CSU- Long Beach

[T. Jude Fox]

Oh yeah Rocky Park, I got one of their tapes! Hoka Yea!
Sooooo who all won?
I find myself staying till the end of powwows now and writing down all the winners, gotta start takin pics too!

[BurBz]

LMAO!! Weiners.. I DUNNO!!! we left when they started announcing the weiners!!! oh wellz

[Joe's Dad]

I went to this Powwow Sun. afternoon. Circle was kinda small due to all the tents. Rocky Park was sounding good!

[quicksilverwade]

This was a good pw. My family and I went out there to support my brothers/nephews drum..the Northern Host, Rocky Park...it was good to hear them sing again! I sure miss hearing my brothers/nephews sing...Rocky Park singers did a great job and my brother was invited to sing with them for the weekend and that was cool, so we followed him out there! :tongue Nice weekend, kinda chilly but still good ....i'm still tired from this trip!!! LOL got home around 4 am this morning! LMAO!!

I was there and I agree with Burberrilish that Rocky Park sounded very good. As for the circle feeling small, that's the way it has been at CSULB.

[Homalosa]

It's time the committee ask for a bigger space. I wonder if they would, or if the Tongva people would allow for it to be held on Puvugna?

[quicksilverwade]

It's time the committee ask for a bigger space. I wonder if they would, or if the Tongva people would allow for it to be held on Puvugna?

I remember when my mother asked permission from the Gabrielinos/Tongva for a powwow to be held in San Dimas. They were happy that somebody recognised them and actually asked since the greater L.A. basin is their territory.

[ANNA NICOLE]

Soooo... who won the contests? I"m curious. Iwas gonna go....but had to pay bills!! *sad*

[ndnwmn21]

If anyone knows who won please post

[Old School]

It's time the committee ask for a bigger space. I wonder if they would, or if the Tongva people would allow for it to be held on Puvugna?

I've been going to CSULB for many years and it has usually been held in the same location. There were a couple of years that they had it in an auditorium on campus. As a dancer, I feel the arena is perfect. No one is stepping on each other. UCLA's arena is way too big. You want something that will accommodate your dancers and yet not have them shoulder to shoulder like at Gathering. As usual, the committee did a good job running their pow-wow. The singing was good and weather was nice and cool. :)

[Homalosa]

I've been going to CSULB for many years and it has usually been held in the same location. There were a couple of years that they had it in an auditorium on campus. As a dancer, I feel the arena is perfect. No one is stepping on each other. UCLA's arena is way too big. You want something that will accommodate your dancers and yet not have them shoulder to shoulder like at Gathering. As usual, the committee did a good job running their pow-wow. The singing was good and weather was nice and cool. :)

You've got a point there about UCLA. The main thing that bothers me about CSULB is that during intertribals I have to remember to practice and survey the arena prior to my contest. There are some hum dinger potholes on the northeast side of the center drum and ooh boy if you hit them while you're contesting.....

[Old School]

Like I said, the singing was good, the weather was nice and cool, and the committee did a great job! CSULB's Native student associate is by far the most together student group in So. Cal, lots of synergy. As long as you dance on grass or dirt, you are going to have potholes. No helping that.

[Homalosa]

Oh no, that's not their fault about the potholes, dancers just have to be mindful of them though. I pray when I'm a grandma in golden age I remember to avoid them!