The Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centre Celebrated their 50th anniversary competition Pow Wow over the weekend, where dancers from across Turtle Island arrived to compete and to raise awareness of addiction recovery.
Libby Sarka, Pow Wow coordinator for the Poundmaker’s Pow Wow spoke with Windspeaker Radio Network about celebrating 50 years of helping people and communities recover from addiction.
![Libby Sarka, Pow Wow Coordinator for the Poundmaker's 50th anniversary Pow Wow (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)](https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3142/files/2023/08/img-4272-300x200.jpg)
Libby Sarka, Pow Wow Coordinator for the Poundmaker’s 50th anniversary Pow Wow (Photo Credits – Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
With 2019 being the previous Pow Wow event Poundmakers Lodge hosted due to the pandemic, Sarka says it’s a long time coming with thousands of competitors eager to perform in the 50th anniversary of the Poundmakers Pow Wow.
![Little one watches on as the Traditional Drummers sing during the grand entry at the 50th anniversary Poundmakers Pow Wow (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)](https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3142/files/2023/08/img-4263-300x200.jpg)
Little one watches on as the Traditional Drummers sing during the grand entry at the 50th anniversary Poundmakers Pow Wow (Photo Credits – Daniel Barker-Tremblay)