Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 26, 1995
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11-year-old Makayla Grant of Walthill, Neb., waits in line after performing for the judges to record their scores.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 26, 1995
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Dancers compete during the 23rd annual Ann Arbor Powwow at Crisler Arena Saturday.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 1, 1996
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CONCENTRATING ON CULTURE — Resplendent in brightly colored turkey feathers, 'fancy dancer' Ken Funmaker from Wisconsin waits his turn to compete at the 24th annual Ann Arbor Powwow Sunday at Crisler Arena on the University of Michigan campus. More than 1,000 Native Americans from around North American participated in the weekend-long event.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 30, 1996
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Nathan Isaac, 16, of the Ojibwe Tribe in Sarnia, Ontario, prepares his bustle, which dancers wear on their backs, before the opening of the 24th Annual Dance for Mother Earth at Crisler Arena Friday.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 30, 1996
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Joe Salzano, a Choctaw-Italian artists form New York state, plays one of his traditional flutes before the opening of the 24th Annual Ann Arbor Pow Wow at Crisler Arena Friday. Watching are, from left, Mary Foss of Ann Arbor; her daughter, Krystle Wilson, 8; Darcy Chrestensen, 8; and Melissa Cole, 7.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 29, 1998
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Ben Gasco of Ypsilanti competes in the men's fancy dance at the Ann Arbor Pow Wow at Crisler Arena on Saturday. Gasco, an Odawa, was participating in the 26th annual gathering of America Indians from the Great Lakes region.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 8, 1976
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Native American dances were featured Saturday and Sunday at the Huron High gymnasium in the Fourth Annual Powwow sponsored by the Ann Arbor Native American Culture School. Wearing traditional tribal dress, the dancers at left were among 146 dancers who were joined by 8 drummers, and 40 singers from seven states and Canada. Observers, the general public and participants like the two girls at the right, numbered 3,000 over the two days of the event, Powwow organizers said. they watched the traditional Native American dancers unfold as 42 traders and artists sold and displayed turquoise, silverwork, baskets and beadwork.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 8, 1976
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Native American dances were featured Saturday and Sunday at the Huron High gymnasium in the Fourth Annual Powwow sponsored by the Ann Arbor Native American Culture School. Wearing traditional tribal dress, the dancers at left were among 146 dancers who were joined by 8 drummers, and 40 singers from seven states and Canada. Observers, the general public and participants like the two girls at the right, numbered 3,000 over the two days of the event, Powwow organizers said. they watched the traditional Native American dancers unfold as 42 traders and artists sold and displayed turquoise, silverwork, baskets and beadwork.

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Ann Arbor News, April 13, 1980
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JOYFUL — About 200 Native American Indians came from cities, towns and reservations around the Midwest and Canada to Ann Arbor Saturday to "make a joyful noise" and leave their troubles outside. Indian dancers and musicians gathered at Huron High School Saturday for the eighth annual all-Indian Powwow sponsored by the University of Michigan Native American Student Association. The powwow resumes today from 1 to 6 p.m. Several Midwestern tribes are represented at the meeting, according to Ben Bearskin Sr., organizer of the open powwow. The powwow is a happy celebration, a time to forget grudges, to overlook ailments and feel joy, Bearskin said. Above, Stone Horse Goeman, from Big Fork, Minn., performs a native dance Saturday. A children's dance was held Saturday, along with preliminaries of the adult dance competition. Finals of the adult contest were scheduled for Sunday afternoon. The dance competition begins at 2 p.m. today.