Catching the Beat

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Native American drummers
Riverton, WY
June 2019
Early June, a friend joined me on a trip to Riverton to pick up Memorial Day flowers. Carol moved to Laramie from Missouri a couple of years ago and had never been to central Wyoming. I took her to as many places as I could on our two-day journey. We went to the large book store at Sweetwater Station, to Sinks Canyon, to the Eagle Bronze Foundry, to Fort Washakie, to the trading post, and several other places.

Carol wanted to see parts of the reservation and some dancing. We stayed at the casino, and luckily, the summer weekly dancing was being hosted by the casino. We were fortunate to catch the first night of the dancing.
beaded shawl
June 2019
This lady's shawl was beaded and simply gorgeous.  

fancy shawl dancer
June 2019 
hoop dancer
June 2019
I was thrilled that my favorite dancer, a highly skilled hoop dancer, was on the program. She moves so fast that it is a challenge to get photographs. If you ever have the opportunity to see a hoop dance, make sure that you go. It's beautiful and quite unique. 

welcoming the audience for the last dance
June 2019
At the end of the evening, the various dancers, invited the audience to join them for a circle dance.

Comments

  1. VeraJuly 10, 2019 at 7:27 AM

    That looks like so much fun! Love the shawls - gorgeous. And those hoops!

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  2. SaraJuly 10, 2019 at 7:28 AM

    You're so right - the hoop dancers are amazing to watch. It's been a few years, but these dancers are such fun to see. And the elaborate costumes some of them have - Wow!

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  3. Changes in the windJuly 10, 2019 at 7:48 AM

    So nice that you could go with your friend and introduce her to such wonderful history.

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  4. WanderingcatstudioJuly 10, 2019 at 9:18 AM

    Beautiful!

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  5. BetsyJuly 10, 2019 at 9:41 AM

    How fun. We have an annual Pow Wow in downtown Spokane every year where teepees are set up and all kinds of festivities go on. It was a honored spot for the Spokane tribe and they meet there at the same spot each summer. It is so interesting to go and watch the dancing and learn about history. I think it's important to remember that history.
    Thanks for sharing with us and with your friend too.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  6. kathy bJuly 10, 2019 at 1:07 PM

    Thanks Nancy! your photos are so wonderful. I feel like i enjoyed it even though I was not there

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  7. DelightedHandsJuly 10, 2019 at 1:32 PM

    Beautiful! So did you join in the dance at the end?! I saw a man do the hoop dance a long time ago when in CO and it was amazing!

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  8. Judy S.July 10, 2019 at 10:40 PM

    Sounds like lots of fun! I'd love to have seen it, too.

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  9. AraigneeJuly 11, 2019 at 5:12 AM

    Your photos are spectacular!!!

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  10. roninjaxJuly 14, 2019 at 8:45 PM

    I enjoy your sharing of Native Americans. I becoming interested in the various tribes and honor them as earliest Americans. :-)

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  11. Far Side of FiftyJuly 14, 2019 at 9:16 PM

    Hope I get to see a hoop dance someday. I enjoy all the different Regalia:)

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  12. DianaJuly 14, 2019 at 11:50 PM

    I would have LOVED to attend this! That hoop dance must have been mesmerizing! I have yet to be able to go to the Peace Treaty Pageant in Medicine Lodge (Kansas) because it always conflicts with something else on my schedule. Someday, though! Thank you for sharing this! Blessings! ♥

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