Powwow draws crowd

The first intertribal powwow in Mission Public School district in several years happened last weekend

Staff Writer
May. 31, 2012 6:00 a.m.
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Ribbon dancer Riannon Nahanee shows off her skills last Saturday at an intertribal powwow held at Cherry Hill Elementary School on Saturday.

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