by Mike Kopp | 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 Mike Kopp | 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 Mike Kopp | Oct 8, 2018 | Halliday, History, journal, MHA Nation, Mild-mannered Explorers, Missouri River, North Dakota history, North Dakota scenery, Places to go, Twin Buttes
Hiking to a town that does not exist “Hey, you wanna check out a historic town? It’s the home of a champion basketball team, a hospital, a mission, a couple of large schools, a bustling retail community,” he asked her. “It’ll mean a bit of a hike.” “Sure. How...
by Mike Kopp | Jun 5, 2017 | journal, Places to go, Things To Do
You’re invited to join your neighbor’s celebration – and be welcomed, entertained and well-fed. It’s a quiet little celebration, with only a few hundred of the closest friends and families – and you. The Twin Buttes Powwow in June is not as well-known as the...
