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Andy Hamilton’s interest in Native American culture began with the Boy Scouts.
After being inducted into the Order of the Arrow honor camping society within scouting, Hamilton of Cranberry Township, Venango County, was invited to his first Native American ceremonial event.
He was hooked from the start.
“I became a big part of (the culture),” Hamilton said.
Hamilton, who went on to join the Children of the Earth group, helped organize the fifth annual Honoring Mother Earth Pow Wow. The event began Friday and continues today and Sunday at the Mercer County Gr