http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2009/06/05/red-earth-festival-to-bring-american-indian-art-dance-to-downtown-oklahoma-city/ Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2009/06/05/red-earth-festival-to-bring-american-indian-art-dance-to-downtown-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16053 Turtle Heart Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:48:34 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/?p=8699#comment-16053 Roots? While I enjoy a good pow-wow festival, these events are entertainment for profit and have nothing to do with sacred traditions. Pow-wow dancing is based upon a plains model and dancers dance now for money. In the original teachings of tribal cultures, which is fast disappearing and endangered, these types of social events were not common. If these people would get dressed up to make sacred rites with their elders with no public viewing or cash prizes, that would have been the "roots". I grew up with pow-wows, but these days I would only wear skins and feathers to make sacred work, and not to have a number pinned to my behind. Having said that, I am sure everyone will really enjoy this great event. Roots? While I enjoy a good pow-wow festival, these events are entertainment for profit and have nothing to do with sacred traditions. Pow-wow dancing is based upon a plains model and dancers dance now for money. In the original teachings of tribal cultures, which is fast disappearing and endangered, these types of social events were not common. If these people would get dressed up to make sacred rites with their elders with no public viewing or cash prizes, that would have been the “roots”. I grew up with pow-wows, but these days I would only wear skins and feathers to make sacred work, and not to have a number pinned to my behind. Having said that, I am sure everyone will really enjoy this great event.

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