(Above) Members of the Mayor’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Affairs Carole Brown and Michelle Johnston, along with East Providence, RI Mayor Bob DaSilva, welcomed more than a hundred Native Americans to Crescent Park for an annual pow wow celebrating Indigenous history and life today. The free public cultural gathering featured Native American dancing in regalia, guest drumming by the Red Hawk Singers, traditional storytelling and drumming circles, and Native vendors and crafts. Click here for a two-minute video recorded by Mayor Bob inviting people to the event held on July 12, 2026.

(Above, left) Mayor Bob greets Carole Brown, Harry “The Hawk” Edmonds, and others at the powwow.

(Above) Pokanoket Tribe Member Rainbow Heart (left) greets people at one of the many craft booths while young people participate in the powwow.

(Above) Hawk poses for a photo while Mashapaug Chief Ray “Two Hawks” Watson takes a selfie and others record one of the dances.