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24th Annual Lincoln's Powwow celebrates Sovereignty The 24 Annual Lincoln'i Powwow and Sovereignty Celebration was held February 9 11, 2001 at the Simnasho Longhousc. This gathering in a celebration of self-government, sovereignty, and an honoring of children, veterans, leaders, chiefs, councilmcn, senior citizens, ciders, sobriety, and the field of education. Dance competition was judged on the point system. Results are as follows: Woman's Fancy 1 Mildred Onepennee, Toppenlsh, WA 2" Suzle Walsey, Toppenlsh, WA 31 Kathy Eaglespeaker, White Swan, WA Women' Jingle 1 Henrietta McGurk, Sacramento, CA 2-paula McCurtaln, Roy, WA 3-Fallon Mount, Hays, MT Men's Fancy 1" Gary Smith, Granger, WA 2ntf William Clements, Warm Springs, OR Men's Grass 1 Merlin Klcklngwoman, Browning, MT 2" Dave Madera, Roy, WA 3"1 William Wesley, Satus, WA Men's Traditional 1" Ardell Scalplock, Sacramento, CA 2 George Menlnlck, Toppenlsh, WA 3 Gary Greene, Seattle, WA Jr. Girl's FancyJIngls 1" Aja Maldonado, Wapato, WA 2 Farrellyn Bellinger, Warm Springs, OR 3 Larlssa Bellinger, Warm Springs, OR Jr. Girl's Traditional ' I Jaycey Mount, Gresham, OR 2nd Celeste McGurk, Sacramento, CA 3"1 Flora PawneeLegglns, Satus, WA Jr. Boy's FancyGrass 1 Dakota Maders, Roy, WA 2" Dillon Begay, The Dalles, OR , 31 Manny Totus, Toppenlsh, WA Jr. Boys Traditional 1 Sparrowhawk Walsey, Toppenish, WA 2"" Anthony Maldonado, Wapato, WA 31 Atcitty Begay, Simnasho, OR Teen Girl's FancyJingle Crystalene Pacheco, Sacramento, CA 2"oVelle Pacheco, Sacramento, CA 3"1 Liya Davis, Warm Springs, OR Teen Girl's Traditional 1 " Dolly Hempwah, Toppenlsh, WA 2n1 Laritta Greene, Warm Springs, OR 3rd Candace Allen, Warm Springs, OR Teen Boy's FancyGrass 1 Nathan Nez, Sacramento, CA 2"-Gary Villa, Warm Springs, OR 3rd Aaron Joe, Phoenix, AZ Teen Boys Traditional 1-James Wesley, Toppenish, WA 2nd Lester PawneeLeggins, Satus, WA 3"1 Victor Watlamet, White Swan, WA Round Bustle Special 1 Frank Eaglespeaker 2nd Paris Leighton Greene 3"" Gary E. Greene 3-Hand Drum Contest Blacklodge, White Swan, WA Drum contest (16 drums) 1 Southern Cree, Rocky Boy, MT 2nd Wild Rose, Seattle, WA 3,deiacklodge, White Swan, WA 4 Eagle Spirit, Satus. WA 5 Indian Nation, Granger, WA 1 ! ' -" ! ' T" ! r mr I lAMM x4 a) m : v Miff w JT7r? w , yr t r Traditional dancer Photographs by Hamilton Greeley Fancy dancers perform , 7 I I -, 'U I I Li,-'.il,l i'th A-, . " 1 .; A: i ... ". r 1 1 r ''', 1 ' Grass dancer ' Three hand drum contest Fancy shawl dancers r 'r K "' ' ff ' -Iff v V A L r,,, , f Men's traditional dancer A Rite of Passage Those present at last week's Lincoln Powwow were After the ceremony, a man from Montana confided able to witness a ceremony many had not experienced in Herkshan, "I haven't seen this for so long. It needs for years. The community and members of the family to happen in other communities." Herkshan agrees of Jake Warren Frank celebrated his passage from ba- and encourages other families to reach into their memo byhood into the next stage of his life - early child- ries and revive traditions important to past generations. hood. She believes that such revivals will "bring back our identity and return our communities to mental, emo The idea of the observance was broached by Char- tional and spiritual balance." lotte Herkshan to the boy's great-grandfathers, Rudy Clements and Jacob Frank Sr. Herkshan is concerned with preserving the traditional elements that seem to be getting lost in today's busy worJd and also consid ers Jake a part of her own family. The three agreed and decided that Lincoln's Powwow, a celebration of sovereignty, was an appropriate setting for the emer gence of a sovereign person. Herkshan explains that Jake, whose first birthday fell on February 10th, has left the time of babyhood, when, bundled in his baby board, soft voices spoke to him in baby talk. Now he will be expected to learn , walking, language and other skills. The observance symbolizes not only his new responsibilities but the willingness of his family to help him in this next stage. Additionally, the rite of passage speaks not only of the child's step forward but the forward movement of each preceding generation. A grand-aunt ascends to the matriarchal position left vacant by a grandmother who has passed on. And, more symbolically, the child's passage forces those who love him to also move on - to put aside illness or grief and move on to recov ery- To mark the moment, Jake and his mother, Shayla Frank, stood with previous generations fanned out behind them in a "V" shape. Jake's hair was tied with buckskin strap and dressed with an ermine skin. The celebrants sang and danced as they passed Jake from hand to hand, symbolizing the willingness of the whole Jake Warren Frank illage to care for him.
