asking for permission, to participate in a powwow - Page 4

**NorthofAda** · 12-03-2007, 07:26 PM

Don't forget to gift him with this traditional offering on the night he visits you with his gifts.

**Joe's Dad** · 12-03-2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Str8N8ive

I was going to start my outfit from the bottom up. However, I immedietly ran into a roadblock. It appears the footwear worn by many non-natives is actually old "family designs"...they even had their family names on them...the few names i recalled seeing were "Jordan," "Dr. Martin," "Chuck Taylor," and also what I thought was the most odd "Shaq." Don't get me started on the prices either....if I knew it was going to be this expensive to acquire this attire I might not have chose this venture...but it's a calling...almost spiritual. I think I was chosen by a higher power to dress this way. Especially since it came to me in a dream.

If you think these types of mocs are expensive, wait until you start buying the pieces of cloth to cover your skinny legs! There are strong family names also. There is the 'Levi' and 'Docker' family just to name a couple!

Str8N8ive · 12-04-2007, 05:31 PM

Thanks to all those who have helped me along this road...all the great advice and suggestions have been a blessing. I asked around the moccasin trail and was told of a footwear shop that will give you "Two" pairs of shoes for the price of one...who might you ask would be willing to do this? Payless Shoes, I swear I was in footwear heaven...the worker had me trying all kinds of whiteman shoes on...she even offered me "socks"...so now I got 2 pairs of shoes and a six pack of socks so I'm well on my way now to completing my destiny.

hobbs49 · 12-04-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Str8N8ive

Thanks to all those who have helped me along this road...all the great advice and suggestions have been a blessing. I asked around the moccasin trail and was told of a footwear shop that will give you "Two" pairs of shoes for the price of one...who might you ask would be willing to do this? Payless Shoes, I swear I was in footwear heaven...the worker had me trying all kinds of whiteman shoes on...she even offered me "socks"...so now I got 2 pairs of shoes and a six pack of socks so I'm well on my way now to competing my destiny.

I see you have discovered the Minnetonka of the non-native world!

tsuj510 · 12-05-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mato Winyan

You guys are crackin me up!! Thanks for the smiles.

Ditto

SheTurtle · 12-12-2007, 04:12 PM

NightshadeTea · 12-17-2007, 02:58 PM

You guys win the internet. You know who I'm talking about! ;)

Str8N8ive: As a white woman, I must implore you to accept Saint Ambercrombie and Saint Fitch into your life. These more than any will help you on your path.

*just a quick comment on the polka post made*
While the polka is a cultural dance, it is in no way spiritual and therefore lacks the same connotation. I'm still giggling over the fact that Native American dance was just compared to the polka. xD

wyo_rose · 12-18-2007, 04:32 PM

.....falling off my chair laughing!!

tsuj510 · 12-19-2007, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NightshadeTea

You guys win the internet. You know who I'm talking about! ;)

Str8N8ive: As a white woman, I must implore you to accept Saint Ambercrombie and Saint Fitch into your life. These more than any will help you on your path.

*just a quick comment on the polka post made*
While the polka is a cultural dance, it is in no way spiritual and therefore lacks the same connotation. I'm still giggling over the fact that Native American dance was just compared to the polka. xD

You made me think of John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Polka, Polka, Polka

RainbowSpiriDancer · 01-02-2008, 06:55 PM

Hi,

Thanks for the respect that you have for First Nation People. I've attended Pow-Wows and gatherings each year since 1991, I've never danced, yet. I just love the atmosphere, the people, the drum, and the traditional dress. It is very spiritual to me and I love Spirit. I feel that what you are asking is very honorable. I agree with the people that say to learn all that you can and enjoy your time at the Pow-Wows first. From what I know, visitors are allowed to dance during inter-tribal songs. To me, marching in the grand entry without being invited is similar to breaking into someone's home.

steelemagnolia63 · 01-07-2008, 04:46 PM

Oh please do not forget the time honored names of Levis, L.L. Bean and Lands End. For surely you will disgrace the great white gods of shopping if you do not pay homage to them.

I do hear that there are "new family white traditons" of UGG and Areopastele (or however they spell it). this must be printed in strange language on the white man's children's body coverings. These items are aquired at great expense and offered to appease the young ones, not sure if it works but it seems to placate them for a short span of time.

