Potawatomi Celebrate Their Culture in West Michigan Art Community

DOUGLAS, Mich. - American Indian drumming could be heard a couple of blocks away from the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center on a beautiful West Michigan summer Saturday afternoon in the small village of Douglas, Mich., an art community located 40 miles southwest of Grand Rapids.

The Iron Bear drum was on hand for the "Creative Spark - Celebration of the Bodewadmi (Potawatomi) Tribe" program. Several dancers were also present to demonstrate their skills as traditional dancers before a mostly non-Native audience who came out Saturday to learn about the Potawatomi culture.

Emcee Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Potawatomi) told the audience to observe how the dancers put their feet down gently as they danced.

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