Rencountre, a Crow Creek Dakota tribal member, is seen on a screen from Rapid City, S.D., as he talks with Wakiyan Cuny, a Dakota and Lakota tribal member, during a live streamed powwow, in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus, but tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colourful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — Photos: AP
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona: The names pop up quickly on Whitney Rencountre's computer screen, and he greets them as he would in person.
What's up, y'all? Shout out to you. How's it going? Ya'at'eeh. Good to see you, relatives.
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Rencountre, a Crow Creek Dakota tribal member, is seen on a screen from Rapid City, S.D., as he talks with Wakiyan Cuny, a Dakota and Lakota tribal member, during a live streamed powwow, in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus, but tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colourful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — Photos: AP
Wakiyan Cuny, 16, a Dakota and Lakota tribal member, pauses in an open field as he prepares to dance during a live streamed powwow from a park near his home in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Wakiyan Cuny, left, and his sister Wicahpi Cuny, Dakota and Lakota tribal members, are filmed by their mother Tera Baker during a live streamed powwow from a park near their home, in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Wicahpi Cuny, left, and her brother Wakiyan Cuny, Dakota and Lakota tribal members, are filmed by their mother Tera Baker during a live streamed powwow from a park near their home in Puyallup, Wash. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Wicahpi Cuny, a Dakota and Lakota tribal member, dances during a live streamed powwow as her brother Wakiyan Cuny, right, mother Tera Baker, filming the live stream, and grandmother Lisa Dobyns, look on in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Wakiyan Cuny, left, and his sister Wicahpi Cuny, 14, Dakota and Lakota tribal members, smile as they are interviewed during a live streamed powwow after dancing in a park near their home in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Tera Baker, left, huddles over a cellphone with her children Wakiyan Cuny, center, and Wicahpi Cuny, all Dakota and Lakota tribal members, during a live streamed powwow from a park near their home in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Wicahpi Cuny, 14, a Dakota and Lakota tribal member, dances during a live streamed powwow from a park near her home, in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Wicahpi Cuny, 14, a Dakota and Lakota tribal member, uses the reflection in her family's car window to prepare her headdress before a live streamed powwow from a park near her home, in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
Wakiyan Cuny, 16, left, and his sister Wicahpi Cuny, 14, Dakota and Lakota tribal members, wear ceremonial clothing while they are filmed by their mother Tera Baker during a live streamed powwow from a park near their home in Puyallup, Washington. The largest powwows in the country have been canceled or postponed amid the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal members have found a new outlet online with the Social Distance Powwow. They're sharing videos of colorful displays of culture and tradition that are at their essence meant to uplift people during difficult times. — AP
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