Kyla Smoke Named 2017 New York State Fair Indian Village Princess

Kyla Smoke, an 18-year-old high school senior, was named 2017 New York State Fair Indian Village Princess. She will represent the Onondaga Nation for 13 days at the fair. She'll be the lead dancer and an announcer. Her duties will also include greeting visitors and answering questions about Haudenosaunee culture and history.

Smoke is the daughter of DJ Smoke and Onondaga Nation Clan Mother Ev Powless.

Each year the member nations -- Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora -- of the Six Nation's Agricultural Society Indian Village at the fair take turns hosting and nominating a princess. This is the year of the Onondaga Nation.