Woodland Indian Celebration

The 10th annual "They Walked Here Before Us: A Woodland Indian Celebration" took place Sept. 29 at Buttonwood Park in Perrysburg. The pow wow featured Native American wigwams, drum performances, dancing, vendors and food. CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE, START SLIDESHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jamie Oxendine dances inside the sacred circle. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Dancers honor the drums and the drummers during an intertribal dance. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo CTY woodland30p Kathy Myers was on hand with other members of the BLack Swamp Raptor Rehabilitation Center Saturday afternoon to ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jarrod Craft, of Ashville, center, participated in an intertribal dance to honor the drums. Craft, who is Shawnee, also danced ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Dave Holland, of Bellefontaine, wore his full traditional Shawnee dress. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo La Perle du Lac co-owner Maribeth Kibby smiles at Kerik Bass, 5, while he holds up one of her ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jozie Waters, 13, of Camen, center, participated in a women's dance inside the sacred circle. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo John P. Warren, center, sings while drumming with the Ribbon Town Drum Group. Many veterans, including Warren, were present for ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Bethany Moody, of Kalamazoo, right, danced with other women inside the sacred circle. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Members of the Southern Singers drum group, including Mark Banks, center, sing while drumming. Three separate drumming groups performed during ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Neal Klopping, of Sylvania Township, center, shares a bite to eat with Wendy Deichmann, of Dayton. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Head Warrior Corky Knox, of Ypsilanti, center right, talks with other native attendees. Knox, who is a member of the ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo James Schaller II, of Perrysburg, plays with his son, James, 2, while the family watch a women's dance. Schaller and ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Linette Torbet, of Wauseon, sits inside the wigwam she built while speaking with people attending Saturday's event. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jozie Waters, 13, of Camen, center, sat with other women inside the sacred circle while taking a break from singing ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH