Spokane Tribe Labor Day Powwow 2023

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Sat., Sept. 2, 2023

Dancers perform during the grand entry at the Spokane Tribe’s Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit, Wash., on Friday.

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Children dance during the grand entry at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Dave BrownEagle gives the invocation at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Dancers during the grand entry at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Spokane Tribal Council Member Monica Tonasket welcomes attendees to the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Dancers during the grand entry at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Sulustu, also known as Barry Moses, dances at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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The Bear Creek drummers from the Batchewana First Nation in Ontario sing at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Margo Hill dances at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Sophia TurningRobe judges a dance competition at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Food vendors display their wares at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Powwow Committee Chairman Derek Abrahamson coordinates dance competitions at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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A winner is congratulated by other dancers at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Children dance at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Ronald "Buzz" Gutierrez, also known as Su-ull-lu-lu-stu, watches stick game players at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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People play stick game, also called the "going home money" game, at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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A sign explains the history of stick game, or the "going home money" game, at the Spokane Tribe's Labor Day Powwow in Wellpinit on Sept. 1, 2023.

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