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Generations
celebrate together at Pow Wow ’Ķ
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Seven-year-old Steve Keezer of Hannahville,
Mich., a member of the Potawotami Tribe and a grass dancer, puts
on his moccasins in preparation for the Grand Entry at
Saturday’Äôs Pow Wow in Baraga.
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BARAGA
’Äì While the Saturday morning rain delayed some
opening traditional dances, the weather cleared up
enough to attract thousands of participants and
spectators of all ages to the 23rd annual Maawanji’Äôiding, or
Gathering of People, sponsored by the Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community (KBIC) during the weekend of July
27-29
at
the Ojibwa Campground in Baraga.
Keweenaw
Today guest
writer and photographer Karin Emond was on hand
Saturday, July 28, to capture
some
highlights of the day’Äôs events,
including
the Grand Entry, traditional dancing and the fry
bread judging.
Cody Blue, left, and Shawn Lusser of
L’ÄôAnse help Shawn’Äôs son Shiloh Lusser,
seated, get dressed in his traditional dance regalia
just minutes before the start of the Grand Entry at
the 23rd annual Pow Wow in Baraga Saturday.
Veteran Honor bearers enjoy conversation while
waiting for the start of the Grand Entry.
Head Veteran Jim St. Arnold leads the Veterans
Honor Guard in the Grand Entry at Saturday’Äôs Pow
Wow in Baraga. More than 400 Native American
dancers from throughout the region danced during the
three-day event.
An
honored Elder, right foreground, leads several
generations of women dancers into the circle at the
Grand Entry Saturday morning at the Pow Wow in
Baraga as the men dance towards the center of the
circle.
Ahnung Matrious (Miss
South Dakota State University,
originally from the
Sault Ste. Marie area,
displays her colorful regalia as she does a shawl dance with
other princesses during Grand Entry at the 23rd annual Pow Wow in
Baraga Saturday morning. Miss
Keweenaw Bay, Daanis Chosa, wearing a dark crown, is
the second dancer to the left of Matrious.
Dylan Walksnice of Escanaba dances a grass
dance during the Grand Entry at Saturday's Pow-wow.
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