Originally Posted by WhoMe

Just an IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE . . .




YellowH:

I don't know if you are Indian or not . . . but if you're not and choose to visit the Kiowa Gourd Clan, in Carnegie, OK on the fourth of July, you have to be Indian in order to dance at the Kiowa Gourd Clan. It is a ceremony and strict in the sense that "old Kiowa traditions are honored and practiced."

"BEING A VETERAN DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE!"

I brought a close friend of mine from Florida to the Kiowa gourd dance ceremonies. My friend told me he was adopted by the former Kiowa Tribal Chairman, Billy Evans Horse. My friend had blonde hair and dressed very appropriately and respectfully in gourd dance regalia.

My friend told me he was a former NAVY SEAL and considered a VETERAN.

When asked by the announcer, "are you Indian?" He said no.

He was then respectfully told, "The Kiowa Gourd Clan is a ceremony for the Kiowa. YOU HAVE TO BE INDIAN TO DANCE AT OUR CEREMONIES."