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Contact: Emilee Franklin, 701-745-3300
STANTON, N.D. – Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site invites all to join in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the park. To commemorate this historic milestone, we are hosting a big event, Saturday, August 17th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entire event is family friendly, free, and open to the public. Join us in celebrating our 50th with Native American dancing, storytelling, traditional music, education programs, and so much more!
The event begins at 10 a.m. with a formal opening ceremony. Special guests have been invited to talk about their connections as well as the importance of the site and preserving Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA) history and culture. The ceremony will feature a special presentation of colors from the Fort Berthold VFW Post 9061, Young Hawk Bear Post 253, and Myran Johnson/Nathan GoodIron Post 271.
Following the opening ceremony, education programs will be offered all day. There will also be a tent featuring cultural opportunities and partnerships. Specialty programs will feature MHA Nation musician Keith Bear, as well as local artist and photographer Shane Balkowitsch.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the event. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to emilee_franklin@nps.gov.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic site was designated by Congress as a public park on October 26, 1974 to commemorate the culture and history the MHA Nation as well as other Norther Plains tribes. The purpose of Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site is to preserve, protect, and interpret archaeological and natural resources as they relate to cultural and agricultural lifestyles of Northern Great Plains Indian peoples, and to conduct research to further understand how these lifestyles have changed over time.
Additional information may be found on the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Facebook page and Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site website on our 50th Anniversary page at www.nps.gov/knri.
We hope you can join us in celebrating an amazing 50 years at an amazing site!
-NPS-
Last updated: July 9, 2024