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Six Nations Welcomes Thousands To Grand River Pow Wow By Alex Murray Writer With a record 639 dancers in colorful dancing regalia and thousands of attendees from across Turtle Island converging on Six Nations this past weekend, the Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow is bigger than ever. For Pow Wow Committee member and lead organizer Charlene Bomberry, who has helped put the pow wow on since its first edition in 1980, that growth speaks to how the Grand River Pow Wow has been adopted across the continent and across cultures. \u201cThe Pow Wow is not Haudenosaunee culture, it\u2019s kind of grown into overall, all across North America,\u201d she said as the drum circles serenaded dancers in the background. \u201cBut it\u2019s adapted. A lot of people have adopted it… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations Welcomes Thousands To Grand River Pow Wow By Alex Murray Writer With a record 639 dancers in colorful dancing regalia and thousands of attendees from across Turtle Island converging on Six Nations this past weekend, the Grand River Champion of Champions Pow Wow is bigger than ever. For Pow Wow Committee member and lead organizer Charlene Bomberry, who has helped put the pow wow on since its first edition in 1980, that growth speaks to how the Grand River Pow Wow has been adopted across the continent and across cultures. \u201cThe Pow Wow is not Haudenosaunee culture, it\u2019s kind of grown into overall, all across North America,\u201d she said as the drum circles serenaded dancers in the background. \u201cBut it\u2019s adapted. A lot of people have adopted it... <\/p>\n

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