Gathering at the Falls

Talon Addison, 11, is stands against the Spokane skyline as he waits to dance with his family during the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Navajo Tribe member Shedaezha Abrahamson, kisses her daughter Qwaneem Abrahamson, of the Spokane Tribe, during the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Tyra Matt, right, plays with friend Tahnee Addison, left, before the start of the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Dancers enter during the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Marianne Addison, left, prepares her daughter Tahnee Addison, right, before the start of the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Dancers enter during the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Audience members watch as dancers enter during the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The sun sets as dancers perform during the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The sun sets as dancers perform into the night during the Gathering at the Falls Powwow on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Gathering At The Falls is an annual celebration of Native American arts and culture, past and present.