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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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NEWS
MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2005
Pow wow
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Audience members were treated to Indian tacos, dancing and music from more than 50 tribes and 10 states, and to handmade arts and crafts being sold inside the gymnasium.
While some dancers wore neon colors and incorporated nontraditional items such as CDs into their outfits to reflect the light, Warrington and her mother made her dress in the form of the traditional Prairie Band Pottawatomi blue dress.
She said she made her dress to represent and bring back that older style.
The clothing differences were matched only by the differences in the dancer's ages. Children as young as 4 were dressed to participate in the pow wow.
Warrington didn't get nervous about performing, and she said she danced as a way to relieve stress.
Four years ago, when Warrington was eight months pregnant with her her son Show, she lost all of her belongings in an apartment fire. All of her jingle dresses, eagle feathers and items she had bought for her son were destroyed.
Warrington was devastated and said that no amount of money could replace the things she lost.
Six weeks after the fire her son was born and a month after that she had already made a new dress and was ready to dance again.
The fire slowed down her dancing but didn't stop her.
The master of ceremonies calls the women who are dancing in the traditional category out to the dance floor.
The drums start beating and the face of a life-long veteran takes over.
She moves up and down concentrating to match the rhythm of the drums to the motion of her feet.
She said she didn't just dance for herself, but for all of the older people who couldn't dance anymore and for all of her ancestors who danced before her.
Cornel Pewewardy, associate professor of teaching and leadership, said the pow wove Native American students an opportunity to express their passion about a shared culture.
"It gives them a taste of what really moves our people," he said.
It wasn't all fun for the KU students who were in charge the event. Olivia StandingBear, Pawhuska, Okla., senior and First Nations Student Association president, spent the entire day running errands to make sure everything was ready for the event.
The pow wow unofficially ended FNSA's Big 12 leadership conference, which was held this year at the University of Kansas.
Overall, StandingBear was happy about the pow wow and its turnout but she said it was an emotional time for her because many of the FNSA students were graduating.
Krysallin Ahtone, Lawrence resident and Pottawatomie dancer, performs in Robinson Center during the pow wow competition Saturday night. The competition featured more than 100 performers.
More than 100 registered dancers competed in the pow wow for prize money taken from concession sales.
Warrington placed second in women's northern traditional.
Rachel Seymour/KANSA
Edited by Jennifer Voldness
Rylan Howe/KANSAN
People of all ages participated in competitions that ended the First Nations Student Association's Big 12 leadership conference Saturday night at Robinson Center. Alex Pelkey, 11-year-old Holton resident, and Doug Green, 8-year-old Mayetta resident, have each been dancing in competitions since they were 5 and 3, respectively.
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Members of the Tha Agency Singers perform during one of the pow wow dance competitions on Saturday night. Different singing groups supplied the music for the competitions in Robinson Center.
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