| Pow wow Dance and Tribal Regalia: Sponsored by the Southern California American Indian Resource Center, Inc., (SCAIR) & San Diego Indian Center.
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SOARING EAGLES
Pow-wow Dance Classes San Diego
Classes open with a ceremonial drum song and pow-wow style round dancing.
You are invited! (New Fall Class Schedule*):
September 10, Wednesday
September 17, Wednesday
September 24, Wednesday
October 1, Wednesday
October 8, Wednesday
October 15, Wednesday
October 22, Wednesday
October 29, Wednesday
November 5, Wednesday
November 12, Wednesday
November 19, Wednesday
DATES: *SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TIME: 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Adams Avenue Community Center
4649 Hawley Blvd., San Diego CA 92116
POSTER: Download 12x18" SCAIR Poster/INFO.pdf
GOLDEN EAGLES Proudly Sponsored by:
Southern California Indian Resource Center, Inc. SCAIR
Coordinated by:
San Diego City Schools Indian Education Program
Indian Human Resource Center
Telephone: (619) 281-5964, (858) 627-7362
Project Coordinator: Vickie Gambala
Please see ROY COOK's Large Story & Picture Blog for his class-by-class personal notes on the summer semester classes and complete photo gallery.
Information About the San Diego Tribal Dance Program, Soaring Eagles:
by Roy Cook, Opata-Oodham, Mazopiye Wishasha: Writer, Singer, Speaker.
Many young Native American children, grades K-12, attend the classes to learn about their Native American cultural dance protocol to actively participate in California Indian traditional gatherings and powwows like the upcoming Barona Traditional Gathering on August 14-17, 2008, and the completed 2008 Sycuan Traditional Gathering.
 
 he Soaring Eagles summer powwow dance classes bring together American Indians dancers from different tribes to share their Intertribal powwow dances. A schedule calendar will be provided with the date, location and time. For up to date information call Indian Education Title VII at 858-627-7362. Refreshment will be provided to all the participants.
Young fancy shawl dancers.
Native American drum group, The San Diego Inter-Tribal Singers of San Diego.
Summer time is pow wow season for many tribal people. The inter-tribal pow wow is always a chance to see old friends and make new ones. This summer program is an opportunity to learn to dance, listen to the different songs and styles of pow wow music and appreciate and respect new or different tribal regalia. At the same time it is an opportunity to take pride in ones own culture and participate in tribal celebrations. Many Tribes and organizations in San Diego county host summer pow wows.
Before the classes begin on July 16, the parents and children will be asking to sign a contract of participation to guarantee they will attend all the dance classes and sewing classes and to complete their children regalia.
We will schedule dance classes and regalia classes during the month of July and August. A different location will be selected for the fall 2008 school year.
Also, the San Diego Indian community is encouraged to bring their powwow regalia they no longer use to share with the students who will be learning how to dance at the powwow dance class.
Local and family Powwow dancers will also be encouraged in volunteering their time to help Vickie Gambala with the teaching of theses classes. She has enlisted the help of the Indian Human Resource Center for this summer project.
Regalia making classes will be held on Wednesday evening. The parents will be provided with some but not all, material and instructions on how to make their children’s powwow regalia.
One of the cultural and educational values most prized in Indian country is the ability to observe and learn from respectful observation. Unfortunately in these days of sound bites and impatience with the natural pace of human scale (tribal context) these values often get trampled upon.
Along with dance instruction and participation one of the major goals is the construction of Southern California Intertribal Pow wow regalia. We would love to be able to construct each and every type of Tribal regalia but for this summer program we are presenting the INTER-TRIBAL REGALIA.
Thank you for your consideration and support.
Melissa Aleman (right) helps her mother and grandmother out at the head registration table and organizes the cultural curriculum.
Remember:
First Meeting.
The parents and students will have the opportunity to meet the Summer program faculty; Chuck Cadotte, Instructor, Carla Trouville, Sewing Instructor, Michael Cadotte, Fancy Dancer Instructor, Eileen George, Traditional Dancer Instructor and other volunteers who represent a variety of backgrounds, interest and skill levels of powwow dancers.
All the student who will be participating in the powwow dance program will be asked to bring with them an index card describing what type of dancing they want to learn. The instructors’ will began working with them on their regalia. The participants will be placed in their dance category to begin their first dance lesson. The San Diego Intertribal Singers will sing traditional songs appropriate for the summer program.
At all the sessions, we will have Jennie Alvarado working with the other students who are not participating in the powwow dance lessons. Snacks will be provided at each session.
Later in the year we will be having a special community event for the participating students.
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Please see ROY COOK's Large Story & Picture Blog on the summer semester classes — here a few pics from Roy's blog:
Powwow dance students begin dancing.
The young pow-wow girls seem to really enjoy the Native American cultural dancing experiences during the classes.
The students practice a walk-around where participants walk a line and greet other participants in a common traditional California Indian style.
The classes include a pot luck buffet and community family-style socializing.
CLICK on group photo for large 10-inch high-resolution print JPEG picture. Some of the young traditional dance students and instructors posed for a group pow-wow photo.
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POW-WOW REGALIA
See Roy Cook's CALIE Pow-wow History and Information article for more info and professional photographis portfolios and movies about Native American powwows in Southern California, San Diego County.
Back to Roy Cook's Articles page.
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