Aboriginal dancers at the Grand Entrance ceremony into the Beaver 'ina Nation’s Powwow.

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The Pow Wow opens with the Grand Entrance, with dancers being led in by the elders into the open-sided hall to form a circle around the central pillar for a sacred opening ceremony

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Size: 4640px × 6960px
Location: Bragg Creek, AB, Canada
Photo credit: © Rick Rudnicki / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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