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Indian Fete at I#Tama Aug. 14-16tspanhavtheoutLovRparSoloslt;fig!i is ( our oua intlt; stri thepalpaiincarstethewairidis‘nmgiTAMA, IOWA — Once again the Indian drum, will throb with its ancient message from the picturesque banks of the Iowa River, in Tama County, when the Mes-quakies of Iowa present their 43rdAnnual Pow-Wow, August 14, 15,16, and 17. Iowa's only Indian Tribe, the Mesquakies, sometimes called the Sac and Fox have lived in their woodlands settlement near Tama, -Iowa, for over 100 years. As the years have passed, the natural scenic beauty of the Indian Settlement has been preserved. while the time-honored customs of an ancient day linger on in a world where there is room for both the modern “TV” and the old Indian way.Located just off U.S. Highway 30 and three miles west of Tama, Iowa, the Mesquakie Pow-Wow is the only all-Indian Pow-Wow in the State of Iowa. The program for the Pow-Wow this year includes examples of the colorful ritual dances of an ancient day, along with | other social and ceremoni all dances, and the “Friendship an Dances” of visiting tribesmen from across the nation. Climax of j the Indian Dance program will be; UP the famous “Midwest. Championship Indian Dance Contest. when he who can best perform the truly I ”15 Indian dance as tradition says it ’an should be done will be chosen as j ai? the champion. The contest will be held at the Sunday afternoon. Aug-y, I ust 17. program, on the final day | of the four-day celebrationFor days before Pow-Wow time.! 8r' Indian families are busily engaged j 1 in erecting their wickiups of,Se rushes, their Teepees and camp- jt0sites, at the Pow-Wow grounds Im'h. | where they will be living during'the Pow-Wow time. Visitors, andtheir cameras are welcome in thispicturesque Indian villiage. Here.the morning hours are “visitingtime.” the time to greet old friends . ™and to make new ones, and to com-1 ,nd i pare and admire the colorful cos-'j tumes of the dance, the justly j aJfamous Mesquakie beadwork and Cr»r. | ribbon applique. j ofIn the huge central exhibit tent nowill be a collection of Indian re- 10lies and historical documents, tell-rs. ing the story of the years of theMesquakie nation. Around thegreat Pow-Wow grounds itself are \tile family booths where the fine ^hand-work of the Indian craftsmenand craftswomen are on exhibitand for sale. This year, there willalso be the crafts work of otherIndian tribes to see. jI toislseir.riiiboiniirern■vaes.Uyimrs.id*dewiwthst
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Carroll Daily Times Herald
Carroll, Iowa, US
Tue, Aug 12, 1958
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