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- By Levi Rickert
DOWAGIAC, Mich. — Smoke from campfires lingered in the air as attendees gathered for the Kee Boon Mein Kaa Contest Powwow on the powwow grounds of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi in Dowagiac, Mich., on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Dozens of powwow dancers, drummers, and others camped overnight at the Rodgers Lake campground, where the powwow was held.
Little Soldier, from the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, Kansas, was one of several drum groups present on Saturday.
Hundreds of attendees enjoyed the drumming, singing, and dancing beneath a sunny blue sky.
The Kee Boon Mein Kaa Contest Powwow is an annual event of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. The powwow will continues on Sunday with Grand Entry beginning at 12 noon.
All photos by Levi Rickert.
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