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Live from the Opera House Traverse City

Today’s special guest is Doris Winslow from The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. She reads us Bow Wow Pow Wow, a book that helps us explore the traditions of the North American Indian Pow Wow ceremony. For our activity, Cindy Winslow visits the Opera House and shows us how to make a bandolier bag.

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