People from Native American tribes throughout the West showed their regalia earlier this month in Cedar City at the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah’s 41st Annual Restoration Gathering. The weekend’s events included traditional dances, dance contests, hand-game tournaments, a spirit run relay race, and a pageant.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Herman Schildt, member of the Blackfeet Tribe, right, greets Damon Polk, a member of the San Carlos Apache and Quechan Indian Tribes at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Tribal members from across the West register to compete in the dances at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Young men from Native American tribes throughout the West show their regalia during the Grand Entry at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune The Sage Point drummers from Ft. Hall, ID perform the opening song on Friday evening of the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Men, women and children from Native American tribes throughout the West show their regalia during the Grand Entry at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Greg Red Elk, 67, with the Dakota Indian Tribe from Poplar, Montana dances during the Grand Entry at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Damon Polk, member of the San Carlos Apache and Quechan Indian Tribes leads the dancers during the Grand Entry at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Shoshone-Paiute 4th of July Queen Taina Pinnecoose and fellow members of royalty collect donations for the family of a Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah member who died due to complications of the coronavirus at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers congratulate each other after every dance at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Young men from Native American tribes throughout the West show their regalia during the Grand Entry at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers are a whirl of regalia and color at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers are a whirl of regalia and color at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers are a whirl of regalia and color at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers congratulate each other after every dance at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Cedar Redfoot, winces as Sabrina Redfoot cinches a feather in the headband of her jingle ceremonial dress at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers congratulate each other after every dance at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers are a whirl of regalia and color at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Chicken dancer Weston Jones, 12, talks with his friend, traditional warrior dancer Lone Wolf Joe, 9, at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah. Both boys are members of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Tribes.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers are a whirl of regalia and color at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Dancers are a whirl of regalia and color at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Richard Parker, 67, from the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska enjoys watching the dances at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Indigenous members from tribes all over the West are welcomed enjoy the first evening of the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Brady Tom and his daughter Major, 6, with the Kaibab band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah watch the Sage Point drummers from Ft. Hall, ID close Friday evening of the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Gathering, Aug. 13, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.
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