Pow wow

     I joined Native American’s festival called Pow Wow and I was so impressed.  This festival was held at Sparks.  Many Native Americans and other participants were dancing the Native traditional dances.  The first one hour, I watched and observed their dances.  In the dance, people had on traditional clothes that look like eagle’s feather or eagle’s fantail.  These clothes were colorful, but these colors were natural.  Their dance was as if they beat the ground.  However, there were differences in how each person danced.  Some people were dancing while putting their hands on their waists.  Some bent their waists and moved their necks, turned faces in different direction regularly.     Anyway, their dance was full of passion.  In addition, everybody was able to participate in the dances.   Non-Native people or very young children also danced, so that it was really interesting.  After I watched the dances, I walked around the dance place to find out other interesting things.  The Native people sold accessories or smoked salmon.  I questioned them about the traditional dances and their clothes.  They call the traditional clothes “Regalia”.  There are many types of dances.  Grass Dance, Hope Dance, Eagle Dance, Double Bussell Dance, were performed by men.  Women danced the Jingle Dance, Shuffle Dance.  Both genders competed in the Traditional Dance and Fancy Dance.  I was impressed by their hair styles, because most Native people’s hair was braided, men as well.  Finally, I took picture of them after asking.  They allowed me to do that willingly.  To conclude, their culture is remarkable.  I want to know more deeply about them, their lives and their history.