He Sapa Wacipi 09 - "Black Hills Powwow"
The He Sapa Wacipi is an impressive cultural event held annually at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, SD. Hundreds of Native American singers and dancers converge on the Civic Center to compete for thousands of dollars in song and dance competition. It is a public event and features not only Lakota, Dakota and Nakota but also many tribes from as far away as Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and the northwest, northeast, Canada and even from the southeast. Many tribes are represented in the actual competition. Over 700 dancers and 35 drum groups represented 57 different tribes. The Black Hills is sacred to the “Oceti Sakowin” (Seven Council Fires).

Producer: Rusty Gillette
Graphics: Donel Keeler
CD Layout: Rusty Gillette
Mic Man: Valdon St. John

1. Thundervalley
2. Bad Nation
3. Cante Tiza
4. Eagle Mountain
5. White Tail
6. Standing Horse
7. Thundervalley
8. Cante Tiza
9. Elk Soldier
10. Crazy Horse
11. Thundervalley
12. Battle River
13. Eagle Mountain
14. Bad Nation
15. Thundervalley
16. Rock Hill
17. Ghost Town & Wicaglata Special
18. Crazy Horse & Wicaglata Special
19. Cante Tiza & Wicaglata Special
20. Bad Nation & Wicaglata Special