This all ends with myself, hallowedly stoned and hearing an endless note in the wind, and Ray Young Bear, one of our greatest poets, singing bird songs on the bank of the Iowa River. We’re at the spot where, in 1980, a UFO attempted to abduct Ray and his wife, Stella Lasley-Young Bear. Ray had […]
Meskwaki Nation
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The Meskwaki Annual Powwow, a century-old tradition, returns to Tama this week
The Meskwaki Annual Powwow has returned after two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The four-day celebration, which commemorates the end of summer, will begin today and last through Aug. 14. This will be the 106th powwow since the event’s inception in 1913, though its roots trace even further back to the Green […]
