34th Annual Intertribal Powwow Highlights at Thomas Square
Doin’ The Chicken Dance
After spending some time at the 13th Annual Discover Moiliili Festival, another festival was going on, just 5 miles down the street.
The 34th Annual Intertribal Powwow was held at Thomas Square in Downtown Honolulu on October 4th and 5th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrating the Native American culture, the free event featured food booths, arts and crafts, entertainment, dance contest, drumming, singing and cultural displays for everyone to enjoy.
Celebrating The Native American Culture
Participants in this year’s non-competition powwow included:
Host Drum: Blackfoot A-1 Club, from Alberta, Canada; Head Staff: Head Man Dancer, Joe Hacker (Rosebud Lakota); Head Woman Dancer, Cindy Dawson (Dine/Apache); Master of Ceremonies, John Dawson (San Carlos Apache); and Arena Director Tom Rowland (Oglala Lakota). Guest drums include: 808NDNZ, an intertribal drum from Oahu, Hunter’s Moon from the Big Island of Hawaii and the Wildhorse Singers from Southern California.
The event was sponsored by The American Indian Powwow Association (AIPA).
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LOCATION OF THOMAS SQUARE
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A Pow Wow in Hawaii…how cool (or should I say Hau Hau Cool)!
Aloha,
Keahi
Posted video highlights of the Indian Hoop Dance…
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