Employees from the Utah State Office recently staffed an information booth at West Valley City's 3rd Annual Native American Festival and Dance Contest Powwow. The HUD employees, who shared a booth with Fannie Mae colleagues, distributed information on homebuying programs, Section 184 loan program, renter's rights and fair housing issues to the more than 1,000 people who attended the three-day event.

Information on HUD homebuying programs was very popular at West Valley City's 3rd Annual Native American Festival and Dance Contest Powwow.

Native Americans came from throughout the West to participate in the Powwow. The festival featured dancers, food, arts and crafts and information booths. Dancers celebrated their heritage, their tribes and themselves. Among the dance categories were men's and women's traditional, men's grass, women's jingle, intertribal and men's fancy.

Native Americans throughout the West came to the Powwow, which featured dancers who celebrated their heritage.

More than 1,000 people attended the three-day event.

Powwow Committee Chairman Harry James summed up the feelings of many participants when he acknowledged pride in being able "to bring my Indian people's culture to my hometown."

Many non-Native Americans enjoyed the festival. One West Valley City resident noted that, "It's nice to see Native Americans celebrating their culture. It keeps it alive."