Justice Florendo’s earliest childhood memory is of perching at the edge of the arena and watching carefully while dazzling dancers interpreted traditional moves in countless individual ways. “I ...
Dressed in vibrant regalia, Native American dancers from across the country gathered to honor their families, tribes and traditions at the 14th Annual Rocking the Rez Pow Wow in El Paso’s Lower Valley ...
SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Giovanni Thompson’s hair sometimes draws unwelcome attention. “Why is it so long?” people ask him. “You’re not a girl.” Saturday, nobody seemed bothered by the 8-year-old’s thick ...
“It’s for the people, the earth, the sun, the sky, the birds, the entire planet,” the Colorado native said. Baca, who now lives in South Jersey, was one of a dozen dancers dressed in traditional ...
With sweeping movements that sent their regalia’s brightly colored ribbons into the air, a troupe of grass dancers stomped their feet to each urgent beat of a large bass drum. The Wabanaki Confederacy ...
ALLENDALE, Mich. — Grand Valley State University is bringing back a Native American tradition, bringing people together by celebrating all walks of life. “The purpose of the Pow Wow is to engage our ...
With Thanksgiving also comes the annual Poarch Band of Creek Indians Pow Wow, a tradition that has lasted over 50 years to celebrate the preservation of their south Alabama tribal land. This year, the ...
Under a handful of canopy tents encircling Dix Park’s massive open field Saturday morning, Nina Martinez and her entourage were busy. In less than an hour, they’d join a group of nearly 100 dancers in ...
Like many Milwaukee area schoolchildren who went on field trips to the city’s premier public museum, Jennifer Forecki was fascinated by the dozens of lifelike models in the Native American pow wow ...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Ho-Chunk Nation kicked off its second pow-wow of the year at the Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds Saturday morning. It started with a raising of a couple of ...