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8 February 24,2000
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
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Annual Lincoln's Birthday Pow-wow Celebration Continues to Draw Capacity
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Fancy Shawl Dancer
Colorful beads and feathers, bells and shells adorned by Native people
traveling from throughout the United States and Canada made for a beautiful
parade of culture as they gathered at the 23rd annual Lincoln's Pow-wow at
Simnasho, Oregon during the Lincoln's Birthday weekend.
The three day event featured a variety of dance and drum contests,'
memorials and dinners. Young and old danced to the rhythms of the drums
in their finest regalia as hundreds of spectators were entertained. Some of
the contestants provided fierce competition in their respective categories
which resulted in dance offs as in the little boys in the grass dance category.
The winner took home a $1 00.00. World class dancers and singers attended
this small but highly respected pow-wow.
Food vendors provided the fried bread and stew and other refreshments
which fed hungry visitors. Other vendors were on hand displaying works of
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Fancy dancers show us they can get those bustles moving!
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These young dancers participate in the little girls fancy shawl
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Young dancers in grass dance competition two of the boys tied and had to
do a dance off.
Round bustle dance participants in a spacial contest honoring the memory of Tom Begay, Sr.