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Rusty Gilette

Rusty Gilette

World Class Grass Dancer from the Fort Berthold Reservation in White Shield, North Dakot

Rusty Gillette, Arikara/Hidatsa, a world class Grass Dancer from the Fort Berthold Reservation in White Shield, North Dakota.

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Rusty Gillette currently works in various capacities including as liaison for marketing companies across the country and also the Indian National Finals Powwow. He is also a graphic artist who has won awards in various categories such as logo design, CD cover, poster and 3-dimensional art. The logo designed brings elements of community and culture using colors that represent September in North Dakota. The Capitol in the background signifies leadership and the Bismarck community. The tipis also signify leadership for our Native people. The lit tipis suggest fires have been started, ideas and prayers are being shared. The pattern encircling the logo is an element taken from the UTTC logo. It signifies the backbone of our culture and community. The UTTC International Powwow has been here for 49 years so the seal encompassing the logo is an official sign of stability. The blue signifies water because water is life. The banner wraps the logo and brings everything together for future generations.

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Fight for Humanity
Rusty’s ancestry and heritage make him the ideal person to ARTiculate the “Fight for Humanity”. Rusty is Arikara and Hidatsa from the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. His Indian name is “Hooves” and he is a member of the Dead Grass Society in White Shield, North Dakota. Rusty had been a grass dance his whole life and traveled to powwows throughout the United States and Canada. He has also danced in France, Italy and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Rusty is proud to be drug and alcohol-free his whole life. Rusty’s ancestry and heritage make him the ideal person to ARTiculate the “Fight for humanity”.

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