Andrew Tacan of the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation headed to the powwow grounds Tuesday night after he and many community members watched one of their own hoist the Stanley Cup.
Tacan said people in the southwestern Manitoba First Nation were honking their horns, cheering and shouting battle cries that could be heard throughout the valley.
He was one of hundreds celebrating community member Zach Whitecloud of the Vegas Golden Knights as the team won the National Hockey League's biggest prize. "It was just amazing to hear, like it must have felt like a battle way back in the day where you come back home with a victory," Tacan said on Wednesday from the Dakota community west of Brandon. "It's just one of those kinds of nights where it just sounded amazing.
You could feel the pride in the valley. The whole entire reserve was cheering." Vegas beat the Florida Panthers 9-3 Tuesday night to capture the Stanley Cup for the first time.