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Ok so i'm going to the Kawoni Social in Columbus, Ohio tommorow and it will be my first pow wow (since i was little and can't remember well) and I'm very excited :) Any tips on what to make sure I see/ ask/ things to do??? Never been to a pow wow that I can really remember so fill me in!!
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I maybe opening a can of worms but why a powwow in Ohio?????? Why not a powwow in the west or north. Sometime ppl on the east coast get carried away from traditions and it turns into a big wannabe/hobbyist powwow. Dont get me wrong I have good friends that dance in and around ohio, some powwows are not bad and some are!!! Just becareful when attending a powwow out east. I know that some ppl will disgree and I respect that, we are all human and created by the Creator, and no two ppl are like.Dance hard like there is no tomrrow. Hoka!
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you can do no wrong in ohio. just make sure to enter in the arena with a shawl during intertribals. native americans account for 0.2% of the population so expect to see a lot of non-idigenous people pretending to be native.Originally posted by Jadenia View PostWanjica Infinity No OneComment
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well ohio is where i live and i really dont have money to travel yet :( so I have to do and be happy with what i got right? but I didnt even get to go today (its only one day thing) I came out ready and rarin to go and my car was leakin oil. so yay. I was so mad and i dont get mad often! but it made me mad I was so looking forward to it! Next pow wow i guess :( I'm so sad. Well so you mentioned a shawl? Can I make it ? I dont have alot of money times are tough so i def cant buy one, should i look at the crafts forum and ask how to make a shawl? Or would it just make me look like a "wanna be" to? I'm not a wanna be I just respect the native ways very much so and I do have little native in me (might have more but i'm saying little for now cuz i do know i have a little bit in me-- still reseraching my fathers side--he was adopted) so um what u think?Comment
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Jadenia, you should check out the NAICCO (Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio). Carol Welsh, the Executive Director of NAICCO, is part of the .2% ndn population of Ohio. There is a list of powwows on their site.Originally posted by wanjica_the_one View Post
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Yes, you cam make a shawl yourself, super simple.
Buy two yards of 60" wide fabric, hem, and add fringe.
Look for the fringe threads in the craft forum....it is what it is...Comment
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Pshhht...tell her it's ok to buy the cloth at WAL-MART!!! hahahaaaOriginally posted by wyo_rose View Post
Why must I feel like that..why must I chase the cat?
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thanks so much for the site Neling!
Rose, thanks for the tip on a shawl now do I put any design on it or leave it blank? I dont wanna put design on it and it disrespectfuul in any kinda of way or it be inappropriate?Comment
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Things to do and see.
A must, eat some fry bread!! Other than that, meet people there, watch and listen and learn. If you make new fiends you might be able to borrow a shawl during the dance.Comment
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In the past i've usually kept quiet on what people say or do at Powwows/Gatherings;but now i must speak out and have my say.Recently I went to a Powwow in KY and it was a great event.A new Drum came out;a young lady came out as a Fancy Shawl Dancer,both had giveaways just like the western powwows.(yes...05-14-2006, 04:51 AM -
My Dad and I will be travelling to Millington Tn Soon from Ohio to attend the Pow-wow taken place there August the 16th and 17th of this year. All Of the Pow-wows I have been to in Ohio have been just ok not as Awesome as the ones that take place in the South as well as out West. Haven't been to any...05-19-2014, 04:47 PM
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Hello, was at chamber's farm last night for a so called pow-wow.
In my opinion, they needed to call it a white man trying to have a Native American gathering. sevral of the dancers were walking across the circle with food and drinks, just so they didn't have to go around the circle. they had people...04-02-2006, 08:42 PM -
It's awful quiet in the Spectator's forum lately so I thought I'd see if we couldn't find something to talk about
Back in the mid-1960's, my dad, who was a cop at the time, was in St. Clair, MI for a pistol shooting tournament. While he was there he stumbled across a powwow...03-28-2007, 09:07 AM -
Am posting this because I'm most disturbed about these happenings at a lovely social pow wow that was in the PHX Metropolitan area on April 28, 2007.
Harlan Barehand organized a very nice event for his Family's reunion, at the St. John's school at Gila Crossing. It included gourd dancing,...05-01-2007, 05:19 AM
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