Champion of Champions Pow wow battles the heat and wins

Six Nations annual Champions of Champions Powwow brought out the crowds By Austin Evans Writer Hundreds of participants from across Turtle Island brought their dances to the Champion of Champions Powwow. The crowd rose for the veterans bringing in the flags on Saturday, and many kept standing to cheer for the hundreds of dancers who followed them during the Grand Entrance. The dancers came to Six Nations from all over the continent. Esgenoôpetitj resident Serena Perley-Kingbird was excited to bring her jingle dance from New Brunswick to Six Nations for the first time. “It makes me feel happy,” she said. “Powwow is the best!” Mike Dashner of Bad River, Wisconsin has been a traditional dancer since 1977 and plans to keep dancing for the foreseeable future. “It’s everything from a…

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