Hundreds Of Indians Gather for 15th Annual Pow Wow
The steady pounding of the drum beat and songs of grand ceremony pulsated through the Pechanga Pow Wow grounds as dancers from Yankee Indian tribes from everywhere across the United States came to celebrate their culture and tradition.
Pechanga’s fifteenth annual Pow Wow drew tons of visitors for the busiest day of the three-day event. More than 100 vendors sold cultural foods, Indian jewellry and clothing and other products like dream catchers.
The day began with the Gourd Dance, where head dancers and singers shook gourd rattles to the steady beat of a big drum and honored tribe elders and young men.
Later, the Grand Entry brought in more than four hundred dancers wearing elaborate regalia to fill the arena and commence varied dance and drumming contests.
A fireworks show was planned to finish the day’s festivities, but an awards ceremony will officially end the celebration nowadays at 5 p.m.
Head Southern Man Saginaw Grant, 74, from the Sac and Fox tribe, in the Great State of Oklahoma (Sooner territory), danced in an intricately designed red, beaded outfit with a feathered headdress throughout the Gourd Dance. As an elder member, Grant said the dance is an expression of keeping the culture alive.
Come join us next year for great fun, food and adventure in this celebration of Indian traditions. I already ordered by girl a nice sexy Indian costume, and for me the classic red Indian costume. See you next year at Pechanga Resort and Casino!
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