I attended the annual Shinnecock Pow Wow twice this Labor Day weekend. I look forward to this special event throughout the year, sometimes finding myself counting the months until it would arrive. I can’t fully explain why it affects me the way it does, but my intention here is to try. I started to develop some kind of affinity for… More →
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A Different Cultural Lesson Learned At the Pow Wow
I attend the Shinnecock Pow Wow every year. I have long felt a special, only partially explainable affinity with Native American culture(s), and not only enjoy, but feel especially comfortable being there amongst the people, sounds, rhythms, scents, tastes and colors (including those of the diversity of the participants). And I am not generally a comfortable person. I’ve taken in… More →