Indian heritage shines at Pow Wow

Author:
ICT Staff
Updated:
Sep 12, 2018
Original:
Nov 18, 2009

A crisp chill is in the air. The smell of campfires permeate the atmosphere. The sound of people joining together in celebration and dancing to the beat of the drums can be heard from blocks away. It's mid-November in Santa Rosa County and that can only mean one thing — it's time to celebrate the local Native American history at the Floridatown Indian Pow Wow.

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(Illustration by Ernesto Yerena via NDN Collective)

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