PAGE 6 JUNE 30, 1978 ,
PI-ÜMC-SHA 1978
"Good Times" Together
POMP-The powwow doesn’t be
gin until the flag song honors the
American nation and the Indian
nations. A rt M itch ell held the
flag while w ar dancers in the
grand entry procession paused
in respect.
PAGEANT-Exhibition dancing
is a sharing of cultures. Reggie
Walsey, a Warm Springs-Yaki
ma, performed the hoop dance
which is a southwestern tra d i
tion popularized up north.
PRESENTS-Pi-Ume-Sha is not
all festive. It is also the time for
the solemn giving of gifts in
honor of fa m ily members who
have passed away - never again
to know a powwow here on
earth. Bernice Mitchell helped
prepare a giveaway for her
mother Blanche Tohet.
P R ID E -T h e strutting steps of a
traditional dancer lend dignity
to a powwow. James Florendo
danced proudly and was select
ed by a judge but was later
disqualified for not wearing a
contest number. He continued to
dance for enjoyment during the
warm-ups.
POP-When “ Custer” • fired his
muzzle-loaded rifle on the Pi-
Ume-Sha floor, people laughed
instead of fled. Not really Cust
er, but a mountain man from the
set of “ How the West Was Won” ,
currently being filmed in Bend,
Tex Shively of Salem visited the
powwow to dance and demon
strate his shooting skills. Later
he received a bone necklace for.
competing in a special war
dance contest for non-Indians.