The full caption for this photograph reads: US Army (USA) Soldiers of Native American Indian heritage, participate in a game of Native American Indian Stick Ball during the Native American Inter-Tribal Pow Wow held at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Pow Wow was held to honor all past, present, and future Native American Veterans, and this events marks the first time that a Pow Wow was held in a Combat Zone by Native Americans
Stick Ball During an Inter-Tribal Pow Wow in Iraq
- 9/17/2004
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
National Archives Identifier: 6656317
Full Citation: Photograph 330-CFD-DA-SD-06-03406.jpeg; US Army (USA) Soldiers of Native American Indian heritage, participate in a game of Native American Indian Stick Ball during the Native American Inter-Tribal Pow Wow held at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.; 9/17/2004; DASD0603406; Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 – 2007; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/stick-ball-pow-wow/, April 10, 2026]
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