Annual USU Powwow is about frybread, dancing—and cultural identity
Monday, May 12th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Annual USU Powwow is about frybread, dancing—and cultural identityBy Noelle Johansen LOGAN—It’s more than bright feathers, costumes, drumbeats, dancing and the rattle of tin bells when the annual Powwow comes to USU’s Nelson Fieldhouse every year. [caption id="attachment_10067" align="alignleft" width="600"] Tribes from across the West come to USU for the ...
Navajo student crowned Miss Indian USU 2011 at Pow Wow
Sunday, February 27th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Navajo student crowned Miss Indian USU 2011 at Pow WowStory & Photos by Courtney Rhodes LOGAN—Cassie Largo, a full-time Utah State University student and full-blooded Navajo, has emerged winner of the 2011 Miss Indian USU pageant. Largo was crowned after a night of cultural performances Friday, winning her a $1,000 ...