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Published July 15, 2010, 12:00 AM

Veterans' Powwow

Last weekend’s Fond du Lac Reservation's Veteran's Powwow, held July 10-11 at Mash-Ka-Wisen Center’s powwow grounds in Sawyer, attracted many visitors. Photos by Ivy Vainio/For the Pine Journal.


Eagle Staffs during Grand Entry

  • Eagle Staffs during Grand Entry
  • From left to right: Vietnam Veterans and Fond du Lac Ojibwe tribal members Dapper Danielson (served ’70-’71), Thomas Whitebird (served ’68-’70) and Chuck Smith (served ’70-’73).
  • Little Otter Singers from the Mille Lacs Reservation perform in the hand drum contest. In the photo: Gabe, Les and Eric Gahbow.
  • Sawyer residents and Fond du Lac Band members Sarah Agaton Howes and her son Rizal.
  • Fond du Lac tribal member and the Veteran Powwow’s head female dancer Vanessa Northrup poses with her boyfriend Tony Fish (Menominee Nation).
  • Vietnam veterans, including members of the White Earth Honor Guard, told stories under Jim Northrup’s canopy. Jim Northrup gives free coffee to veterans at this powwow every year. In the picture (left to right): Bill Brown, Jim Northrup, Ray Earley, Lee Carlson, and Don York.<br /><br />
  • White Earth Honor Guard pose for a photo. From Left to right: Bob Roy (served ’59 – ’66), Don York (served ’66 – ’67), Everett Goodwin III (served ’86 – ’92),Tim St. Clair (served ’79 – ’82), Terry Burnette, Sr. (served ’75) and Bill Brown (served ’59 – ’62).
  • Young dancers at the powwow.
  • Miskwa Mukwa Desjarlait writes his name down for photo release. River Roybal looks on.
  • A men’s traditional bustle rests on the bleacher stand before Grand Entry.