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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to celebrate 42nd annual Powwow Event features celebrations of Indian dance traditions
ONAMIA - American Indian dancers from across the country will take part in traditional dances and drum ceremonies during the 42nd annual Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Powwow on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the band's powwow grounds, two miles north of Grand Casino Mille Lacs.
The event is free and open to the public.
Before each day's dances, there is a grand entry, in which the dancers dressed in brightly colored regalia proceed onto the powwow grounds for an opening ceremony.
Grand entry times are 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Along with the powwow, the event will include princess and brave contests; food; crafts; a horseshoe tournament; a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday; and a fun run sponsored by the Mille Lacs Indian Museum at 9 a.m. Sunday. There will also be raffle drawings for prizes. All events will take place at the powwow grounds.
The Iskigamizigan Powwow Grounds are on Highway 169, 12 miles north of Onamia or two miles north of Grand Casino Mille Lacs. Watch for the powwow signs near the site. Free camping, campfire wood and showers will be available for visitors. Security and medical staff will be at the event. Alcohol and drugs are prohibited.
For more information, contact Mary Jo Jennings at (320) 532-5944 or Freedom Porter at (320) 532-7496. For vendor information, contact Robert Thompson at (320) 532-7841.
Powwows are American Indian celebrations of ceremonial and social dance traditions. They take place on reservations and in other locations throughout the country and include singing, dancing, drumming and more. There are contest powwows, where dancers compete against each other in style and appearance and there are traditional powwows, where participants take part for social enjoyment. The upcoming Mille Lacs Band powwow is a traditional powwow.
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is a self-governing, federally recognized Indian tribe with nearly 4,000 enrolled members, for whom it provides a wide variety of programs and services.
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