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An estimated 1,500 people turned out for the inaugural All-Nations Powwow at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

The event, held March 25, was co-hosted by ����ֱ�� Mississauga's Indigenous Centre and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN). 

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)

“It doesn’t just take one person; it actually takes an entire community to really bring this to fruition and make this successful,” Tee Duke, director of the ����ֱ�� Mississauga Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII-UTM) . “We are a very small team here, a tiny office, but it really did take the entire UTM community to bring this entire event to success.” 

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)

The day included a full program of traditional singing and dancing, spotlighting a Grand Entry ceremony as well as intertribal, spot, jingle dress and exhibition dances.  

In addition to the performances, the powwow also featured a busy marketplace of Indigenous-owned businesses with products including apparel, artwork, jewelry and food items, as well as booths sharing information from Indigenous community groups and ����ֱ�� services.  

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)

When the , Duke named hosting the powwow as a priority – part of ����ֱ�� Mississauga’s ongoing commitment to meet the recommendations in , the final report of the Steering Committee for the ����ֱ�� Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. 

(Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)