and then to the Heber Valley Pow Wow. It was really amazing to see the dancers in their regalia.
So fun to see the dances and participate too! We sat on the lowest bench of the bleachers, and Ian cruised around on the grass, meeting new people.
He laughed at the kids exhibition, with the small kids in regalia dancing. He jumped to the dances as well. It was truly a fun family event - kids were everywhere, and cherished so often by the emcee and others.
The program said, "Americans have little league baseball and pee wee football to keep their kids active and out of trouble. Native Americans have pow-wow." Those kids put so many hours into their dances. The adults were amazing, as well. During the dinner break, they had contest dancers and some special dances. Toward the end, the emcee said "Someone told me there's a little hoop dancer out there. Is he here?" It was a ~12 year old boy that was a local and someone locally had taken time with him to teach him this particular dance. He told the story behind the dance: A tribe was feeling low, a visitor came and cheered them with this dance. After a time, the tribe morale began to sink again and they sought out the visitor. He came and performed the dance again, but taught them the dance so they could be happy when they needed to. The dance shows many different animal forms with the hoops. It's somewhat similar to this dance. The little guy did an amazing job. We had a fun time. We were there a lot longer than we thought we'd be, and all are tired after a full day outside.
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