43rd Annual Denver March Powwow fills coliseum

Friday - March 31, 2017 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
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A young dancer moves to the sound of the drums, dance categories are broken up by age and style.
Members of the Southern Ute Veterans Association stand together with Southern Ute Royalty at the Denver March Powwow.
Jr. Miss Southern Ute Alexandria Roubideaux greets spectators ahead of the Grand Entry in Denver, Colo.
Sisters, Susan Reeves and Debra Box, from Colorado Springs, Colo. watch the Denver March Powwow.
Michela Alire of the Sister Nations Color Guard greets other members of the Color Guard following the Flag Song Presentation.
Brianna Goodtracks-Alires enters the arena as Grand Entry fills the Denver Coliseum.
Jarod Figueroa, Assiniboine Sioux from Fort Peck, Mont. receives the final touches to his face paint ahead of Grand Entry on Saturday, March 24.
A traditional dancer takes pause following a Intertribal dance on Saturday, March 24.
The drum group, “The Crew, comprised of singers from Aneth, Utah, help bring in dancers during Grand Entry at the 43rd Denver March Powwow on Friday, March 24, this cultural celebration is held annually in the Denver Coliseum.
Veterans post the flags as dancers fill the floor of the Denver Coliseum.
Traditional women represent during the 43rd annual Denver March Powwow Grand Entry.
A dancer takes ‘five’ outside of the Denver Coliseum, mild spring weather ushered in Colorado’s largest cultural gathering and powwow in it’s 43rd year.
Young dancers make their way into the Denver Coliseum for Grand Entry.
Jr. Miss Southern Ute, Alexandria Roubideaux, Miss Southern Ute, Lorraine Watts and the Southern Ute Brave, Dominick Howe-Goodtracks following Grand Entry at the Denver March Powwow.
Heather Roubideaux and her daughter Malia during Inter-Tribal dances at the Denver March Powwow.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
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The 43rd Annual Denver March Powwow held, Friday, March 24 – Sunday, March 26, fills the Denver Coliseum with Native American dancers, vendors and spectators from across North America. This event is considered the second largest powwow in North America, and the largest cultural gathering in the State of Colorado.

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