YAKIMA, Wash. – Yakima Valley College brought back an annual tradition by hosting a powwow to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. The event aimed to connect the community with Native American culture and history.

The Kaminski Conference Center at Yakima Valley College was filled with over 300 people attending the powwow. For many, a powwow represents a moment to exist and simply be.

"It means connection, it means family, it means friends. It means everything just to celebrate and just to be," said Cosmo Jack.

Tenya Moravec, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Equity and Organizational Development at YVC, explained the college's decision to revive the event.

"We wanted to, you know, use this as an opportunity to generate more interest in the culture and for students who maybe

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