Dancers representing tribes from around the region participated in the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the Montana State University campus on Friday, March 31, 2023, the first of two days of the event.
Brad Hawley, from Billings, prepares to dance in a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Miss Montana State University Maleeya Knows His Gun smiles at friends while lining up before a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers line up before a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Myron Hoops, right, his son, Zak Hoops, 9, and grandson, Mason Hoops, 11, get ready to dance in a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers walk to the floor before the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers make their way on to the floor of a grand entry during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Takoa Green, 7, from Fort Washakie, Wyo., plays a game on a tablet before dancing in the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
The ShowTime singers from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation perform as the host drummers of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers performs during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
A dancer wearing a jingle dress moves poetically during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
A dancer wearing a jingle dress moves poetically during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Farrell Top of the Sky, from the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, braids the hair of Laryn Oakes, from Saskatchewan, during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dessie Bad Bear, a member of the Crow tribe, puts on makeup during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dr. Henrietta Mann smiles after giving an address to open the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
The ShowTime singers from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation perform as the host drummers of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Jeremy Whiteman, from Hardin, waits in a hallway before a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Brad Hawley, from Billings, prepares to dance in a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Miss Montana State University Maleeya Knows His Gun smiles at friends while lining up before a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers line up before a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Myron Hoops, right, his son, Zak Hoops, 9, and grandson, Mason Hoops, 11, get ready to dance in a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers walk to the floor before the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers make their way on to the floor of a grand entry during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Takoa Green, 7, from Fort Washakie, Wyo., plays a game on a tablet before dancing in the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
The ShowTime singers from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation perform as the host drummers of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers performs during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
A dancer wearing a jingle dress moves poetically during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
A dancer wearing a jingle dress moves poetically during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Farrell Top of the Sky, from the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, braids the hair of Laryn Oakes, from Saskatchewan, during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dessie Bad Bear, a member of the Crow tribe, puts on makeup during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers circle around the floor during a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dr. Henrietta Mann smiles after giving an address to open the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
The ShowTime singers from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation perform as the host drummers of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Dancers perform during the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Jeremy Whiteman, from Hardin, waits in a hallway before a grand entry of the 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on Friday, March 31, 2023.