PHOTOS: 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum

Ramon Bear Runner, second from left, and Lester Lone HIll, both Oglala Lakota, take part in the grand entry during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A young girl watches the women compete in the jingle division of dancing during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Douglas Scofield, center, with bib number 211, Northern Wintu, leads the grand entry as more and more dancers fill the arena during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Daris Benally, Dakota, competes in the men’s northern traditional dance competition during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Uriah Little Hoop, Oglala Lakota and Sincangu, waits to compete during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Men high five one another after competing in the Chicken dance during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Lennyn Paskemin,16, Plains Cree, middle, smiles at her friend Jocelyn Phoenix, 12, Paiute and Navajo, left, as the two take a break from dancing during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Dancers compete in the men’s northern traditional dance competition during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. This year’s Powwow featured more than 1,500 dancers from close to 100 tribes from 38 states and three Canadian provinces. The three-day event took place at the Denver Coliseum and was packed with singing, dancing, storytelling, food and art. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Dancer Lara Lasley, Meskwaki and Ojibwe, competes in the fancy shawl division during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Dancer Lara Lasley, Meskwaki and Ojibwe, competes in the fancy shawl division during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Dancers compete in the women’s jingle dance competition during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Drummers with Sharpshooter compete for drumming and singing during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Douglas Scofield, Northern Wintu, leads the grand entry as more and more dancers fill the arena during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Douglas Scofield, left, Northern Wintu, left, leads the grand entry during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. This year’s Powwow featured more than 1,500 dancers from close to 100 tribes from 38 states and three Canadian provinces. The three-day event took place at the Denver Coliseum and was packed with singing, dancing, storytelling, food and art. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Douglas Scofield, center, with bib number 211, Northern Wintu, leads the grand entry as more and more dancers fill the arena during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Whitney Sage, Comanche and Osage, right, and Crescencia Two Hatchett, Comanche and Kiowa, wait to compete in the dancing during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Ramon Bear Runner, Oglala Lakota, puts on his regalia near his car before heading inside to take part in the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Camden Eagle Speaker, Blackfoot, prepares to compete in the Chicken dance Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Mitchelene BigMan, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke), center, and members of the Native American Women Warriors, help lead the grand entry during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. Native American Women Warriors refers to the Native American Women Warriors Association (NAWW), a non-profit organization founded in 2010 to support and empower Native American women veterans, and also to women who have served in the past. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Kids line up to take part in the grand entry during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A young woman watches as women compete in the jingle dance during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Douglas Scofield, Northern Wintu, right, and Harvey Spoonhunter, Northern Arapaho, left, lead the grand entry as more and more dancers fill the arena during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Dancers line up as they take part in the grand entry during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Daris Benally, Dakota, competes in the men’s northern traditional dance competition during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Crowned princesses and dancers wave to the crowd before the grand entry during the 49th annual Denver March Powwow at the Denver Coliseum in Denver on March 23, 2025. This year’s Powwow featured more than 1,500 dancers from close to 100 tribes from 38 states and three Canadian provinces. The three-day event took place at the Denver Coliseum and was packed with singing, dancing, storytelling, food and art. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)