Good luck on dressing like a white man... psst do you have a large supply of frog skins to gather this equipment from their shopping meccas????

soopashinaab · 01-11-2008, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Str8N8ive

Go ahead participate. Enjoy yourself. You don't need my permission or some unkown internet chatter to grant you permission...lol. Dance some intertribals in your street cloths. You can make an outfit or even buy one...the choice is yours.

I agree whole heartedly, a pow-wow is nothing more than a social gathering. Ill probably catch h*ll for saying that. Granted there are specials from time to time, time honored traditions as well, but still a social event.

We have a dance called an intertribal after all, intertribal in the fact that anyone can dance. I'm not sure how I feel about the idea of you wearing an outfit, but that's not to say you can't get out there in your street clothes and get jiggy wit it.

I'll be quiet now.

emeryflute · 02-05-2008, 09:16 AM

We should hold a powwow in sweeden!

cinnamonhemminger · 02-05-2008, 01:17 PM

Sounds good to me!!!

12-03-2007, 07:26 PM	#61 (permalink)
NorthofAda Indian Summer never ends Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Too Far North... Posts: 2,977 Blog Entries: 4	Don't forget to gift him with this traditional offering on the night he visits you with his gifts. __________________ "Unconquered, unconquerable!" Last edited by NorthofAda; 12-04-2007 at 01:50 AM.

12-04-2007, 05:31 PM	#63 (permalink)
Str8N8ive Junior Dancer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NORTH DAKOTA Posts: 110	Thanks to all those who have helped me along this road...all the great advice and suggestions have been a blessing. I asked around the moccasin trail and was told of a footwear shop that will give you "Two" pairs of shoes for the price of one...who might you ask would be willing to do this? Payless Shoes, I swear I was in footwear heaven...the worker had me trying all kinds of whiteman shoes on...she even offered me "socks"...so now I got 2 pairs of shoes and a six pack of socks so I'm well on my way now to completing my destiny. __________________ <[{"often imitated, never duplicated"]}> Last edited by Str8N8ive; 12-04-2007 at 05:44 PM.

12-17-2007, 02:58 PM	#67 (permalink)
NightshadeTea Two by two.... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ninja-land Posts: 162	You guys win the internet. You know who I'm talking about! ;) Str8N8ive: As a white woman, I must implore you to accept Saint Ambercrombie and Saint Fitch into your life. These more than any will help you on your path. just a quick comment on the polka post made While the polka is a cultural dance, it is in no way spiritual and therefore lacks the same connotation. I'm still giggling over the fact that Native American dance was just compared to the polka. xD __________________ ~Like a true ninja, you'll never see me working~

12-18-2007, 04:32 PM	#68 (permalink)
wyo_rose Teenah's Too Cool Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Washakie Posts: 8,037 Blog Entries: 2	.....falling off my chair laughing!! __________________ Don't take life so seriously! It's not permanent.

01-07-2008, 04:46 PM	#71 (permalink)
steelemagnolia63 AKA...Falling Leaves Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, how did that happen?? Posts: 110	Oh please do not forget the time honored names of Levis, L.L. Bean and Lands End. For surely you will disgrace the great white gods of shopping if you do not pay homage to them. I do hear that there are "new family white traditons" of UGG and Areopastele (or however they spell it). this must be printed in strange language on the white man's children's body coverings. These items are aquired at great expense and offered to appease the young ones, not sure if it works but it seems to placate them for a short span of time. Good luck on dressing like a white man... psst do you have a large supply of frog skins to gather this equipment from their shopping meccas???? __________________ Life should not be measured by the number of things that we aquire on our journey but by the number of lives that we touch along that road.

12-12-2007, 04:12 PM	#66 (permalink)
SheTurtle Junior Dancer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greenbelt, MD Posts: 198

01-02-2008, 06:55 PM	#70 (permalink)
RainbowSpiriDancer Knowledge Seeker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 266	Hi, Thanks for the respect that you have for First Nation People. I've attended Pow-Wows and gatherings each year since 1991, I've never danced, yet. I just love the atmosphere, the people, the drum, and the traditional dress. It is very spiritual to me and I love Spirit. I feel that what you are asking is very honorable. I agree with the people that say to learn all that you can and enjoy your time at the Pow-Wows first. From what I know, visitors are allowed to dance during inter-tribal songs. To me, marching in the grand entry without being invited is similar to breaking into someone's home.

02-05-2008, 09:16 AM	#73 (permalink)
emeryflute Pow Wow Visitor Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	We should hold a powwow in sweeden!

02-05-2008, 01:17 PM	#74 (permalink)
cinnamonhemminger Pow Wow Visitor Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Sounds good to me!!!