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Well I just happened to have dropped by the same "Powwow" that you're talking about. I stopped by on the way back from another one in Franklin,TN. I will NEVER go back to the one you're talking about. The ONE drum they had was ok but they were fairly young and I think they only knew about one or two songs. The two Navajo girls (shawl dancers) that you were talking about were the only ones who had any reason to be out there. The rest of it was disappointing at best. The emcee did NOT know what he was doing and totally disrespected the elders that were there. He pissed the color guard off (who traveled all the way from N.C. and are very experienced) because he didn't know how to conduct the entry and half the time he just stood there looking to the drum trying to figure out what to do and say next. The council that invited everyone (the vendors) skipped out and didn't pay but tried to smooth it over by giving free booth space. I don't know what exactly they were trying to accomplish at this so called "powwow" but I know that there were several people who were very offended. I suggest you go to the one in Hopkinsville the second weekend in Sept (I think its competition) or the one October 15-17 @ FourCorners in Nashville. I think you'll have a much better experience at either of those.
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