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Nanticoke Indian Tribe celebrates heritage at powwow
September 14, 2012
BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Anna Perez of the Tanio Tribe performs in the Fancy Shawl dance. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Men’s lead dancer Keith “Hides the Sun” Anderson dances with the Men’s Traditional group inside the Sacred Circle. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Maverick Wallace dances with strong emotion in the Men’s Traditional. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Ira Eagletail of the Mi’kmaq tribe in Nova Scotia carries on his family’s culture. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
The public is allowed into the circle to dance in the Friendship Round Dance. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Daniela Street participates in the Grand Procession. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Charles Eagletail of the Mi’kmaq tribe dances with authority in the Men’s Traditional. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Millsboro resident Lory Jackson dances with grace in the Fancy Shawl dance. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Brayleigh Andersen of Milton dances the Jingle Dress dance. STEVEN BILLUPS
Stomp Town from Richmond Va., one of the three drum groups, provides the heartbeat for the dancers. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe held its 35th Annual Powwow Sept. 8-9 near Oak Orchard. The annual event brings together tribes from throughout the nation to share their heritage and culture and to preserve traditions, to sing to the Creator and dance to the heartbeat of the drum.
Shown leading the gathered tribes in the Grand Procession is Terry “Dream Wanderer” Sammons, left, carrying the Nanticoke Eagle Staff and John Norwood carrying the Nanticoke-Lenape Eagle Staff.
