Xochimilli Citlalma dances around for the Sacred Springs Powwow event, Oct. 6, 2024, at the Meadows Center in San Marcos.

Man holds his newborn during the Sacred Springs Powwow event, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, at the Meadows Center in San Marcos.

Powwow dancers celebrate their culture with a song and a tribal dance during Sacred Springs Powwow event, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, at the Meadows Center in San Marcos.

Native American cloth dancers dance in line during the grand entry at the Sacred Springs Powwow, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, near the Meadows Center. People from all over the state traveled to attend the two-day powwow.

Roxanne Garza, niece to Miakan-Garza Band elder and Indigenous Cultures Institute founder Dr. Mario Garza, smudges a participant of the Sacred Springs Powwow on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at the headwaters of the Sacred Springs, or the San Marcos River. Smudging is the ceremonial practice of burning sage or other herbs to cleanse and purify.

An Aztec dancer smiles in a line of dancers during the grand entry at the Sacred Springs Powwow, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, near the Meadows Center. A powwow is a celebration of Native American culture, history, art, dance, food and more.

Carly Fairchild with the band “Tough on Fridays” plays bass and sings during a set for the Frights and Sounds Music Festival, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Railyard Bar and Grill.

DJ Zakk Emery plays electronic dance music for a small audience to the Frights and Sounds Music Festival, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Sean Patricks. Emery is based out of New Braunfels, TX.

Bass guitarist Martin Cordon dances under a multicolor spotlight while performing with the Outlet Odyessy at the Frights and Sounds Music Festival, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at The Porch. Outlet Odyessy performs Spanglish heavy metal and pop music.

Shoemaker and owner of Tracking Natives Luis Cuervo sings and plays a drum after passing over a sacred fan to Roxanne Garza who accepted the gift on behalf of her uncle and Miakan-Garza Band elder Dr. Mario Garza, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at the headwaters of the Sacred Springs, or the San Marcos River. The fan is made with feathers from birds of the south and a handle typical of the north to unite energies of both sides of the Americas.

Singer and guitarist Caleigh Oceguera performs with the band “Tough on Fridays” at the Frights and Sounds Music Festival, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Railyard Bar and Grill. Tough on Fridays have released two albums in addition to several extended plays (EP) and singles.

Sacred Springs Powwow Assistant Director José Dominguez-Leal leads participants of the Sacred Springs Powwow to receive blessings from the east, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at the headwaters of Sacred Springs in the San Marcos River. Participants received blessings from the four cardinal directions, the sky, the earth and the heart.