Saturday 7 March 2015

Thundering Spirit Family PowWow

Whilst holidaying in Florida I had the honour of attending a Thundering Spirit Family PowWow.  A beautiful event which encompasses native crafts, food, music and dancers.  A truly wonderful, uplifting and spiritual gathering that I thoroughly enjoyed.



There were some beautiful craftwork on sale.  I tried my hand at weaving which I found quite therapeutic, the lady had the patience of a saint and seemed to enjoy sharing her talent.  There was certainly a lot to see and admire.


I was honoured to meet the storyteller and spend some time with him as he told me a story.  It was an experience that I will never forget and left me exhilarated.  The grand entry was a sight for sore eyes, one that honoured the flag and veterans which was not allowed to be photographed but believe me it was a beautiful sight.  The tribal and intertribal dancing was another highlight.




A truly inspirational day and wonderful to meet some lovely people who were willing to share there way of life with us and include us in there celebration.  Iron Turtle said "there is no wrong step to dancing, only the step that doesn't join in".  That really touched me and I was honoured to join in there dance...
 
I am doing a little dance of my own at the moment but patience is a virtue.  Dad has lost 2 stone since the onset of this last flare up of illness, he has had a scan to establish if there are any other underlying problems we are awaiting the results.  He is able to breathe without an oxygen mask now and is being weaned from the steroids.  It is such a lovely feeling to know that other people are thinking about us and that we are in your prayers, I thank you wholeheartedly for that.  I am still trying to catch up with you all, I am on the computer in between hospital visits which is an hour away and catching up with household jobs and family.  Have a restful Sunday.
 
See you soon.
 

14 comments:

  1. Your dad will be prayed for this morning in church.

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  2. Thanks for sharing your experience with the PowWow !
    Hug
    Anna

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  3. Welcome home!! It looks like you had a wonderful holiday in Florida!! I'm so glad to read that your dad is doing better. I'll keep him in my prayers. God bless. xoxo

    ~ Wendy
    http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  4. I'm sorry your dad is ill. It must be very stressful, driving back and forth to the hospital. Thanks for sharing about the powwow. It brought back memories of my childhood. I grew up on an Indian reservation in northern Idaho, and have attended several over the years.

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  5. Glad to hear your Dad is feeling better. Love the Florida photos.
    Meredith

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  6. Thnaks for sharing about this experience !!! Your pics are amazing ! I hope your dad feels better and better....

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  7. so glad that your dad is better, I bet that makes you breathe a bit easier and you have less stress! Lovely photos :)

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  8. Looks like a wonderful place to visit, hope you Dad's feeling better soon x

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  9. Sounds like you had a lovely day. It looks very interesting and fun.
    xx Beca

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  10. Pow Wow's are such fun! My husband and I went to one while visiting family in Canada YEARS ago.

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  11. What a truly memorable experience. You are so lucky.
    Good to hear that your Dad is improving.

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  12. What an amazing visit you had!! So many interesting things to see and do. Sorry to hear about your Dad, it must be a very difficult time for you. I truly hope that this will take a turn for the better very soon. xx

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  13. These events really are interesting and fun. We have a large Native American population where I live and every year there is a powwow called Gathering of Nations in our city. I hope your dad is better soon, I can imagine the stress. Take care, we're all thinking of your family.

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  14. What an amazing day out! It looks like a fantastic place to visit. Glad that your dad is doing better.
    Marianne x

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