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Last night my family and I visited the Siletz annual Powwow. Some of you may not be familiar with these celebrations. They are gatherings of the local native American peoples for a night of traditional chanting and dancing and food. All are welcome to attend, the dance/regaila competions are interspersed with "inter tribal" dances where everyone is encourage to join the fun.
The Regailias include traditional and non traditional dress:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic2.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic4.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic6.JPG
This is what iss called a "jingle" dress all of those things hanging from the dress are bells. I am not sure how traditional this is, perhaps some coastal tribes would have used sea shells.
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic10.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic9.JPG
This Powwow in not one of the largest or perhaps well known but still Native Amearicans were in attenance from as far as Oklahoma. The grounds are situated atop a hill in the midst of the Oregon Coast range:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic3.JPG
There are no age restrictions young and old, men and women all participate:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic8.JPG
There are many how wonder what their ancestors would have worn given modern technology:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic1.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic5.JPG
The competions are multifacted, in that the dancers are competing but the drums and chanting for the dancers is a competion as well. Each drum is "manned" by 8-10 people, all joining in on the chanting and drumming.
[URL][PLAIN]http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic7.JPG
The Regailias include traditional and non traditional dress:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic2.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic4.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic6.JPG
This is what iss called a "jingle" dress all of those things hanging from the dress are bells. I am not sure how traditional this is, perhaps some coastal tribes would have used sea shells.
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic10.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic9.JPG
This Powwow in not one of the largest or perhaps well known but still Native Amearicans were in attenance from as far as Oklahoma. The grounds are situated atop a hill in the midst of the Oregon Coast range:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic3.JPG
There are no age restrictions young and old, men and women all participate:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic8.JPG
There are many how wonder what their ancestors would have worn given modern technology:
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic1.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic5.JPG
The competions are multifacted, in that the dancers are competing but the drums and chanting for the dancers is a competion as well. Each drum is "manned" by 8-10 people, all joining in on the chanting and drumming.
[URL][PLAIN]http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/powwow/pic7.JPG
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