PHOTOS: Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park

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The Native American Festival and Pow Wow returns to Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov 5, 2022, after a two-year break because of the COVID pandemic. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are featured in the four-day festival.

Two Trees Sebastian (center) participates in one of the men's traditional dance competitions at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow held at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are also featured at the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Native American Festival and Pow Wow returns to Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, after a two-year hiatus. Demonstrations take place on the lawn of the Historic Square, while dance competitions, drumming, storytelling and traditional food are featured around the square as part of the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Auroranne Delgadillo, 18, performs in the category of women's jingle dress during the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food featured in the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Providing the beat for the performers, Josh Mowatt Delgadillo (center) and Robin Jumper (right) drum for the dancers at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Native American Festival and Pow Wow returns to Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov 5, 2022, after a two-year break because of the COVID pandemic. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are featured in the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Tim Embry participates in one of several dance competitions at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Embry hand-wove 1,000 feathers into his head piece. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Charles Mesteth of Cherokee, N.C., competes in a dance competition at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are also featured at the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Tim Embry (left) and Robin Jumper (right) participate in one of several dance competitions at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. The festival returned to the park after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Veronica Delgadillo records the men's traditional dance competition during the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are also featured during the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

John Dillinger participates in a dance competition at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are featured in the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Veronica Delgadillo performs in the women's traditional category at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow returns to Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are featured in the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Competitors in the men's traditional dance category perform at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Vendors offer their wares at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are also part of the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jim Sawgrass cooks onions for the crowd while among his artifacts at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are featured in the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jim Sawgrass shares onions with the crowd, including Angela Harris (left) of Atlanta, while among his Native American artifacts during his demonstration at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jim Sawgrass shares onions with the crowd, including sisters Kaylee Tucker, 11 (left), and Mikynle Jacobs, 6, while among his Native American artifacts during his demonstration at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jim Sawgrass shares his Native American knowledge with the crowd at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Violet Hinson, 5, of Marietta, leans in as far as she can to get a better look at artifacts during the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Native American Festival and Pow Wow returns to Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, after a two-year hiatus. Vendors, including MoonFlower Designs, offer their wares at the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jim Sawgrass shares onions with the crowd while among his Native American artifacts at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, after a two-year hiatus. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are featured in the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Leilani Delgadillo (preferred name Vincent), 13, performs in the category of women's fancy shawl during the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Dance competitions, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are feature at the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Katherine X Martinez (left) and Iman Siferllah-Griffin of Atlanta wait backstage for Siferllah-Griffin's portion of the competition to start during the Native American Festival and Pow Wow at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Two Trees Sebastian (center) participates in one of the men's traditional dance competitions at the Native American Festival and Pow Wow held at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Drumming, storytelling, demonstrations and traditional food are also featured at the four-day festival. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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