Tag: traditional storyteller
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North Dakota storyteller receives major artistic honor
FLASHER, N.D. – Mary Louise Defender Wilson has received many honors and awards in her 85 years. But the Dakotah and Hidatsa traditionalist and storyteller said she was surprised to learn she had received a $50,000 United States Artists fellowship, one of the most prestigious arts fellowships in the country. “Honors and recognition have been…