Kentucky Derby 1st Annual Pow-wow (Videoed with permission)

The great drummers at this pow-wow were hard to pick up on my camera so I used a song from one of my favorite Christian Native American singers--Jonathan Maracle with Broken Walls. The song is "Holy One".

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There were a number of great dancers that showed up at the pow-wow (I heard about 96)during this weekend April 27-29. My two sons and I went Saturday and Sunday and we definitely had a great time. Several Native American tribes were represented and many different styles of dance.

For men:

Southern Straight--The Southern Straight Dance is the formal Southern dance style, tracing its roots to to the original formal war dance.

Fancy--The Fancy Dance is the style of dance that contains the most color and movement. It was created on the reservations to attract visitors.

Traditional--The Traditional Dance is one of the most common styles seen at pow wows and is considered the warrior's dance style.

Grass--A popular dance that is full of color and movement, the grass dance originated from the original Omaha Grass Dance.

Gourd--This dance is not a true pow wow dance style but a separate type of dance before the Grand Entry.

For Women:

Traditional Buckskin--The Buckskin style of dance is very graceful and has some of the most elegant bead and craftwork of any style.

Southern Cloth--The Southern Cloth style of dance is much like Southern Buckskin, but the beautiful outfits are made with fine cloths and ribbonwork.

Jingle Dress--The Jingle Dance is a very interesting and unique dance that was delivered through a vision many years ago, and has become popular all across the continent.

Fancy Shawl--The Fancy Shawl Dance is the most exciting of the ladies' dance styles to watch, due to its many intricate movements and steps.

It was a great honor to have been a part of such great history of the Indigenous people.

Important Note: The outfits that the dancers wear are not "costumes", but instead are called "Regalia". If you ever visit a Pow-wow never touch a dancers Regalia and never take a photo unless given permission to do so. The "Regalia" is a well designed tell all of the dancers family or tribes history.

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