Submitted Photo Sage Casas, fancy dancer and prairie chicken dancer, and his son Killian Casas, youth grass dancer, with MHA Nation, stand on a Norsk Hostfest stage, where they performed as part of a Native American showcase. Photo by Janice McLean.

Two people groups, both with historical ties to the North Dakota prairie, came together to celebrate their unique cultures during the 2025 Norsk Hostfest this past September.

One of the most popular side stages at this year’s Scandinavian festival featured Native American dances, music and story-telling by members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA Nation).

Les Thomas, board president of the North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance, said it was both meaningful and fitting that the cultural exchange h

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