Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 9, 1 September 2008 — Pow wow, concert [ARTICLE]

Pow wow, concert

Contemporary and timehonored traditions of Native Americans will be celebrated in dance, song, druimning and arts and crafts at the 34th annual Pow Wow at Thomas Square from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5. The free event attracts Native Americans living in Hawai'i and See BRIEFS on page 28

BRIEFS CūntinuEd fram page 23

visitors from the U.S. continent and Canada. The Blackfoot A-1 Club from Alberta, Canada, will serve as the host drum. Other participants include: head man dancer loe Hacker (Rosebud Lakota), head woman dancerCindy Dawson (Dine/ Apaehe), emeee lohn Dawson (San Carlos Apaehe) and arena director Tom Rowland (Oglala Lakota). Guest drums include 808NDNZ from O'ahu and Hunter's Moon from Hawai'i Island. Also ahead, the ninth annual Native American Llute and Storytelling Concert comes to the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa on Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. To volunteer for the pow wow, eall the American Indian Pow Wow Association at 497-7279, Native Winds at 734-8018, or email aipahawaii@hotmail.com. Lor infonnation on the free eoncert, eall Native Winds.