Participants in the 23rd annual Pow Wow at Washington University in St. Louis line up for the grand entrance in the Field House March 16. The annual event, hosted by the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the Brown School, offered visitors and participants a full day of dancing, singing, drumming, arts, crafts and food. Below, the AC Woodland Singers, from the Alabama Coushatta Reservation in Livingston, Texas, sing gourd dance songs for the surrounding gourd dancers. The gourd dance honors veterans. This year’s Pow Wow theme was “Honoring Our Cultures While Strengthening Our Communities.” The theme was chosen as a reminder that when it comes to community development among American Indians, it is important to honor and celebrate traditions while strengthening community. Credit: James Byard/Washington University (2)
