PHOTO GALLERY: Coushatta Powwow
Published 9:45 am Monday, June 12, 2023
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Natalie Guidry, 9, and Kendasha Breaux, 14, both of Church Point look at dreamcatchers at the marketplace Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. The marketplace showcased authentic Native American crafts and foods, including jewelry, beaded items, pine needle baskets, Indian frybread, Indian tacos and more.
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Loretta Moreno of Ingleside, Texas, strings a turquoise necklace Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. Dozens of Native American craftsmen, artisans and cooks were on hand to exhibit and sell their work.
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Tommy Draper a Navajo from Kirtland, New Mexico makes final adjustments to his bustle Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. The Native American bustle is a traditional part of a man's regalia worn during powwows and other dance exhibitions.
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Mindy Stapleton helps daughter Ashley Stapleton, 15, dress for the dance competitions Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. Katie, who is the Miss Jr. Jena Choctaw Princess, has been dancing the jingle dress dance since she was a toddler.
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Tommy Draper a Navajo from Kirtland, New Mexico claims the dance arena Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. The powwow is one of the largest Native American gatherings in the southern United States, where world champion Native American dancers and singers gather to compete for prizes.
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Elijah Garner, 5, a member of the Choctaw Apache Tribe of Ebarb, proudly shows off his dance regalia Saturday as he prepares to enter the dance arena during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort Kinder. Garner has been performing the grass dance in Powwow competitions for two years.
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Young dancers join their parents in the dance arena Saturday during the grand entry for the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. Exhibition dances and specialty dances showcased each age category during the two-day event.
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Xavier Littlehead served as the head man dancer during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. More than 100 dancers, drummers, artists and cooks from various tribes throughout the United States and Canada participated in the two-day event to celebrate their culture.
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A Native American dances Saturday during the grand entry at the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. The weekend event featured singing, dancing and drum competitions, along with Native American arts, crafts and food.
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Native American dancers in tribal regalia enter the dance arena Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. The powwow attracted tribes from around the country, along with hundreds of spectators who experienced the authentic Native American culture and traditions on display throughout the weekend.
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Marjorie Battise, a member of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, makes Indian frybread Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. Battise has been making traditional frybread for Native American events over 50 years.
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Mindy Stapleton adjusts feathers on her 13-year-old daughter Katie's regalia before she performs a jingle dress dance Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. Eagle feathers and other bird plumes are considered a sacred part of the dancer's regalia which also includes metal cones that create a jingling sound as the dancer moves.
Native American dancers in tribal regalia enter the dance arena Saturday during the 26th annual Coushatta Powwow at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. The powwow attracted tribes from around the country, along with hundreds of spectators who experienced the authentic Native American culture and traditions on display throughout the weekend. (Photos by Doris Maricle / American Press)
