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In photos: Inaugural All-Nations Powwow draws crowd to 鶹ֱapp Mississauga

Indigenous women in colourful, traditional clothign are seen dancing at the powwow
(Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

An estimated 1,500 people turned out for the inaugural All-Nations Powwow at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

The event, held March 25, was co-hosted by 鶹ֱapp Mississauga's Indigenous Centre and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN). 

photo collage shows a drum circle, Vice-President & Principal, UTM Alexandra Gillespie and a female Indigenous ring dancer

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)

“It doesn’t just take one person; it actually takes an entire community to really bring this to fruition and make this successful,” Tee Duke, director of the 鶹ֱapp Mississauga Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII-UTM) . “We are a very small team here, a tiny office, but it really did take the entire UTM community to bring this entire event to success.” 

 

photo collage shows Indigenous man wearing beautiful headdress, a woman with two young children in tradiitonal clothing and an overhead view of a twirling Indigenous dancer

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)

The day included a full program of traditional singing and dancing, spotlighting a Grand Entry ceremony as well as intertribal, spot, jingle dress and exhibition dances.  

In addition to the performances, the powwow also featured a busy marketplace of Indigenous-owned businesses with products including apparel, artwork, jewelry and food items, as well as booths sharing information from Indigenous community groups and 鶹ֱapp services.  

 

photo collage shows an Indigenous person wearing traditional clothing embroidered with a deer, Tee Duke Director, Indigenous Initiatives at University of Toronto Mississauga, a young child dancing at the powwow and a group photo of the organizers of the powwow

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)

When the , Duke named hosting the powwow as a priority – part of 鶹ֱapp Mississauga’s ongoing commitment to meet the recommendations in , the final report of the Steering Committee for the 鶹ֱapp Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. 

 

photo collage shows a spinning Indigenous dancer, Alexandra Gillespie and Tee Duke and a circle of dancers holding hands

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)

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