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Margaret Jacobs and Christina Faw Faw Goodson are part of the Otoe-Missouria and Center for Great Plains Studies earning Mellon Funding. August 28, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Grassy field. Margaret Jacobs and Christina Faw Faw Goodson are part of the Otoe-Missouria and Center for Great Plains Studies earning Mellon Funding. August 28, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Jean Parker-Morris, a senior from Winnebago, Nebraska, is featured in a story by ASEM CoCreate. June 14, 2020. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Jean Parker-Morris, a senior from Winnebago, Nebraska, is featured in a story by ASEM CoCreate. June 14, 2020. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Kennard Parker proudly dances in regalia and a Husker hat. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Members of UNITE (at right) dance in the circle during an intertribal portion of the powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Maurice Phillips dances during the 2022 UNITE powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Maurice Phillips dances during the 2022 UNITE powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Bridget Morris performs a traditional dance during the April 23 powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Detail of the beadwork in the regalia of Bridget Morris. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Young dancers compete for prizes during the 2022 UNITE powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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A young dancer competes for prizes during the 2022 UNITE powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Jingle dress dancers Kaitlynn Miller and Tavia Miller perform a traditional dance during the 2022 UNITE powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Stevie Horse (left) and Tally Redboy dance during the UNITE powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Fringe on the regalia of Stevie Horse, a member of the Ponca and Lakota tribe, flutters in the wind as she dances during an intertribal moment at the April 23 powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Omaha White Tail drummers play and sing during the UNITE powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Douglas Scholfield (left) and Max Sevier dance in the men's fancy competition during the April 23 UNITE powwow. The event drew hundreds to campus. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Powwow participants join the opening intertribal circle during the UNITE event. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Scott Aldrich, head man dancer (left) leads the colors into the circle at the start of the UNITE powwow on April 23. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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Alicia Scholfield braids her hair before the start of the UNITE powwow. Scholfield's family traveled from Kansas to attend. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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UNITE members register Kaira Wolfe, who served as the head woman dancer during the powwow. 2022 UNITE powwow to honor graduates (K through college). Held April 23 on the greenspace along 17th Street, immediately west of the Willa Cather Dining Center. This was UNITE’s first powwow in three years. The MC was Craig Cleveland Jr. Arena director was Mike Wolfe Sr. Host Northern Drum was Standing Horse. Host Southern Drum was Omaha White Tail. Head Woman Dancer was Kaira Wolfe. Head Man Dancer was Scott Aldrich. Special contest was a Potato Dance. April 23, 2023. Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication.

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The White Eagle Club and Big Red Sheridan Family Drum gave a tribal powwow exhibition following the dedication. Dedication ceremony of a sculpture of Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, the first Indigenous person to receive a medical degree was held at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall. Dr. LaFlesche Picotte was a member of the Omaha tribe. The sculpture dedication was part of the State’s day-long celebration of Nebraska’s first Indigenous Peoples Day. October 11, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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The White Eagle Club and Big Red Sheridan Family Drum gave a tribal powwow exhibition following the dedication. Dedication ceremony of a sculpture of Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, the first Indigenous person to receive a medical degree was held at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall. Dr. LaFlesche Picotte was a member of the Omaha tribe. The sculpture dedication was part of the State’s day-long celebration of Nebraska’s first Indigenous Peoples Day. October 11, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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