A celebration of American Indian culture and heritage filled the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray with dancing, drumming circles, traditional foods, artwork and crafts on Saturday.

The Honor the Animals Native American Powwow began with the sacred Grand Entry at noon. Members of tribes from Maine, New England and Canada dressed in full Native American regalia for the event.

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Don Barnaby of Listuguj, Quebec, a member of the Mi'gmaq First Nation, shows his colors at the Honor the Animals Native American Powwow at Maine Wildlife Park in Gray on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Stacy Jenness of Farmington, N.H., joins in an intertribal dance. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Michael Barnaby of Seattle wears a feathered bustle. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

George Castonguay of Jay enters the dance ring during the Grand Entry at the powwow, which continues today. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Dancers draw an audience at the Gray park operated by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

A wiki teepee was set up, complete with bedrolls, furs, axes and other camp equipment, to show visitors a typical traveling lodge historically used by Northeastern tribes.

The powwow continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with another Grand Entry at noon.

For more information, go online to www.mainewildlifepark.com.

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