So. Singin' Mama

Personally I think it is wrong to compete at your own hometown/rez powwow. I just think that if you know there are people who have come from all over to compete and participate in your celebration that you should have the consideration to give them more of a sporting chance to walk away with something! Even aside from the obvious fact that you have more of a chance of placing because they're your friends and relatives of the community, but moreover, just don't compete because one less body in there gives the visitors all the more of a higher possibility! I have competed in the past at my own rez's powwow, but now that I am older I think I just see things differently and more responsibly. But as someone posted on the last page, to each his own.

quicksilverwade

A while back we put on a small contest powwow in Upland, CA and our arena director's children did compete. Realize that he had six children and with this being a small powwow ($3,000.00 total contest money) we were more than happy to have six children dancing. As for any judging controversy, I picked the judges myself.