Any of you all could recommen a good Native American pow wow/get together?

[Noah]

Not sure I could even get in without a "sponsor" lol... but the one and only I had the privilege to attend I enjoyed immensely, and have not forgotten... I have a very small part of N/A in me, but have always felt a strong pull in some strange way...

...thinking of taking a solo vaca to see what I can see... 

Thanks for any heads up,  Noah

[RL]

Sounds worthwhile and interesting.  Good luck.

[waylon-N.E. OK]

Noah if your up for a road trip come to Oklahoma, they happen almost every weekend here once summer really set's in and you dang sure don't need any sponsor lol. Standing Bear pow wow in Ponca City, Ok. in an intertribal one where most all of our tribes from this area attend, but the Osage have 3 every year. The " Grey Horse " " Hominy "  & " NDN Camp " Plus if the find out you came from out of state to attend they will ask you to stay after and eat with the family, if ever asked it's an insult to refuse. There are way more than the ones I have mentioned. What type of Indian are ? I'm Cherokee & Delaware

[waylon-N.E. OK]

http://www.travelok.com/article_page/the-standing-bear-powwow-a-gathering-of-tribes-a-celebration-of-culture/article_page/the-standing-bear-powwow-a-gathering-of-tribes-a-celebration-of-culture

http://www.powwows.com/calendar/displaymonth.php


First link is Standing Bear, 2nd is to find any Pow Wow nation wide at any given time

[Noah]

Man that sounds fun Waylon, from what I have been told my great-greats on both sides were native american, Blackfoot on one side, unknown from Oklahoma on the other...  my father's family(Metzger) came from OK in the 40-50's

... I don't want no part of that tourist chit... if I fly out there it's for a reason.

[Noah]

Waylon have you ever been to the "meeting of the nations" in New Mexico?  Went to an Indian fair there many years ago that left me with an impression...   Went with a Ute Indian, was on a Rez, and it was not "white" friendly to put it mildly... 

[halfbreed]

have to check on the dates but pretty sure it's in october the pow-wow in texas at the traders village trade days ground . it's a big one on the national level . traders village is in grand praire texas . i haven't been to it in many moons    

 dang waylon i knew you had some yankee in ya delaware ha ha  

[Noah]

Thanks Halfbreed, I think you know what I'm lookin' for...

[3X doggin]

The mandan, arikira hidatsu  tribes in North Dakota really is a good one to attend jmo

[halfbreed]

 yea noah i'll find out the dates and give ya a pm on it . but it's a good national event a gathering of the tribes so to speak they come in from all over for competition dancing and meetings of the elders .

[Noah]

The mandan, arikira hidatsu  tribes in North Dakota really is a good one to attend jmo

Interesting, may be goin' up thatta way anyways... let me know

[jimco]

Here you go,
                        http://sixdirectionstraders.com/calendar.html

[Noah]

yea noah i'll find out the dates and give ya a pm on it . but it's a good national event a gathering of the tribes so to speak they come in from all over for competition dancing and meetings of the elders .

Thanks halfbreed, that's what I'm interested in... do you attend ever and how do they react to you?

[Noah]

Here you go,
                        http://sixdirectionstraders.com/calendar.html

Thanks Jimco, but which ones are the GOOD ones?

[halfbreed]

ha ha i haven't been in a few years . they most allways good folks . you just gotta understand that dang near every body out there claims to be PART injun now adays . hell if they was as many as said it we woulda done took the country back    but when i was a kid the full bloods give me hell white and injun . but they don't give me any trouble , if they do i just cuss em out in choctaw and watch their jaws drop .

[Noah]

HAHA, you'll have to pm me some choctaw cuss words lol... 

[waylon-N.E. OK]

Noah the standing bear is not a tourist pow wow believe me. The Osage ones are very sacred and there is some do's and don't's but if you ever make it up here holler and I'll show you around and take you to some very sacred Osage places. By the way I know some Metzgers there Cherokee ( Oklahoma's largest tribe ) I've known a bunch of Ute's and never had any issues with them, but on many rez's if your skin is to white they act like A-holes. If you pass through my way ever gimme a shout and we will talk dogs over a good bowl of corn soup and a meat pie 

[Noah]

Now that sounds good brother     What would be a good time of the year

[waylon-N.E. OK]

Well to hit any pow wow's July, plus we have the calvalcade rodeo which is well worth the stop if you like Rodeo's. But if you just wanna check out some ndn country winter's are my favorite cause the ticks ain't so bad and the country is easier to get around. But I tell ya what, you find your self up this way any time of year I'll give ya the grand tour.


God Bless, Waylon

[waylon-N.E. OK]

" dang waylon i knew you had some yankee in ya delaware ha ha "

Halfbreed you got pay back coming for that one " yankee " Man I've been called lot's of stuff but that one cuts deep. Besides the Deleware tribal headquaters are only an hour from my house over in bartlesville