Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country
Island Pow Wows
Warm breezes in the land of never-ending-summer welcomed Native Americans from the "mainland" for three consecutive weekends of pow wows on three of the Hawaiian islands this fall. Having a pow wow in Hawaii gave Native Americans living here a touch of home, and spectators the opportunity to
see the skillful dancers dressed in beautifully handcrafted regalia. The
29th Annual American Indian Pow wow, held October 4-5 on Oahu, was the only
powwow of the three that had competition dancing.
September 27-28, the 10th Annual Waimea Powwow was held on the Big Island,
or Hawaii. Buttons Lovell (Cherokee/Hawaiian) is a Sundancer who missed
being at pow ...
