Native American Pow-Wow

This is a video of some of the sights and sounds my sister Carol and I saw when we went to the Lenape Tribe Pow-Wow in Core Creek Park, in Bucks County, PA.

There was a lot to see, and the dancers were great to watch. It was a warm day, but the sun was strong too. When you see the dancers out in the bright sun of the dance ring, remember the heat they were performing in. It was not as easy as they made it seem.

Near the end of the video, there is a young woman teaching kids to make fire. It was awsome to watch her. She really had a way with the kids, that many teachers just don't have.

Here's a little more about the Lenape tribe:

At the time of European contact in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Lenape lived in the area known as Lenapehoking, roughly the area around and between the Delaware and lower Hudson Rivers. This encompassed what is now the U.S. state of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania around the Delaware Valley, the north shore of Delaware, and southern New York, especially the Hudson Valley and New York Harbor. They spoke two related languages in the Algonquian subfamily, collectively known as the Delaware languages: Unami and Munsee.

Lenape society was organized into clans determined by matrilineal descent. Territory was collective, but divided by clan. At the time of European contact the Lenape practiced large-scale agriculture, their primary crop being maize, and also practiced hunting and the harvesting of seafood. They were primarily sedentary, moving to different established campsites by season. After the arrival of Dutch settlers and traders in the 17th century, the Lenape and other tribes became heavily involved in the North American fur trade. This eventually depleted the beaver population in the area, proving disastrous for both the Lenape and the Dutch settlers. The Lenape were further weakened by conflict with the Europeans and with their traditional enemies, the Iroquoian-speaking Susquehannock. Over the next centuries they were pushed out of their lands by treaties and by overcrowding by white settlers. In the 1860s most Lenape remaining in the Eastern United States were sent to the Oklahoma Territory. In the 21st century, most Lenape now reside in Oklahoma, while others live in Kansas, Wisconsin, Ontario, and in their traditional homelands.

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[blackcrowheart]

I know a lot of dancers at this one. haha. I danced my butt off at this one, and I didn't see me at all. :(

[JimsTruckerTech]

That is the tough part of YouTube. I had about 4 hours of video, and had to edit it down to 10 minutes. Sorry I missed you.

[silverbatwing]

@Roro0033 Read history lately? PA is on the East Coast. That means hundreds of years of races mixing. I am mixed blood, and proud of it!

[blackcrowheart]

it's all good.

[shapman87]

thats one beautiful women. :O the one teaching the kids.

[KWEKOSHKUKI12]

the lenape in okla has a powwow, sorry to say, better than this one i must say.... i hate oklahoma powwows but i got to live with them

[JimsTruckerTech]

@simplegrl11589 This was the best Pow-Wow I have been to. More of a cultural exchange than an exhibition. Plus the people running it were strict about some dances being for people in full dress, with most others inviting anyone to join.

It was at Core Creek State Park in Bucks County, PA. Well worth attending next time around.

[simplegrl11589]

@IWearTheCrown100 that is good to know... i went to a pow wow once and felt like they hated me being there ... i cant stay away from native american culture though i am addicted to it and feel connected to it... maybe this has to do with my ggg grandfather who was blackfoot

[C24B9]

As a Heinz (57 varieties), I can (probably) claim at least one of the first nations as my own. Wish I knew for sure.

I love native american cultures. I had a teacher get me hooked on the stories of Florida's first peoples; I've always been partial to the northwest groups (was born there), and I think the Hopi are an absolutely beautiful people.

Jim, thanks for sharing this! There's something rather fitting about you sharing what they shared with you. :-)