St. Cloud Times — The throaty chant of singers cut the din of beating drums.
Four teams of four men pounded a beat beneath a wooden arbor in the center of Halenbeck Hall’s gym floor at St. Cloud State University. Dancers young and old clad in colorful Native American garb marched clockwise round the makeshift structure.
The American Indian Center at St. Cloud State on Saturday hosted the 22nd Annual Traditional Pow Wow. Representatives from seven Midwestern tribes participated.
“When we come into the circle, we become one nation,” said spiritual adviser Murphy Thomas during the event’s opening ceremony. “No matter who we are or where we come from.”
