I am going to assume that you want to give to many men at the dance. One of the useful things sometimes given up north is a little bundle of a throw away razor, a pair of tube socks maybe a little bar of soap, a small deoderant or aftershave and all wrapped up in a handerchief.
Although the big ticket items are nice to recieve, there are many things that can be given. I have always been taught that you should give to as many people as possible and the high price doesn't really matter.
I was recently at a small dance in Oklahoma where a family 'paid for' a naming by giving away small plastic baskets from a dollar store filled with all sorts of things as gifts to both men and women. I didn't see the men's baskets but the ladies gifts included a pair of stockings a peice of fruit and some other things.
My wife was Head Lady at a Brotherhood powwow and the people in the arbor were very enthusiastic to get what ever we could affiord to give. The gifts serve as a marker that you were generous and respected what ever traditions you are following.
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