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Dancers in tribal regalia gather for the grand entry at the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

The University of Kansas’ First Nations Student Association hosted its annual Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival on Saturday — this time on the new powwow grounds officially established at the Lied Center.

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Colorful beadwork is featured on the regalia of a female dancer during the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Lied Center Powwow grounds.

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Head Man Dancer Tyrin Lasley, Meskwaki/Dakota, from Tama, Iowa, participates in the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center Powwow grounds.

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Head Lady Dancer Tamo Thomas, Potawatomi/Kickapoo, from Mayetta, participates in the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center Powwow grounds.

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Dancers circle around the powwow grounds for the grand entry at the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

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Little Miss Indian Youth of Lawrence Mycah McCabe, center, Navajo and White Mountain Apache, and 2023-24 Miss Haskell Kylie Standingwater, right, Cherokee and Choctaw, join the grand entry at the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

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Two young dancers take part in the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

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A jingle dancer participates in the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

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Two dancers visit during a break in the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

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A jingle dancer keeps her jingles swinging and striking each other to create a rhythmic sound at the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

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Dancers visits between dances on the new powwow grounds at the Lied Center during the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13.

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A brisk wind blows the ribbons on a grass dancer’s regalia at the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13.

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Artist Steven Grounds stands with two of his murals that were unveiled during the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center. The murals feature contemporary Osage community members. Grounds’ exhibit “Faces of the Flower Moon” will be on display at the Cider Gallery through April.

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Ava Evans, 7, sits inside the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association tipi with her mother, Lana Evans, and brother Levi, 3, as they read a children’s book. The tent was part of the Indigenous children’s language & literacy activities at the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

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The University of Kansas First Nations Student Association tipi was part of an Indigenous children’s language & literacy activity at the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Host drum Sharpshooter, from Turtle Island, in recognition of the many home locations of the drummers, performs songs during the 2024 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 13, at the Lied Center Powwow grounds.