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Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford.
Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford.

Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford.

Date7/27/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford. The dancers, young and old, who were vying for $13 000 in prize money, gave the 3,000 spectators two days worth remembering.
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-SB-601C-KING001
Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford
Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford
7/27/1987
Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford
Proud heritage: Full tribal regalia and war paint were the order of the day at the seventh annual pow wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford
7/27/1986
Six Nations Reserve stages gala pow wow: Justine Smoke, 5, of the Six Nations Reserve shows off her finery at the Grand River Champion of Champions pow wow on the weekend, which drew native dancers from across Canada and the United States, who vied for prize money totaling $16,000.
Six Nations Reserve stages gala pow wow: Justine Smoke, 5, of the Six Nations Reserve shows off her finery at the Grand River Champion of Champions pow wow on the weekend, which drew native dancers from across Canada and the United States, who vied for prize money totaling $16,000.
7/24/1987
Six Nations Reserve stages gala pow wow
Six Nations Reserve stages gala pow wow
7/24/1987
The way it was, Marjorie Skye, from the Six Nations Reserve in Brantford, grinds corn in the Native Heritage show now opened at the Ontario Science Ce(...)
The way it was, Marjorie Skye, from the Six Nations Reserve in Brantford, grinds corn in the Native Heritage show now opened at the Ontario Science Ce(...)
6/16/1976
Indian dances are part of the Sunday afternoon show at the Six Nations reserve near Brantford
Indian dances are part of the Sunday afternoon show at the Six Nations reserve near Brantford
7/15/1970
At a peaceful pow-wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Indian reserve yesterday, John Yaremko, Ontario social and family services minister, stands betw(...)
At a peaceful pow-wow at Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Indian reserve yesterday, John Yaremko, Ontario social and family services minister, stands betw(...)
5/19/1969
Whole Indian camp will be moved from the Six Nations reserve at Brantford to the Canadian National Sportsmen's show in Toronto. Little Beaver, centre,(...)
Whole Indian camp will be moved from the Six Nations reserve at Brantford to the Canadian National Sportsmen's show in Toronto. Little Beaver, centre,(...)
3/9/1948
New totem: Chief Renson Jamieson (above) outside the new band administration building at Six Nations Reserve
New totem: Chief Renson Jamieson (above) outside the new band administration building at Six Nations Reserve
11/3/1979
Flint Eagle at International Pow Wow Festival at Sky Dome
Flint Eagle at International Pow Wow Festival at Sky Dome
5/18/1990
Participants at second International Pow wow at the Skydome
Participants at second International Pow wow at the Skydome
5/7/1995
2nd. International Pow Wow At Sky Dome, Delsum Redbird Moore, 7
2nd. International Pow Wow At Sky Dome, Delsum Redbird Moore, 7
5/7/1995