Mashpee Pow Wow

This summer makes idren's 7th (formal) year of both celebrating alternatives to U.S. Holydazes and not celebrating U.S. Holydazes. Each fourth of youlie, ini spend time wi n8v bruddah/sistah. Every year ini see somethings that am supposed to see, needed to see. This year, at their 83rd Pow Wow, there were four especially memorable experiences. One, the Gombey dancers-Bermudian afro-amerN8Vs returned. Two, afro-n8v brothers and sisters, young & old came again -dem ah caryee da ways of de crown & idren saw it. Three, brother Annawon spoke some necessary words about 711 & 'rules' that i needed to hear. Four, sister Lorin, made a upspirit gesture during a yut's dance that struck me in my heart (last 'money' dance idren danced was with Fon of Mankon visit 2 winters ago-bconx live). Pure livity.

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