Starting as a smaller ceremony in Riverview Collegiate's gym, the Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association (WACA) has since had their annual Pow-Wow get larger each year.

On Saturday, they held their 7th Pow-Wow at Kiwanis River Park in Wakamow Valley, inviting dancers and drummers to register and perform throughout the day.

The day began in with a pipe ceremony and a feast to bless the day, which is one of the many things that makes a pow-wow important.

"Definitely the community, the traditions, you know, there's a lot of traditions and protocol. We didn't just start at the grand entry we started with the pipe ceremony and feast. It's blessing the day and everything we do, we pray for it to be done in a good way and that's really important," explained Lori Deets, Chair of WACA. "You know we're honouring our traditions, traditions are where we need to be and where to follow them."

WACA started their pow wow like most others, with the grand entry with the dancers. They all had a men's grass special, which is a style of modern Native American men's pow-wow dancing.

In total, 105 dancers registered for the day and 8 drum groups came to the oval. Overall, WACA's goal to bring everyone together was a success.

"When they started doing Pow-Wow's, everybody come from everywhere and that's where they gathered, it's a gathering," Deets said. "It's just being social. It's getting to know your community, one another."