Photos from the 2013 Pow Wow
Published 2:23 pm Thursday, November 28, 2013
The first day of the 43rd annual Poarch Creek Indian Thanksgiving Pow Wow was filled with a spectrum of colors and sounds. The festivities continue Friday, with the gates open at 10 a.m.
- Sidney Barlow, of Samson, Ala., creates a doll from corn husks.
- Members of the Poarch Creek Pow Wow Club perform a ceremonial dance.
- Dancers perform at the mound Thursday afternoon.
- A member of the Poarch Creek Pow Wow Club does a jingle dress dance.
- Students from the Fred L. McGhee Early Learning Center sing “Jesus Loves Me” in the traditional Creek language.
- The 2012-13 Tribal Princess and contestants in this year’s Princess Contest sing a traditional Creek Indian hymn together.
- The grand entry is a spectacle of color and sound.
- Jim Sawgrass tells pow wow attendees about the history and workmanship of arrowheads and other tools.