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I stayed up late reading this article, but decided to wait until today to post it. A very good read about #PowWows, which mentions #TwoSpirits and the #NativeAmerican community!
In the powwow circle, Indigenous people are ‘dancing for our families, our Elders and our babies’
Jingle dresses, medicine wheel colours and eagle feathers are some of the ways dancers use regalia to tell stories of the land, history and people
By Gabrielle McMann
Photography by Gabrielle McMann
Sept. 25, 2024
Excerpt:
“I like to work on the land and show hunting stories when I dance,” Mary Ann Manatch, a woodland traditional dancer from Wiikwemkoong and Rapid Lake First Nations, says. Their unique dance style also incorporates elements from men’s traditional dance. Manatch said telling stories of animals through dance, connects them to the spirit of those animals.
Read more:
https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-regalia-powwow-culture/
#TwoSpirit #GBLTQ #NativeAmericanCommunity #PowWows #AutisticNativeAmericans
In the powwow circle, Indigenous people are ‘dancing for our families, our Elders and our babies’
Jingle dresses, medicine wheel colours and eagle feathers are some of the ways dancers use regalia to tell stories of the land, history and people
By Gabrielle McMann
Photography by Gabrielle McMann
Sept. 25, 2024
Excerpt:
“I like to work on the land and show hunting stories when I dance,” Mary Ann Manatch, a woodland traditional dancer from Wiikwemkoong and Rapid Lake First Nations, says. Their unique dance style also incorporates elements from men’s traditional dance. Manatch said telling stories of animals through dance, connects them to the spirit of those animals.
Read more:
https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-regalia-powwow-culture/
#TwoSpirit #GBLTQ #NativeAmericanCommunity #PowWows #AutisticNativeAmericans