Whirlwind

Honey...which "Pow-wows" did he attend?

On my own reservation, pow-wows are meant to be a large dance in celebration of the Creator (God). We also exchange goods (trade) and give names, hold memorials, and sneak in some fun.

Fun (just so I don't get into trouble) is like the Wannabe Dance. Anybody who is of any culture other than Native American is encouraged to get up and dance to a special song. There's no steps to follow...just make up your own dance. People have a riot, and it's become a favorite event.

Once in a while, someone might set up a stand selling crystals and such. However, this is frowned upon. Nobody in my tribe sells crystals or uses them to heal or places any special powers into them.

To us, crystals are more of a new-age thing. We often have visitors come to the reservation, non-Indian, who are wearing crystals and tell us that they can feel our auras and such. Some of them tell us they can tell our futures by whatever color stones we pull out of a bag. Of course, this doesn't gain them any credibility with us.

I, like a lot of other tribal members here, strongly believe in Jesus Christ and God. We always give thanks before each meal, and in our ceremonies we're constantly praying to Them.

Pow-wows are our time of celebrating God; they're not meant as a time of physical healing.

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