Labor Day Weekend Pow Wow

THE ANNUAL EVENT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE

The Laconia Indian Historical Association held its 52nd annual Labor Day Weekend Pow Wow in Sanbornton. The three-day event gives visitors opportunities to learn about Native American culture and traditions, enjoy dancing, music and community feasting. They can also purchase handmade Native American wares. The Association was founded by Gerry Dulac in 1969 and brings thousands of New Hampshire residents with and without Native American lineage together in celebration and love.

603 Diversity Magazine photographer Robert Ortiz spent some time at the recent Pow Wow and captured these images that convey the spirit of New Hampshire’s original Indigenous people at a time when the Granite State has acknowledged and celebrated the traditions and culture of the Abenaki’s.

— Robert Cook, Photos by Robert Ortiz