photo by: Mike Yoder

Male grass dancers circle the KU powwow grounds at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

Dancers filled the powwow grounds outside the Lied Center for the 2025 KU Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival on Saturday. The festival is organized by the Lied Center and KU’s Office of Sovereign Partnerships and Indigenous Initiatives.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Customers line up for the popular frybread and Indian Tacos during activities and events around the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

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Rae-La Livingston, 2, of Payton, Colorado, runs across the KU powwow grounds before the opening Grand Entry dance at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Customers line up for the popular frybread and Indian Tacos during activities and events around the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Dancers in tribal regalia circle the KU powwow grounds in the grand entry at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

The host drum group Bad War Cloud, Montana, sings during a dance at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

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Kamila Davis, 2, Lawrence, prepares to walk with her aunt AJ Holder, upper left, in a Tiny Tots dance during the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

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A family gathers for photos in front of a tipi next to the Lied Center during the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

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Dancers enter the powwow grounds led by 2024-2025 Miss Haskell Clifford Braveboy, far right, at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

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A woman carries a child during the Grand Entry of the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

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A traditional style dancer participates in the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A grass dancer participates in the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Dancers circle around the powwow grounds for the grand entry at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Colorful beadwork is featured on the regalia of a female dancer during the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center Powwow grounds.

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Three jingle dancers watch other dancers participate in the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A brisk wind blows the ribbons on a grass dancer’s regalia at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.

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Head Lady dancer Asjha Tveter, Mandan/Hidatsa, participates in the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center Powwow grounds.

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Head Man dancer RJ Tveter, Mandan/Hidatsa, participates in the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center Powwow grounds.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Spectators watch Native American dancers in tribal regalia participate in a grand entry at the 2025 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow on Saturday, April 12, at the Lied Center.