an old church on an Indian reservation

We thought we were simply going to be viewing an old Catholic church dating to the 1600's but were stopped in the road to pay $3 to park - for a Pow Wow.  So we figure we got double our money.  The church is in a state of disrepair but they held 3 services on this Sunday and at least the last two were packed with standing room only.

It's quite a sight, and once again you can feel the food being smoked over open fires at the numerous vendor stands in front of the church and behind it where the Pow Wow was being held.  Having never attended such an event I found it to be fascinating.  The color of the regalia, the workmanship in their outfits, and the pride of the performers were all memorable.  Although I recorded some of the dances they warned repeatedly about not doing so - and at the last not publishing them, so I will honor that.  Still, you are able to see how beautiful the costuming in a still photo.

They also asked that we not take photos from within the arena, and getting a photo from the stands was difficult when you're shooting over people - with an auto-focus that couldn't figure out what to focus on.  The activity all points to the far side of the arena so you're seeing the backs of several participants who were in the Grand March.  Still, you get the idea.  We chose not to sample the Fryed bread; just looking at the obese people told us we didn't need it, plus we had an awesome omelette at the Godtlands that morning.

I found this photo online - professional, comprehensive view: