Canadore College powwow is bigger than ever before

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Twelve drums and as many as 100 dancers attended Canadore College's 12th annual traditional cultural gathering held at Canadore College in North Bay on Feb. 23 and 24.

The powwow is sponsored by the Canadore College Aboriginal Student Association department. The theme for this year's gathering was "unity and peace."

This year's gathering attracted people from the four directions in Ontario and Quebec, with one of the invited drums coming all the way from Onion Lake, Sask.

One memory that will stay with the many people who attended on Sunday was the question: "Where were you in 2002?" Meaning do you remember where you were when you heard that Canada's Olympic men's hockey team had won the gold medal.

When the emcee announced that Canada had won the gold and gave the final score, a resounding cheer went up and the drummers sounded the drums in salute and recognition.