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........................ NATIVE NATIONS BY HANNAH WENDLING INAUGURAL BALL 2017: CELEBRATING SOVEREIGNTY AND OUR NATIVE VETERANS
The Native American Women Warriors with founder, Mitchelene BigMan (Crow/Hidatsa/Gros Ventre/Northern Cheyenne), right, salute during The Star-Spangled Banner.
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ore than 350 guests in full Washington fi nery thronged the Potomac Atrium on the evening of January 20 for the second Native Nations Inaugural
Ball. The event paid tribute to Native veter- ans and formally launched the campaign to build the National Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall grounds of the National Museum of the American In- dian. Longtime friends of the Museum and new members alike enjoyed an evening of music performances, dancing and Native cuisine. Those who were unable to attend of- fered their support from afar by sponsoring
tickets for more than one dozen D.C.-area veterans to attend. NMAI Director Kevin Gover welcomed
the crowd and Honorary co-chairs U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) greeted guests with video messages. The Native American Women Warriors opened the program by presenting the colors, ac- companied by Gabriel Ayala (Yaqui) on a hand drum, while Charly Lowry (Lumbee) sang The Star-Spangled Banner. The eve- ning’s performances included soulful North Carolina-based rock group Dark Water Ris- ing, guitarist Gabriel Ayala and blues pianist Murray Porter (Mohawk), while DJ Break-
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