{"id":800,"date":"2017-03-28T21:45:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T02:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midwestsoarring.org\/news\/?p=800"},"modified":"2017-03-28T21:45:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T02:45:41","slug":"fall-winter-2016-soarring-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midwestsoarring.org\/news\/?p=800","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2016 SOARRING News"},"content":{"rendered":"

22nd Annual Harvest Pow Wow-September 24 & 25, 2016<\/h2>\n

A wonderful celebratory mood enveloped the 22nd<\/sup> Annual Midwest SOARRING Foundation Harvest Pow Wow the weekend of Sept. 24 & 25th,\u00a0<\/sup> at the Naper Settlement.<\/p>\n

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Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico<\/p><\/div>\n

During the Grand Entry processions proud Native American dancers from \u00a0many Midwestern \u00a0tribes filed into the arena, led by veterans carrying flags. Throughout the weekend these dancers entertained the public in their colorful regalia and dance styles. \u00a0Scout troops, families, couples and friends of all nationalities savored the entertaining, educational, and family friendly event.<\/p>\n

Over thirty five vendor booths with Native themed arts & crafts filled the settlement grounds providing visitors ample shopping opportunities. Vendors sold jewelry and handcrafts from the Southwest and indigenous Mexico,\u00a0 skillfully made wooden Native flutes,\u00a0 indigenous herbal remedies,\u00a0 and sweaters and bags from the high Andes mountains.<\/p>\n

Attendees had the opportunity to learn about several non-profit organizations with booths at the Pow Wow which included the CANA Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0 S.O.A.R. <\/a>(Save Our American Raptors), and veteran\u2019s services.\u00a0 Many waited in lines to taste the popular Indian Tacos made with fry bread as well as grilled bison burgers, and sample an assortment of other tasty offerings.<\/p>\n

Families and friends rested in the shade with lawn chairs while the arena was filled with the brilliantly dressed Native American dancers, moving to the beat of the<\/p>\n

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Petting Horse<\/p><\/div>\n

drums. \u00a0Dance demonstrations highlighting the different Native American dance styles were held throughout the day. Other Harvest Pow Wow highlights included two dramatic drumming and dance performances by the Aztec Dancers. Special guest\u00a0 Native American celebrity Moses Brings Plenty mingled with the crowd, signed autographs and was available for photo shoots and discussions about CANA with pow wow goers.<\/p>\n

During the dinner break Moses spoke to the arena audience about the efforts of the CANA Foundation, a non-profit organization with “re-wilding” as it’s reason for being, where wild horse herds as family groups are relocated on to Native American reservations.<\/p>\n

He also described the Native American protest against the Dakota Pipeline at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. Later, a blanket dance and offering was collected as a donation to the Standing Rock Sioux. Over $1,000 was collected. \u00a0Midwest SOARRING also sold a number of NO DAPL t-shirts at the pow wow.<\/p>\n

Popular activities at the children\u2019s area included flintknapping (making an arrowhead), art projects (beading, sandpainting) and decorating a horse shoe created by a blacksmith. Many families enjoyed visiting and taking photos by the Midwest SOARRING tipi. An all time favorite was petting and observing the live mustang horse, painted in true Native style next to the CANA booth.<\/p>\n

Later, in the arena hoop dancer Randy Preston thrilled the packed arena with his athletic and artistic moves. He created animal shapes from six or more large hoops dancing all the while. Audience favorites, talented musicians Al Jourdan sang and played guitar, and Al Jewer played Native Flute.<\/p>\n

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Hoop Dancer Randy Preston<\/p><\/div>\n

The joyful pow wow atmosphere was contagious, as the number of dancers and crowd numbers continue to be attracted to the Native American cultural event.\u00a0 Next year\u2019s Harvest Pow Wow is scheduled for September 23 & 24th, 2017 and promises to bring more cultural education and entertainment to Naperville, Illinois.<\/p>\n

America\u2019s first people and Native American culture is alive and vibrant in the Midwest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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