Need help organizing an Exhibition Pow-Wow in my town

[MAILEENASAGEDAD]

Hi, this is MaileenasDad. I forgot my password, 'scratches head'.

I recently moved to Nederland Colorado. It is a very progressive and open community. They are ultra mellow and not bigoted at all. I'm probably like one of less than 5 Indians in the whole area.

I want to put on an Exhibition Pow-Wow to share our culture with this great community. Our people would be welcomed in town.

So if any of you have any info about how to put something like this together, please let me know. I am also going to talk to the community leaders as well. It's not like I can just have a bunch of crazy Indians show up and dance one night, lol!


So please anyone out there in Indian Country, please help an old friend.


Miigwech,

MaileenasDad

[xTekno]

Dude! It's good to know that you are still around.

[MAILEENASAGEDAD]

thanks

[ac_miss]

Locate an MC who is willing to explain some of the dancing going on or you can get a singer/singers to explain....get some dancers preferably one or two of each style of dancing. You can look for volunteers or expect to pay each dancer/singer. Depending on your allotted time schedule, each category can showcase their style of dancing or you can throw jingle/fancy shawl in one song. It depends on time allowed. Sorry, I'm in a hurry now. I hope you can make sense of what I'm getting at.

[alumphfres]

Outdoors or Indoors; day or evening.

Outdoors? Inclimate weather site/date and advance permission to use site if weather does not cooperate.

Auto parking issues. Parking attendants? Traffic cones, vests, flashlights. Signage

Standing or seated viewing?

Seated – Bleacher / Bring your sand chair/beach chair/on the grass

Permits required to ‘use’ public area – ask in advance. Restrictions if any. Liability (if any). Notify EMS of date, time, activity

Advertise – City web-site; Chamber of Commerce newsletter; Economic Development flyer (just be sure to use colored paper with contrasting print). Remember – Who, What, Where, When, and (Why).

PA equipment and related electrical resources; duck tape to secure ground cables; sub-dued background music playing 30 minutes before start of exhibition.

Go to the local Coca-Cola / Pepsi distributor and ask if you can acquire two logo blank banners (one for each end of town – layout large wording with MS Publisher/Adobe Pagemaker – transfer to blank(s). Make it look professional. Ask sign shop in town for assistance...

Changing area / restrooms for dancers, drum group

Bottled water / beverage for MC, dancers and drum group

Two other people who are on board with organizing, conducting and cleanup of site

Too much information? Delete what you’re not going to need. Better to be prepared than not.

[MAILEENASAGEDAD]

Miigwech

thanks the both of you. I believe that is all i need.

[milehighsalute]

aint nederland by boulder?

[DeafElderWoman]

Hi, this is MaileenasDad. I forgot my password, 'scratches head'.

I recently moved to Nederland Colorado. It is a very progressive and open community. They are ultra mellow and not bigoted at all. I'm probably like one of less than 5 Indians in the whole area.

I want to put on an Exhibition Pow-Wow to share our culture with this great community. Our people would be welcomed in town.

So if any of you have any info about how to put something like this together, please let me know. I am also going to talk to the community leaders as well. It's not like I can just have a bunch of crazy Indians show up and dance one night, lol!


So please anyone out there in Indian Country, please help an old friend.


Miigwech,

MaileenasDad

On the Bold Statement, I really don't know what an "Exhibition" for a Powwow should be demonstrate.

But when I look at alumphfres and ac_miss mentioned about the Powwows which is really tradition Powwows (no contest) unless you are referring to Competition Powwows like contest. Is it?

That is exactly what Powwows should put on by description from alumphfres and ac_miss. That is the way to go on there.

[milehighsalute]

On the Bold Statement, I really don't know what an "Exhibition" for a Powwow should be demonstrate.

But when I look at alumphfres and ac_miss mentioned about the Powwows which is really tradition Powwows (no contest) unless you are referring to Competition Powwows like contest. Is it?

That is exactly what Powwows should put on by description from alumphfres and ac_miss. That is the way to go on there.

exhibition powwows are the ones held at public schools or cultural centers......like the one a few weeks ago at denver art museum

[DeafElderWoman]

exhibition powwows are the ones held at public schools or cultural centers......like the one a few weeks ago at denver art museum

Aaah, now I understand what was that about. Okay, so MAILEENASAGEDAD want to put "Powwow" performance on other places like you said instead of the Powwows ground.