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Pow wow time AND August, 2017
Sure did enjoy watching miss Phoenix dance fancy shawl. Never gave any thought to her shawl… It fit 2 years ago, this year it was…
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Standing with Standing Rock, North Dakota — NO DAPL
I stand with standing rock! You hear that a lot here lately, but do they really mean it? These brave men, women and children are…
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9th Annual Cosby Powwow
Yippee, Yahoo, it’s the Powwow we’ve been looking forward to all year long! Got this one documented by my daughter, Robin as she shot pictures…
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Polikwaptiwa
June 3rd, 2012 was a wonderful day in my life… I was gifted my new Native name by a friend near and dear to my…
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Mossy Creek Powwow
July 14th Phoenix and I had the honor to attend the first Mossy Creek Powwow in Morristown, TN… Fantastic to visit with Tamara and Tim,…
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Pow wow baby!
Up early, breakfast with fruits, then off to Morristown for Phoenix to do her kung fu class… These children sure are gaining new skills each…
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Done gone native
Oh how I’ve looked forward to this day… Coconut pie, 3 sets of batteries, bottle of water, I’m good to go! SMILE what a fantastic…
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Sweet Tamara
I first met this woman at the Morristown powwow last April… She reminded me of my dear friend Martha… She was sitting by her tipi…
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Natives
Good morning! Baked all morning! Presents wrapped and gonna go be stealthy… I love folks here in TN… I first met them at the powwow…
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4 am
The first of many nights of playin’ until 4am… Then wake up around 10:30 to do it all over again! Good morning! SMILE… Breakfast… Off…
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The Giving of Thanks Feast
I tell you… It was wonderful… From the word go… It just got better and better and better… I got to meet folks I have…
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Heavens
I have been lying quite some time enjoying the night sky through my big bedroom window… The stars and the planets are shining like diamonds…
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East Tennessee Overhill Cherokee Descendants
I’m so very proud to say, I’ve been adopted since April of this year… My dear friends, Kim Martin and Bobby Redhawk Eldridge were my…