel McDonald and Redwing Thomas as eyapaha, Chaske LeBlanc as arena director and RC Soundz as sound provider. It also names Londel Seaboy as head singing judge, Anthony St. John Philbrick as head man judge and Tara Makes Room For Them as head woman judge. Updates are posted through Spirit Lake VFW Post 6547 on Facebook.
