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VIDEO: RCMP officer ‘in the zone’ while dancing at Sask. powwow

Aug 12, 2015 | 1:26 PM

A video of an RCMP officer in uniform moving in time to drums at a powwow in Saskatchewan is getting a lot of attention. 

Const. J.P. Gauthier is on a two-year posting to the Waterhen First Nation from Quebec. He moved there five months ago and said he is eager to have a better understanding of the culture.

An invite from the community had him dancing in honour of the elders. At first, Gauthier said he was a bit shy but that changed quickly.

“The drum (is) banging so loudly. Then you hear the people shouting, singing, clapping their hands so you’re actually just following the music. You’re in the zone,” he laughed.