RAPID CITY, S.D. – Around 100 floats and several hundred spectators were in downtown Rapid City on Saturday for the annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Parade. This year had a concert by Rezcoast Grizz and AntoineX to hype up the crowd just prior to the parade, with attendees coming from dozens of tribes, all convening on the Black Hills Powwow.
The parade’s theme, “We Dance for the People,” invited participants to create floats inspired by a wide variety of dance styles. For Jillian Waln, a Sicangu Lakota TikTok influencer visiting from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the event was a chance to showcase the region’s artistic flair.
“We have very talented artists, designers here in town … very exciting for all of them,” Waln said, “Being here at the parade, being able to bring our people together with the people of Rapid City is a huge highlight for me.”…