powwow help
I love to dance and I love powwows
You can still wear your regalia if you have it
I wish I could have a regalia but I can't have one
I don't wear leather or fur
you should go back to your roots
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Greetings and welcome to powwows.calm ! LOL
Now days the Cherokee People powwow are just like everyone else. They dance in all categories and as most powwows are inter-tribal , and so does everyone else! With that said , most Tribes also have their own private tribal specific dances or ceremonies , exclusive to their tribe.
Cultural appropriation is not really a huge issue between tribes , it's more about non-ndns taking ndn ways for their own convoluted ideas and bast*dizing them for their own use.
Learn all you can. Go to powwows and watch first. Make friends and socialize.Then you'll have a better idea about how to join in.
Also , the Cherokee People do have social gatherings and have their own ceremonial dances. And we don't preform ,we dance. We don't dance for others , we dance for Creator , for ourselves , and for the Drum. It's an expression of thanks for our lives.
I hope this helps a little bit. Keep asking questions and always compare all the different answers you'll get to the same question ! LOL Good LuckLast edited by wardancer; 05-17-2020, 12:27 PM.Leave a comment:
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Need advise on dance and regalia
I was never raised in my culture due to being placed in foster care at a young age. I am of Tsalagi, I've been spending time trying to learn more about my culture, and other native cultures as well. And I've had a growing interest in Pow Wows,and would like to preform. I know Tsalagi people did not have Pow wows, but my understanding is that we are still welcome to preform due to us being native. I want to know if this is true. And what kinds of dancing I would be able to without culturally appropriating from other tribes, and the same with regalia.
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Okay, here's the deal. I want to start dancing next year and I have a problem. First off I want to make this very clear that this is not a criticism of anyone. This is just my personal desire to honour my Ojibway heritage.
I am a full blooded Ojibway from the Saugeen First Nation and...09-06-2006, 01:07 AM -
Hello my name is christina and when I was younger I danced a little at powwows but we were to poor to get me a regalia. It has been my drem ever sence then to dance at the powwows I am now grown and married with three boys ages 2,4 and 8 I want them to dance at the pow wows to. But Im not sure were...01-30-2006, 09:12 PM -
I apologize ahead of time, because this will take a bit of explaining before I can get to my actual question. I'm involved in my local Order of the Arrow lodge through Boy Scouts. I was on their dance team as a Fancy Dancer as a youth, and have recently been asked to return as an advisor for the team....09-13-2008, 10:44 PM
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I am interested in learning more about Shawnee culture as it is currently.
Watching Stomp dance video and the various costumes or outfits, I wonder about the traditional and what it might have looked like compared, if there is ever any attempt to remain traditional instead of using...06-01-2014, 10:01 AM -
I know most would love to wear buckskin and they have thier own stuff to talk about
I've noticed a slack in talking to each other in here
why don't we start with intos - and go from there
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