Saugeen First Nation celebrated its 52nd annual Pow Wow on Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th.
Hundreds of visitors gathered for the event and more participants than ever took part in the dance competitions.
Special guests, the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lt. Governor of Ontario and her husband Tony Viscardi, joined Chief Conrad Ritchie in the traditional Grand Entrance opening where veterans are honoured by flag bearers and dancers enter the forum. “I feel very blessed to be here,” said Mme. Dumont. It was her and her husband’s first experience at a Pow Wow.
Mme. Dumont and her husband Tony also visited the many vendors and sampled the authentic Indigenous food, enjoying the corn soup, prepared by Lori Kuwequom and her family.
The Pow Wow draws hundreds of people to see the dancers in their vibrant and creative regalia.
