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U.Md. renews annual celebration of Native American culture – WTOP News
The College of Maryland introduced again its annual powwow — or ritual gathering of Indigenous individuals — Saturday for the primary time since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The College of Maryland introduced again its annual powwow — or ritual gathering of Indigenous individuals — Saturday for the primary time since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The occasion, which was hosted by the Native American and Indigenous Pupil Union, featured Native American college students celebrating their heritage and visiting tables of arts and crafts. There was drumming, dancing, renewing of friendships and restoring of religious connections.
“It’s an awesome place to satisfy individuals and to see some outdated buddies,” mentioned scholar Jeremy Harley of Waldorf, Maryland, of the Piscataway Conoy tribe. “It’s excuse to simply see everybody once more.”
The powwow caught the eye of college President Darryll J. Pines.
“It’s all about celebrating our numerous neighborhood and the way everybody brings worth added to the College of Maryland,” Pines mentioned.
Rick Kelly of Virginia’s Nottoway Indian tribe, who attended the occasion, mentioned it was like a “household reunion.”
“It’s our alternative to share our tradition with the individuals round us,” he mentioned. Kelly additionally reminded those that Indigenous persons are nonetheless current all through the nation.
“Very often, individuals don’t acknowledge us except we’ve on all our feathers,” he mentioned.
Hana Zewdie, coordinator for the Multiracial and Native/Indigenous Pupil Involvement, desires individuals to assist Native Individuals within the D.C. space and attend their native powwows.
“There was a time the place I believed that you just needed to be native to go to powwow, and as a non-native particular person, I believed, ‘Properly, I assume meaning I can’t go,’” Zewdie mentioned. “In the previous couple of years, it’s been one thing that I’ve come to know higher.”
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