George Boissineau, a carpenter from North Branch, waits for the grand entry at the Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow on Saturday afternoon.

Festivities included American Indian dancing and arts and crafts.

Participants were in formal dress to display culture and community, said Jim Sumbler, a member of the board of directors for the Nokomis Learning Center, an American Indian cultural learning center, located at 5153 Marsh Road in Okemos.

"These gatherings are really like a family reunion," said Sumbler.

Signs from the west entrance to the Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow direct attendees and read, "no intoxicated people."

The Pow Wow took place Friday through Sunday at the Louis Adado Riverfront Park, 300 N. Grand Ave. in Lansing.

P.J. Schmidtknecht-Goodlette, a representative of the Cherokee Nation and a plumber from Pinckney, dances in an intertribal dance at the Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow on Saturday afternoon.

The Pow Wow was held through Sunday at the Louis Adado Riverfront Park, 300 N. Grand Ave. in Lansing.

He said his attire was quite comfortable, and if he could get away with wearing such clothes everyday, he would.

The intertribal dances were open to everyone in attendance and many audience members participated.

Schmidtknecht-Goodlette performed traditional dances "for the people and for the spirit of interconnectedness," he said.