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Sho-Ban singers, dancers ring in new year at annual Warbonnet Dance
By BREE BAKER
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — The Annual New Years Eve Warbonnet Dance was on December 31, 2024 at Shoshone-Bannock Jr./Sr. High School where fresh air was breathed into 24 warbonnets and prayers were said for Mother Earth for renewal and growth.
Warbonnet dance leaders were Gifferd Osborne and his sister Kimberly Nummie Osborne. Along with the Warbonnet Dance, 49 songs were sung, and inter-tribals and round-dances were danced. After the Warbonnet Dance, attendees round-danced into the New Year.
The activities started at 6 p.m. with a feast. Afterwards everyone gathered in the Blaine Dixey Gymnasium and waited for the evenings events to begin. The emcee for most of the event was LaGrand Coby, he introduced his son Chasen, who said the prayer and smudge during the Warbonnet Dance. Then he introduced the drum groups for the night which were Spring Creek and Bad Canyon, who sang throughout the evening. (cont.)
In other news...
FORT HALL — Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Transportation Department (SBTDOT) advises the reconstruction of Ross Fork Road from I-15 to the intersection of Eagle Road and Eagle Road from Ross Fork Road to Agency Road will begin in January.
In January, Idaho Power will be relocating power poles. (cont.)
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS — Winter Camp at Yellowstone was a collaborative project between Yellowstone Forever and several internal Shoshone-Bannock Tribal departments, including the 477 Education Program, Tribal Health and Human Services (Waapi Kani Mental Wellness & Recovery), and the Language and Cultural Preservation Department.
Together, they organized an intergenerational event that welcomed both youth and adults to participate in activities within the park. (cont.)
By BREE BAKER
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — The Shoshone Bannock Casino Hotel (SBCH) gave back to the community during the holiday season by donating Christmas presents.
The employees delivered donated Christmas presents to the Fort Hall Justice Center on December 20, 2024. The SBCH collaborated with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Title IV-D Child Support Services Program to help families in need. (cont.)
