by Mary Tastad | Nov 22, 2022 | Agriculture, Christmas, cookbooks, cooking, Culture, Food, Foodie, gardens, History, McKenzie County, MHA Nation, Native American, North Dakota, North Dakota history, recipes, Thanksgiving
Native American Foods You’ll Love The Holiday Season is filled with traditions, especially food traditions. You’ll love these Traditional Native American Recipes, including some common in the Beautiful Badlands and Grasslands of North Dakota! Bison ...
by Mary Tastad | Oct 15, 2022 | Billings County, History, Little Missouri River, Medora, Native American, North Dakota history, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The spooky stories Are they true? You decide. Okay, I don’t know how to separate truth from fiction, superstition from the truth, or fable from fact. But I still like to put my ear to the ground to hear what’s rumbling out there. I may not agree, but I...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 18, 2022 | Dunn County, History, MHA Nation, Native American, North Dakota, North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, outdoors, Quality of Life, Things To Do, Twin Buttes
You haven’t always been able to attend the Twin Butte Traditional Powwow. But now you can. Only Since the 60s A couple of decades ago you would never find a local traditional powwow like this one at Twin Buttes. They were illegal from 1900 until late in the...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 5, 2022 | Dunn County, Native American, North Dakota scenery, Twin Buttes
The Twin Buttes Powwow is tucked in the hills leading to the old Missouri River Valley. It’s a great place for the Twin Buttes Powwow construction, and for the powwow itself. It’s one of my favorite powwows because it is authentic. Not a chamber of...
by Mary Tastad | Aug 1, 2022 | History, MHA Nation, Native American, North Dakota Badlands, Things To Do
A Brief Tutorial The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people celebrate their heritage this summer in the badlands. The rugged backdrop makes for a rich frame for the powwows such as the Mandaree Powwow, Twin Buttes and Little Shell. And you’re invited to come take a...
by Mary Tastad | Jun 17, 2022 | family, Mild-mannered Explorers, Missouri River, Montana, Native American, North Dakota, North Dakota history, Places to go, Things To Do
This Weekend This weekend, June 17-19, 2022 is the biggest event at Fort Union. It’s the Fort Union Rendezvous. Trappers and traders from all over Canada and the US descend on the historic site, much like they did in 1830. Fort Union Trading Post was not a...
