Wacipi returns to Birdtail after 15 years

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Hundreds of dancers, dignitaries and elders filled the powwow arbour during the grand entry on the opening evening of the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Wacipi (Powwow) on Friday.

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Hundreds of dancers, dignitaries and elders filled the powwow arbour during the grand entry on the opening evening of the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Wacipi (Powwow) on Friday.

The powwow marked the nation’s first powwow in 15 years and is being held all weekend at Birdtail’s brand new powwow arbour.

The event brings in dancers, drummers and spectators from near and far.

Dancers make the grand entry on the opening evening of the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Wacipi (Powwow) on Friday. The powwow marked the nation’s first powwow in 15 years and is being held all weekend at Birdtail’s brand new powwow arbour. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Dancers make the grand entry on the opening evening of the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Wacipi (Powwow) on Friday. The powwow marked the nation’s first powwow in 15 years and is being held all weekend at Birdtail’s brand new powwow arbour. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

» Photos by Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun

Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Chief Tréchelle Bunn speaks after the grand entry on Friday. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Chief Tréchelle Bunn speaks after the grand entry on Friday. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Dancers take part in the grand entry on the opening evening of the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Wacipi on Friday. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Dancers take part in the grand entry on the opening evening of the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Wacipi on Friday. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Spectators and participants take in the opening evening of Friday's Wacipi. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Spectators and participants take in the opening evening of Friday's Wacipi. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Lesley Snake of a community east of Toronto helps her daughter, Tessa, with her beaded hair ties as Tessa prepares for the grand entry and jingle dancer events. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Lesley Snake of a community east of Toronto helps her daughter, Tessa, with her beaded hair ties as Tessa prepares for the grand entry and jingle dancer events. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Five-year-old jingle dancer Iris Bunn of Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation holds still as her mother, Faith Other, helps her with her lipstick prior to the grand entry. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Five-year-old jingle dancer Iris Bunn of Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation holds still as her mother, Faith Other, helps her with her lipstick prior to the grand entry. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The event brings in dancers, drummers and spectators from near and far. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The event brings in dancers, drummers and spectators from near and far. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
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