Bigger Sky Kids Offers Nakoda Dance For Girls
Wolf Point after-school program Bigger Sky Kids has received a $2,500 grant from the Montana Arts Council for a Nakoda dance class for girls.
The course is taught by Winona Runsabove, an instructor for the Fort Peck Tribes Language and Culture Department. The class focuses on ladies traditional, jingle dress and fancy shawl dances. As each dance is introduced, Runsabove explores its story and protocols and recounts its history.
The grant also includes funding for materials for regalia. Runsabove, program director Barbara Olson and others will assist dancers in de- signing and constructing their own ribbon skirts.
This is the second class in Nakoda dance offered at Bigger Sky Kids. In 2020–21, Runsabove taught Nakoda dance for boys on a grant from the Arts Council.
The Nakoda dance class meets on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Girls from Northside School and Wolf Point Junior High are welcome to join at any time.
BSK meets on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:10-5:45 p.m. at First Lutheran Ed Center, 415 Johnson St. in Wolf Point. Enrollment forms can be found at Northside School or by visiting the program page at biggerskykids.org.
