Photo gallery Powwow celebrates Native cultures for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On Monday, Oct. 9, students and community members gathered to honor Indigenous cultures on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus with a powwow marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The event, hosted by Wunk Sheek, a student organization, welcomed all who attended to an evening of dancing, singing, food and celebration.
The evening’s program, emceed by Artley Skenandore, a member of the Oneida Nation, featured host drum from Oka Homma of the Choktaw Nation and head dancers, Miinan White, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk Nation, and Ken Funmaker Sr of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
![In an open event space, a group of people dance in powwow regalia.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2023/10/Indigenous_powwow_2023-10-09JM_0934-1024x682.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
At right, Azrielle Swallow, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and a UW student from Tomah, Wis., joins an inter-tribal dance.![A profile view of a man wearing a blue shirt adorned with a bald eagle and eagle feathers speaks into a microphone.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2023/10/Indigenous_powwow_2023-10-09JM_3025-1024x682.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Pictured with an iconic eagle design adorning the back of his shirt, Sean Tourtillott, a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe and representative of the American Indian Council on Alcoholism, speaks during the powwow.![A woman wearing a head piece adorned with long, pointed pheasant feathers, spins as she dances.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2023/10/Indigenous_powwow_2023-10-09JM_3163-1024x682.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Isabella Portillo of Aztec Indian Dance a local Madison performance group, participates in the dancing.![A woman wearing a white top and red shawl speaks into a microphone.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2023/10/Indigenous_powwow_2023-10-09JM_3014-1024x682.jpg)
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Kira Adkins, president of Wunk Sheek, addresses those who gathered for the powwow.Tags: indigenous, recent sightings, students