Blood Tribe hosts annual Kainai Indian Days at Stand Off’s Red Crow Park

The beating of drums and echo of powerful, accepted singing, on pinch nan jingle of bell-adorned, handmade clothing could beryllium heard passim nan Red Crow Park successful Stand Off arsenic nan yearly Kainai powwow and Celebration drew a crowd of hundreds.

Powwow dancers competing successful a assortment of categories could beryllium seen performing to nan aforesaid hit and celebrating their civilization arsenic a sheet of master judges watched on.

Blood Tribe councillor Maria Russell said nan Kainai powwow is much than a celebration.

“We tin make those connections pinch our past, our ancestors, by really showcasing, particularly to our young people, immoderate of nan traditions that are passed connected from procreation to generation,” said Russell.

Russell wants nan nationalist to cognize nan arena defies each barriers.

“It doesn’t matter wherever you’re from, we invited everyone,” Russell said.

The Kainai powwow and Celebration took spot successful Stand Off past Saturday.