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"Dance for Mother Earth"
There are many Native American pow-wows
held in the
Ohio and Indiana area that I have the opportunity to visit.
I love to spend the day dancing,
enjoying the music and ceremonies.
It is an honor to be welcomed with such incredible generosity
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A Grass dancer, a
traditional dancer
and a young shawl dancer |
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An incredible amount of work, detail
and symbolism goes into each dancer's
regalia. The Medicine Wheel, totem
animals, clouds, stars, woodland flowers
and other traditional patterns are
beautifully incorporated.
For the Native
Americans, dancing is a
spiritual expression. And each dance
often has special significance, such as
honoring an important event or individual,
healing or giving thanks.
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In Beauty may
I walk.
All day long may I walk.
Through the returning seasons may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk.
With dew about my feet may I walk.
With Beauty may I walk.
With Beauty before me, may I walk.
With Beauty behind me, may I walk.
With Beauty above me, may I walk.
With Beauty below me, may I walk.
With Beauty all around me, may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of Beauty,
lively , may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of Beauty,
living again, may I walk.
It is finished in Beauty.
It is finished in Beauty.
Navajo, translation
by Sister Pamela Clare |
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Photos from:
Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow-wow, Columbia City, Indiana
Mohican Pow-wow, Loudonville, Ohio
Cherokee Pow-wow, Cherokee, North Carolina
"They Walked Before Us", Perrysburg, Ohio
"Dance for Mother Earth Pow-wow", Ann Arbor, Michigan
Note: My photos are intended to honor the dancers
and dances,
and are taken only when permission is granted by the mc
or dancer.
Dancers - if you see your photo and would like a copy,
please
email me.
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Visit Debs website: Healing
and Shamanic practices,
Sacred Space with Feng Shui and Space Clearing techniques.
Courses, workshops and consultations.
Deb's Website - Flowering Moon
Deb's Photo Gallery
All photos copyright Deb Swingholm, 2006-2009
All rights reserved.
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