Roman Bittman, the new executive producer of the gala show, to be held this year in Saskatoon on March 31, says the elaborate sets of years gone by are out, but that's not to say the audience can't expect something "quite spectacular" to replace them.

Tyrone Tootoosis (Bittman describes him as his storykeeper) is charged with a number of tasks, including organizing traditional dance performances. Tootoosis says he's expecting to showcase a variety of men's and women's dances particular to the Plains people, then end the performance with tiny tots.

"All I can do is step from his shoes into the direction he was going, and that was to make the rest of the world, and the Aboriginal world, really proud of what they've accomplished, and the non-Aboriginal world know what is going on in the Aboriginal world, which is positive."

Minority & ethnic groups
Awards & honors
Industry
Indigenous people