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Because all of my fam here does not get to come up and or over lol very often I thought I would drop off a something cool.
Juan and I dont get to sing for folks down there so I brought over some videos from last weekends Ann Arbor P Wow, of our drum singin.
Juan cut his hair he’s in the green t, i am behind him in one and not singin in the other. But all n all I am droppin the love because i dont get to sing and dance with you all down there!
LOVE YOU ALL
Christina
Tree Town Drum Ann Arbor 2007
What a great idea! Looks like a real good time. 🙂 I’m happy for you that you have a good home community you belong to.
I am very very blessed to have the community I have here, I just wish I could share it with all of you! All the time!:D
Christina!!! How beautiful! I’m so glad that you shared that with us. It has been quite a while since I’ve been to a Pow-Wow, but the drumming and the singing that you have shared have lifted my spirit!!!! It’s beautiful and mysterious and the music is unique. (Only our music can be like that, huh? :p 😉 😀 ) Oh….I’ve got a question. You’re singin’ behind your husband, right, I thought the men do the drumming and the singing…and the women take part in the dancing. I didn’t know that women were allowed to sing with the drummers. (Please correct me if I’m wrong!)
Thanks again for sharing! I really appreciate it. How can I forward this to my aunt?
I’ve seen women sing with drummers at intertribal pow-wows out this way.:) I’m sure these customs can vary nation to nation. For instance I was taught that Omaha women don’t say “Aho”, that only men do. Since that was my introduction to Indian Culture I feel like honoring that to honor them for sharing with me. It’s like my English Grandmother taught me that people should not gamble. I think it’s fine for anyone who chooses to but to honor my Grandmother I don’t. These are just personal things I do.
Teachings your right every nation is different, in Anishenabe territory and from the woman who taught and our influenced me. In Pow Wow style the woman sing behind the men to support them, however there are woman drum groups who use hand drums up here, not pow wow style. As far as big drum goes there are nations and someone can correct me if I am wrong but I have been to a Pow Wow where a woman did sit and sing at the drum with the men and that was because in there peoples way woman who are veterans can sit and sing with the men. BUT that is not every where.
I thought that was very interesting about the Aho though Ihad never heard that women should not say that, but like I said all nations are different.
I am glad everyone likes the drum, I am the lone woman on my drum many drums have enough woman to create a half moon or circle the men completely, when i first started we had more woman singers but as time has moved on, many folks moved away or the woman arent much into singin, or prefer to dance, I usta to dance fancy and sing but as time has gone on especially since my boy was born i have felt more inclined to sing than dance fancy…lol FAncy is alot of work lol.
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