Raised fan dancing

[WhoMe]

At some powwows where I now live, I have noticed during the grand entry, women in buckskins who line up face the center and dance with their fans raised thoughout the song. Also during some intertribals some of these same women dance with their fans raised out in front of them.

Anybody seen this?

Whatcha think?

[ANNA NICOLE]

They are just trying to keep the sun off their face! haha.......

seriously....i've never seen that.

[legalstraight]

Where do you live now?
I have seen that down around Chi-town, and a few ladies in heavy plains style regalia in the southeast (hard to tell who is from where down there)
But yup I seen it.

[Czechy]

I've traveled a fair bit but the only places I've seen it have been in area around IN, KY and OH. There some ladies (jingle and shawl dancers too) do it during the flag song and the veteran's song. I suspect it to be a regional thing rather than the tradition of any particular nation. But I don't know. Still, I wonder if the song is long, wouldn't the arm get sore after awhile?

[SuzzeQ4]

Up here in S.E. Ontario we raise our fans during the veterans song as the veterans pass by us while they dance (but not the whole song). I don't know if it's regional, I have only danced in this area.

[Tibiki Kinew]

At our powwow it happens too, a true sign of respect to the veterans that served for our countries, both sides of the border!
A few years ago one Grandmother yelled hoka hey as she raised hers to the sky! You should have seen the crowd react, floored that a woman of such stature would be honouring the vets this way!

[Joe's Dad]

At some powwows where I now live, I have noticed during the grand entry, women in buckskins who line up face the center and dance with their fans raised thoughout the song. Also during some intertribals some of these same women dance with their fans raised out in front of them.

Anybody seen this?

Whatcha think?

Can you describe what these women look like, (i.e., color of hair, skin, eyes)?

[this is me]

I was taught to raise my flag during the veteran's song until they passed us. I think it's a regional thing too. I have seen some women hold their's up during the flag song as well.

[Tibiki Kinew]

Hey Allen keep it up and the raised fans may be held up for you one day!!! That is one heck of an honour when they do this, to joe's dad, any hair colour, heck mohawk hair cuts go to any flourescent colour know to any man at the time of day when he sees the sun toooo long!

[Wojapi4Me]

WhoMe...you're not going to find anything in historical tradition for this practice.

Now, for last year's tradition or last decade's tradition...sure...there's a lot of stuff that's been made up.

The way I see it...it's odd, but it doesn't really hurt anyone so who cares? LOL

[cherokeemom06]

I was taught to raise my flag during the veteran's song until they passed us. I think it's a regional thing too. I have seen some women hold their's up during the flag song as well.

Ok, I REALLY have to quit leaving my husband logged in! I meant raise my fan (not flag) during the veteran's song. Jeez, I can't believe I did that. Anyways....I was taught to raise my fan until they passed. I was just taught it was for respect.

[Eagle Plumes]

Can you describe what these women look like, (i.e., color of hair, skin, eyes)?

J.D your too funny but get your point, wich reminds me of a pow-wow we decided to check out just for the hec of it and I decided to dress, well while danceing four rather interresting ladies came to me and let me know that I wasnt doing it rite by not raising my fan when they thought I should of been and proceded to teache me lol

[Joe's Dad]

J.D your too funny but get your point, wich reminds me of a pow-wow we decided to check out just for the hec of it and I decided to dress, well while danceing four rather interresting ladies came to me and let me know that I wasnt doing it rite by not raising my fan when they thought I should of been and proceded to teache me lol

Can you describe what these women look like, (i.e., color of hair, skin, eyes)?

[Eagle Plumes]

Can you describe what these women look like, (i.e., color of hair, skin, eyes)?

they were real lookers al the same shade of eddy munster black hair, and turquoise buckskins. I sent em yer way and ahead of time your welcome lol

[SheTurtle]

I'm in the same area as WhoMe, and I've seen that done, too.

It wasn't the way I was raised, but to each their own.