Indigenous Winter Games & Storytelling

Indigenous Winter Games, snow snakes and Ojibwe storytelling are returning to Bemidji February 24 and 25. Games will be held on Lake Bemidji near Paul Bunyan Park in downtown Bemidji. Activities on February 24 include a school invitational snow snake tournament from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lake and storytelling at 6 p.m. at the River Rail Folk School. Saturday, February 25, will feature open snow snake competition on the lake with registration at 9 a.m. and games beginning at 10 a.m.

The games are sponsored by Manitoo Ogitigaan and the Watermark Art Center. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Robert Shimek at (218) 204-1632. Pre-register now! https://bit.ly/3vZWZFd