Colorful regalia, cultural traditions — and a lot of fry bread — cap Moorhead's Indigenous Peoples Day powwow

MOORHEAD — If gauging the interest in fry bread tacos is any indication, the Indigenous Peoples Day powwow was a smash success. After the 500th ticket was handed over for a fry bread taco, the line for dinner still stretched the length of the building and was growing as people poured into Moorhead High School. In the gymnasium, members of tribal nations from across the region gathered to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Young flagbearers prepare for the Grand Entrance during the start of Indigenous Peoples Day powwow on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at Moorhead High School. The powwow is a collaborative celebration by the Fargo/West Fargo Native American Education Program, Moorhead Indian Education Program, Minnesota Humanities Center, and Minnesota State University Moorhead. Young drummers from Enemy Swim, in Northeast South Dakota, are lead by Eric Jens, of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate nation, during the the Indigenous Peoples Day powwow on Monday, Oct. 12, 2