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Joshua Skunk Cap, right, and Taymond Stiffarm dance as part of the “grand entry dance” Thursday morning in the gym at Olney-Bissell School for students during a presentation by the Pikuni Legacy Dance Troupe from Browning. The dance group visited as part of the school’s recognition of American Indian Heritage Day, which occurred on Friday and is designated as an observance to commemorate the state's American Indians and “their valued heritage and culture.” Olney-Bissell's Debbie Briggs said the presentation was part of a larger curriculum of activities at the school designed to teach students about American Indian culture. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

Joshua Skunk Cap, right, and Taymond Stiffarm dance as part of the “grand entry dance” Thursday morning in the gym at Olney-Bissell School for students during a presentation by the Pikuni Legacy Dance Troupe from Browning. The dance group visited as part of the school’s recognition of American Indian Heritage Day, which occurred on Friday and is designated as an observance to commemorate the state's American Indians and “their valued heritage and culture.…

October 2, 2018

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Blackfeet dancers bring lessons, friendship to Olney-Bissell School
October 2, 2018 3:13 p.m.

Blackfeet dancers bring lessons, friendship to Olney-Bissell School

A group joined hands forming a large circle filling the Olney-Bissell School gymnasium Thursday morning. When the drums began playing, they dipped their bodies up and down together while staying linked together in a friendship dance.