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ISset at'% * , * • •*Courier News''Service.TAMA—The beat of the tomtom and the rhythmic'chant of the Indian singers will reverberate through the wooded hills of the Mesquakie Indian Settlement as the tribe’s 61st annua! Pow Wow begins Thursday and continuesthrough Sunday, *- ..The Indians and their visitors from other tribes will perform twice-each day. at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. They will dance in full, colorful Indian regalia as theyparticipate in-age-oldceremonial dances of their ancestors.George Buffalo, secretary of the Pow Wow committee, said this week preparation for the event has begun with everything completely managed and controlled by the Indians. Visiting Indians will set uptepees and.: wickiups on the Jowa7 river bank adjacent to the Pow Wow grounds. Tmychildren and elderly visitors in -t their seventies from- other tribes will join in the dancing to the beat of the. drums and the chanting of malj singers.,/AFTER INTRODUCTION ofthe Pow Wow Mesquakie In- ■ dian princess and her sttenlt;ianls, will be, the Shawnee, Pipe, Veterans, Shield, Buffalo 1 Head, Bean. Swan, Rabbit and Mesquakie dances. In addition, there will be traditional and fancy dance exhibitions, dances of little boys and little girls and the -Victory dance! Special numbers will be added ;as the committee designates.'Special entertainment is scheduled fpr the'mornings ■before the afternoon• .THjfS TRfO is the 1976 • Mesquakie Jadiao Pow wow Princess and her two attendants. Kelly Johnson, 14, center, is the new princess. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. l(eonard Johnson. At left isfirst runner-up, Joan Ward, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, jimmy Ward.. Rhonda Keahna, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Keahna, right, is first runner-up. (Photo by John Speer) ' 'performance and during the participate in greased pig con-intermission between the af- tests At 4 p.m., Indian boys t e r n o o n and evening 'will play a softball game andoJrThf*Ha- 'iVM'V n 4 5:30 P'^-. the Mesquakie On Thursday (Kids’ Day).. Women’s Softball team willchildren between the ages of ft and 10 and 11 and 13 willplay Ellenbecker’s team of Tama.and women will have tugs of for the visitors:a glimpse or thewar contests. At 4 p.m. the • proud heritage and culture ofvolleyball finals will occur and the Native Americans,at 5:30 . p/m. the Mesquakie Elected, to the Pow Wow Men s softball team will play a committee w.ere Charlesl^m,L L• i,- . Pushetonequa, president;• On Sunday the highlight will Milton Bfqwn, vice president-be the Western.Indian Dancing George Buffalo, secretary^Championship contests. The. and Gerald Younebearbest dancers of-all tribes will treasurer; Vernon Jefferson',be chosen with the dancers Elmer Roberts Sr .Robertperforming with great agility ..Waseskuk, Curtis Davenport, fhi-nu-’vinH .k and interpretation of the drum Homer Bear Jr., Adrianthro* and boys of the same jmusic./ The- .Mesquakie com- P u s h e t o n e □ u a - D-nil *age in a.oqtM throw contest. mittee-Kas rtjtcd to allow free- Keahna, Jimmie Ward Gaston:«S. g*S £***M' See 10 cnter.!s authentic -tribal .cds- -loung ar~scheduled, and at 11:30 msn tumes and dances wifi rvirtrair A1vrav?rM^ thoTm.rin-ON FRIDAY the volleyball elimination tournament will begin at 10 a.m:, and at the same tiny; girls eight through 16 wilj. be in a girls’ softball
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