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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll listen to Kenneth Jerome Hill, enrolled member of Spirit Lake Nation, talk about how it's important to be proud to be Dakota.

Rick talks Farmers Markets on this edition of Prairie Plates.

Brad Strand, NDSU professor, emphasizes wellness over competition in youth sports. Allana Danduran discusses the Surgeon General's recent social media recommendations.

A preview of the Fargo AirSho with co-chair Darren Hall, details on the 12th Annual Bluegrass Goes Pink event, highlights from Prairie Plates, an Opera House in Ray.

Hunter and fur trader Charles Bottineau ventured to the Red River Valley in 1787. His oldest child, Pierre, was born in 1817. Pierre was described as being well over six feet tall, “of manly instincts and gentlemanly deportment, polite, agreeable and of a kindly disposition, and always true to his word."

Ponies diving from great heights into water, a log rolling contest, performances by big brass bands, and performers “leaping the fiery gap” were among the numerous attractions that drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 people to the first day of the Fargo Inter-State Fair on this date in 1907.

In America’s westward movement, new towns arose along rivers and railways, and townspeople had great hopes for their newly established communities.

North Dakota’s political history is marked by several people who left their legacy on the state and the nation through years of service in elected office. Quentin Burdick and Mark Andrews are two such examples, but serving between them was Hjalmar Nygaard, whose legacy was cut short before he could achieve similar status.

Wind turbines: UND gets $3.7M grant to study recycling. Plants: Celia Llopis-Jepsen on Midwest ranchers dealing with invasive plants. Movies: Matt Olien reviews "MaXXXine." News: Dave Thompson reviews the news.

The Metis are an indigenous group whose homeland is in Canada and the northern United States. They trace their heritage to North American tribes and mixed European settlers who were primarily French. The Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 legally recognized the Metis as indigenous people. In the United States, the Metis are considered part of the Chippewa tribe. The Metis developed a distinct culture and language that blended their French and Indian heritage that grew out of the fur trade.