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Since the 1800s, Native American Plains tribes have gathered for powwows to celebrate their rich heritage. The tradition continues with emphasis on spiritual and competitive dances. Photographer Chris Roberts shares the tradition through photographs. POWWOW captures the energy of powwow dancers who proudly preserve their ancestral traditions.
11 x 28 inches, open

Places and people featured include:

Fancy Dancer at the Yakama Legends Casino Powwow
MorningRose Tobey, Assiniboine/Paiute, and Kelly Rose Smith, Assiniboine/Sioux, at the Elmo, MT powowow
Flag Bearer at Montana's Standing Arrow Powwow
A northern Traditional Dancer, Toppenish WA
Grass dancing requires strong athletic skill and a limber body
Jingle Dress Dancing takes its name from tin cone jingles rolled from tobacco can lids
Walter Old Elk, a Crow participant at the Kyi-Yo Powwow, Missoula, MT
The Jingle Dress style is attributed to the Ojibway tribe
Montana-based Zachary Underwood, Cowichan/Coastal Salish, is a traditional dancer
Straight Dancer at the Legends Casino Powwow on the Yakama Reservation
A young Fancy Dancer's facepaint (Toppenish, WA) can give performers a winning edge
Francis Cahoon, of Montana's Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, wears a bear headdress