The Grand Entry is a vibrant display of Indigenous culture, featuring traditional regalia, music and dance. Traditional drum groups provide the rhythmic beat for the procession of participants who wear elaborate and culturally significant regalia, which can include beadwork, feathers, leatherwork, jewelry and headdresses. The Grand Entry is a time of great respect and honor, with attendees often standing and removing hats during the procession.

Head dancers at the Marvin “Joe” Curry Veterans Powwow included Marley Fairfield-Staats (left), of the Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, from the vibrant community of Six Nations. She carries the name Tekahentakhwa, “She carries the field on her back,” and is a Jingle Dress dancer. Montana’s well-known Chippewa Cree, Jonathan Windy Boy (right), has been inducted into the Montana Indian Athletic Hall of Fame. Though Windy Boy is known as the “Michael Jordan of Pow Wow and Grass Dance,” he’s also a Tribal Leader for the Chippewa Cree tribe, a former member of the Montana House of Representatives and a former state senator for Montana.