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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Been in Birney
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Pow Wow
Sunday afternoon was spent on the Pow Wow grounds. This festive occasion is somewhat like our fair. The vendors were lined up with food and jewelry, while the Indian dancers performed inside the arena.
The Indian dresses and outfits were awesome. Feathers and multicolored streamers adorned the dancers as they whirled and pounded the ground to the beat of huge drums played by four or five drummers at a single time in rhythm. The singing was the authentic Indian melodies I had heard only in movies.
Different tribes from other reservations nationwide attended the Pow Wow. Such a gathering of culture! Twice the promotional administration called for everyone to dance, Indian and non-Indian, in festive array or not. Happy children, youth, and even older Indians in their decorated finest paraded around the arena.
These are yearly events hosted by various reservations. It is worth the drive to see.
Block Party in Birney
Tuesday was a fun day at Birney. The Cinco Baptist Church Team brought the block party components and set up bouncing inflatibles and other games. Hamburgers and chips were served with cold bottled water. Face painting and prizes were very popular with the local children on the reservation.
This was a good time to get to know the adults and children who attended from the area, since Birney is quite a small community.
Mississippi Marigolds
The Mississippi Marigolds
We patiently waited to get to see them again, and this July we made the trip back to Birney and found the marigolds doing just fine.
Settling In
The warm days of summer and cool nights have taken us by surprise as well as the late evenings. The sun seems to never set. Sometimes 10:00 p.m. activities are quite common.
This has been a major adjustment as we tend to get ready for bed around 9:00 p.m. with the sky still lit up. I understand they have this situation in Alaska. I am concerned what the winter will hold for us. It may get dark by 4 or 5:00 p.m.
Rain often soothes me to sleep. Not while in the camper. It has kept us awake often this week, as the winds and rain act like a roller coaster ride.