Powwow at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum
July 07, 2016 12:00 am
• Last Updated: July 07, 2016 7:55 pm
Sowaniu Spears, 18-months, joins his father Cassius Spears, left, on the dance floor for the Eastern War Dance exhibition during the annual Educational Powwow at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center Thursday, July 7, 2016. The Educational Powwow is a narrated exhibition showcasing Native American dancers and the significance of this cultural gathering for indigenous people. The event was free with museum admission. Eastern woodland cuisine was offered in the restaurant and native artists were set up demonstrating and selling their crafts. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Sowaniu Spears, 18-months, joins his father Cassius Spears, left, on the dance floor for the Eastern War Dance exhibition during the annual Educational Powwow at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Thursday, July 7, 2016. The Educational Powwow is a narrated exhibition showcasing Native American dancers and the significance of this cultural gathering for indigenous people.
The event was free with museum admission. Eastern woodland cuisine was offered in the restaurant and native artists were set up demonstrating and selling their crafts.
Mashantucket tribal member Jeremy Sebastian dons his men's fancy dance regalia before participating in the annual Educational Powwow at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center Thursday, July 7, 2016. The Educational Powwow is a narrated exhibition showcasing Native American dancers and the significance of this cultural gathering for indigenous people. The event was free with museum admission. Eastern woodland cuisine was offered in the restaurant and native artists were set up demonstrating and selling their crafts. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Henu Josephine Tarrant, a Ho-Chunk/Hopi/Rappahannock, dances her traditional southwest hoop dance in the intertribal exhibition dance to open the annual Educational Powwow at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center Thursday, July 7, 2016. The Educational Powwow is a narrated exhibition showcasing Native American dancers and the significance of this cultural gathering for indigenous people. The event was free with museum admission. Eastern woodland cuisine was offered in the restaurant and native artists were set up demonstrating and selling their crafts. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Local native drum group All Nations provides the music and beat for the women's Northern Traditional dance at the annual Educational Powwow at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center Thursday, July 7, 2016. The Educational Powwow is a narrated exhibition showcasing Native American dancers and the significance of this cultural gathering for indigenous people. The event was free with museum admission. Eastern woodland cuisine was offered in the restaurant and native artists were set up demonstrating and selling their crafts. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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