Sweetgrass Society holds powwow for community

Traditional culture came together on the Montana State University-Northern campus Friday and Saturday when Northern's Sweetgrass Society held its annual powwow in the Armory Gymnasium.

Sweetgrass Society President Jonathan Nepoose said the event went well and he was glad to see people from different areas all come together to celebrate the event.

"It's important," he said. "I think it's (our) duty to keep it going."

He said that the powwow is a celebration of American Indian culture and is important because, in the past, powwows were fought against and many different tribes were unable to cele...