Standing Rock Sioux woman crowned Miss Indian World 2016
Special to the Times | Ravonelle Yazzie Cheyenne Brady ties the new crown together for the new Miss Indian World Danielle Finn on Saturday night during the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque.
Special to the Times | Ravonelle Yazzie
Cheyenne Brady ties the new crown together for the new Miss Indian World Danielle Finn on Saturday night during the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque.
ALBUQUERQUE
To a drum roll and the roar of the crowd in the super-packed WisePies Arena, 25-year-old Danielle Ta’Sheena Finn from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, was crowned Miss Indian World 2016 last Saturday night during the 33rd annual Gathering of Nations Powwow.
Finn smiled brightly as Cheyenne Brady, the outgoing Miss Indian World, placed the majestic, glittering crown on her head.
The three-day gathering that started on Thursday night with the Miss Indian World traditional talent competition, is known as the largest powwow anywhere. And for good reason!
This year the gathering attracted an estimated 3,000 Indigenous traditional singers and dancers, hundreds of tribal artisans, musicians and performers and a sold out crowd of around 15,000.
Representing the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and her title of Miss Indian World, Finn becomes an ambassador on behalf of indigenous people internationally.
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