Dakota Homecoming 2008

Lyric Mueske, 10, entertains 15-month-old Saleen Meffert Saturday at the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Katie Clemons, 4, left, and Ann Marie Donahue, 5, keep a safe distance from Harriet the bald eagle Saturday during the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)Drummers from Santee, Neb., perform Saturday as traditional dancers participate in the Grand Entry at the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Pat Rosebear organizes a tray of hand-made beaded jewlery Friday as she prepares for this weekend's Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming festivities in Winona. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Michael Weddell, a men's traditional dancer, participates in the Grand Entry Saturday at the Great Dakota Gathering and Homecoming in Winona's East Lake Park. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)