Dancing is the main event at powwows, inter-tribal celebrations filled with Indigenous food and art. Styles and inspiration vary widely, but many are influenced by the natural world—including birds.
It’s the final year of an event that bills itself as the largest powwow in North America, and the winners of the pageant that headlined it for decades are mourning the end of the tradition
It’s the final year of an event that bills itself as the largest powwow in North America, and the winners of the pageant that headlined it for decades are mourning the end of the tradition.
