<div dir='auto'><div dir="auto">David,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div
dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Just what exactly is a pow wow? I thot it was a
meeting, like a Loya Jerga in Afghanistan. A meeting of the village elders.
What's the etymology of the term? Does it originate from English or some tribal
language? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What does Hawana
think about the Cleveland Indians, Washington football team, FS Seminoles,
Atlanta Braves and all that? <br><br>Genuinely curious.</div><div
dir="auto"><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Edward
Retta<br>+1 214 394 3000 (GMT
-5)<br>crossculturecommunications.com<br>linkedin.com/in/edwardretta/</div></div></div></div><div><br><div
class="elided-text">On Nov 22, 2021 16:20, David Townsley
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote
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dir="auto">Hawana was in the women’s 60+
division. <div><br></div><div>Divisions for this powwow
were:</div><div>Child 0-4</div><div>Child 5-12 (M & F
separate)</div><div>Teen 13-18 (M & F separate)</div><div>Young Adult
18-25 (M & F separate)</div><div>Adult 25-59 (M & F
separate)</div><div>Sr. Adult 60+ (M & F separate)</div><div>And a special
division for this contest of Jingle Dancers. </div><div>There was also a
healing dance.</div><div>A giving thanks to the Creator
dance. </div><div>A giving thanks to Mother Earth dance. </div><div>A
couples dance and an all age/sex/style dance for
everyone. </div><div><br></div><div>The only dance I was allowed to do was
the couples dance because I was invited. Every other dance was either a
private, religious or competitive dance that required native heritage, style
and regalia. </div><div><br></div><div>If any of this info is wrong, it’s
only because this was my first powwow and what I remembered on the way to
downtown. There was also an induction ceremony dance for a 14 month old girl
who is a 4th generation dancer. </div><div><br></div><div><div
dir="ltr"><div>David Townsley</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov 22, 2021, at
1:21 PM, Edward Retta <<a
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wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">OK, so what's
her "division?"<div dir="auto">And how many divisions are
there? </div><div dir="auto">Can non native Americans
compete? <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Edward
Retta<br>+1 214 394 3000 (GMT -5)<br><a
href="http://crossculturecommunications.com";>crossculturecommunications.com</a><br><a
href="http://linkedin.com/in/edwardretta/";>linkedin.com/in/edwardretta/</a></div></div></div><div><br><div
class="elided-text">On Nov 21, 2021 15:47, Patrick Pennington <<a
href="mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0
0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Most
outstanding <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div
dir="ltr"><br><blockquote>On Nov 21, 2021, at 12:31 PM, Dean & Mickey Brown
<<a
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wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div
dir="ltr">Very cool </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote>On Nov 20, 2021,
at 8:37 PM, David Pointon <<a
href="mailto:david.pointon@xxxxxxxxx";>david.pointon@xxxxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote><div dir="ltr">That’s
terrific…<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div
dir="ltr"><br><blockquote>On Nov 20, 2021, at 20:19, Stephen Sublett <<a
href="mailto:ssublett77@xxxxxxxxx";>ssublett77@xxxxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div
dir="auto">Awesome, congratulations!</div><br><div class="elided-text"><div
dir="ltr">On Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 8:17 PM DANNY POPHIN <<a
href="mailto:danpophin@xxxxxxx";>danpophin@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Congrats. </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 20, 2021 9:15:56 PM<br>
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<div>Hawana took 1st place in her division. A nice $400 cash prize. Very proud
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David Townsley</div>
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