Photos: 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians Celebrate Annual Spotlight Pow Wow

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Women's Jingle Dress Champion

Women's Jingle Dress Champion, Willow Abrahamson, dances for the crowd at the annual Spotlight Pow Wow in Coachella, California. (Cliff Matias)

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Teen Men's Traditional Champion

Teen Men's Traditional Champion, J BullBear, performs at the annual Spotlight Pow Wow in Coachella, California. (Cliff Matias)

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Women's Fancy Team Dance performers

The Women's Fancy Team Dance contestants captivated the audience with their smooth and rhythmic dancing and colorful regalia. (Cliff Matias)

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Post-performance

The Women's Team Dance contestants wait to be judged after their performance. (Cliff Matias)

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Traditional Boys

Traditional dancers, Eric Belcourt and Jeremy Begay, show off there Sunday best. (Cliff Matias)

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Ironmen dancing

Fifteen male dancers started the Ironman (Fancy) contest. (Cliff Matias)

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Iron-man

Aden Spoonhunter takes a victory lap after being crowned the Ironman Fancy Dance champion. Spoonhunter danced to 43 songs. (Cliff Matias)

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Senior Men's Chicken Dance

A dancer performs in the Senior Men's Chicken Dance competition. (Cliff Matias)

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Two Steppin'

It wasn't all about the competition. The dancers took a break from competing to have a little fun. (Cliff Matias)

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Photos: 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians Celebrate Annual Spotlight Pow Wow

By:

Cliff Matias

12/23/14

The 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians hosted their annual Spotlight Pow Wow on December 12-14 in Coachella, California.

One of the joys of attending the desert pow wow is watching and listening to the Bird Singers and dancers. The songs are beautiful, and the dancing is very smooth and rhythmic.

Aden Spoonhunter was crowned the men's Ironman Fancy Dance champion. The contest lasted at least an hour and 45 minutes, and 43 songs were played. The Team Dance was also very exciting to watch. And the group "Not Furious Just Fast" won the Women's Fancy Dance contest.

The Spotlight Pow Wow is one of the last pow wows before the New Year. It is a fun, well-organized celebration that made the perfect end to a beautiful season.

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