SISU at the Powwow
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SISU at the Powwow A celebration of Montana’s Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes A “drum circle” provides the beat. Photo by Chen Xiaoying
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A “drum circle” provides the beat. Photo by Chen Xiaoying. SISU at the Powwow. A celebration of Montana’s Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Photo by Lin Li. Students from across the globe joined in the dancing. Photo by Lin Li. Dancer in wolf costume. Photo by Li Huizhong . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SISU at the PowwowA celebration of Montana’s Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
A “drum circle” provides the beat.
Photo by Chen Xiaoying
Photo by Lin Li.
Students from across the globe joined in the dancing. Photo by Lin Li.
Dancer in wolf costume. Photo by Li Huizhong.
A tribal elder with a feathered staff led dancers into the circle for the Snake Dance, a serpentine dance held to honor the dancers’ achievements over the year.
Photo by Yu Shijie
The Snake Dance
A dancer’s clothing is often the result of countless hours of work. Note the handmade beadwork on this elder’s clothes. Photo by Zhang Kaiju.
Powwows offer tribal members an opportunities to renew their ties with friends
and relatives from across Indian Country.
Photo by Tang Jinglei
A time for
reunions
Dancers across the generations. Photo by Zhang Kaiju.
Spectators from across the U.S.A. and from around the
globe watch the dancers. Many of the songs and
dancers honored the contributions by Native
Americans.
Photo by Chen Yijun
An “honor dance
