The 26th annual
Celebrating Life
Pow Wow, presented
by the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan
and the CMU Native
American Programs
office, filled
McGuirk Arena for
two days this spring.
The celebration of
culture featured
many drum and
dance contests as
well as vendors
selling handmade
goods. Pow wows
were originally hosted
in the spring to celebrate
new life, and today they
mark the beginning of a
season of dancing, as Native
Americans travel the nation
to showcase their heritage. •
PHOTO BY STEVE JESSMORE, '81
Charles Belisle is a tribal citizen of the
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.
He currently resides in Lawtons, New York.
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centralight summer '15
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