Honoring traditions

Thursday, September 2^nd, 2010
Issue 35, Volume 14.

Cory LeClaire of Ft. Lewis, Colorado competes during the Honoring Traditions Powwow held by the Pala Band of Mission Indians on the Pala Indian Reservation Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Seven award-winning drum groups provided music for numerous different classes of powwow dancing contests at the event. A total of over $85,000 in prize money was distributed to contest winners.

Honoring traditions - Paul Gallaher photo. - A drummer sings with other tribal members during the third-annual Honoring Traditions Powwow on the Pala Indian Reservation Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

A drummer sings with other tribal members during the third-annual Honoring Traditions Powwow on the Pala Indian Reservation Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

Honoring traditions - Paul Gallaher photo. - A tribal member participates in a gourd dance during the third-annual Honoring Traditions Powwow at the Pala Indian Reservation Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

A tribal member participates in a gourd dance during the third-annual Honoring Traditions Powwow at the Pala Indian Reservation Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

Honoring traditions - Paul Gallaher photo. - Young dancers play "rock, paper, scissors" before entering the arena during the third-annual Honoring Traditions Powwow at the Pala Indian Reservation Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

Young dancers play "rock, paper, scissors" before entering the arena during the third-annual Honoring Traditions Powwow at the Pala Indian Reservation Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

6 comments

Love the culture and traditions
Comment #1 | Friday, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:13 pm

This is beautiful!

KCArizona
Comment #2 | Friday, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:02 pm

The elder pictured in this article is not a Pala Tribal member. His name is Saginaw Grant of the Sac-Fox nation and he has been involved in the movie industry for decades, as well as being a real Indian honoring his native and traditonal heritage. Nice of the Village News to cover the Pala Powwow, and some great pictures.

Fallbrookian
Comment #3 | Saturday, Sep 4, 2010 at 1:18 pm

This is such an important part of our heritage in the United States. Thank you so much for covering the PowWow and sharing these beautiful pictures.

Congratulations to all the dancers.

wildheart
Comment #4 | Sunday, Sep 5, 2010 at 5:38 pm

I agree. Great pics! Glad to see coverage of the event.

Wow
Comment #5 | Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 at 5:03 am

Congrats to the dancers. Nice Pictures #2 honoring the traditional Rlaph Lauren "Chaps" shirts, #3 Honoring the traditional steel can "Gourd" dance, #4 honoring the traditional Native American game of "rock-paper-scissors."

Truly, this is honoring Anerican traditions at their best, commercialism...innovation...entertainment!

guest
Comment #6 | Thursday, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:29 pm

To Wow Im pretty sure it was about honoring the people and their traditions not commercialism. But if they made some money to feed their families off of it then bravo. Innovation and entertainment maybe. I mean really without either you wouldnt be typing this now would you?

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