Leticia Perez, member of the Ponca Nation from Oklahoma, competes in the fancy shawl dance at the Sacred Springs Pow Wow. (photo by Maria Gardner)

More than 100 dancers from numerous tribes took to San Marcos last weekend for the annual Sacred Springs Pow Wow held at the Meadows Center. The event, put on by the Indigenous Cultures Institute, is meant to honor the springs, which are central in the stories of creation in indigenous culture. Maori dancers shared their songs with audiences at the se...