{"id":542,"date":"2011-08-21T23:18:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T06:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/?p=542"},"modified":"2011-08-24T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T17:12:32","slug":"canim-lake-pow-wow-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/?p=542","title":{"rendered":"Canim Lake Pow Wow August 2011&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been to a Pow wow before .\u00c2\u00a0 I really enjoyed it.\u00c2\u00a0 The children were so fun to watch .\u00c2\u00a0 Here is some info on Pow -wow&#8217;s<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-625\" title=\"DSC_8046 copy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_8046-copy1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_8046-copy1.jpg 890w, http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_8046-copy1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>pow-wow<\/strong> (also <strong>powwow<\/strong> or <strong>pow wow<\/strong> or <strong>pau wau<\/strong>) is a gathering of North America&#8217;s <a title=\"Indigenous people of the Americas\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_people_of_the_Americas\">Native people<\/a>. The word derives from the <a title=\"Narragansett (tribe)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narragansett_(tribe)\">Narragansett<\/a> word <em>powwaw<\/em>, meaning &#8220;spiritual leader&#8221;. A modern pow-wow is a specific type of event where both Native American and non-Native American people meet to dance, sing, socialize, and honor American Indian culture. There is generally a dancing competition, often with significant prize money awarded. Pow-wows vary in length from one day session of 5 to 6 hours to three days. Major pow-wows or pow-wows called for a special occasion can be up to one week long.<\/p>\n<p>The term also has been used to describe any gathering of Native Americans of any <a title=\"Tribe\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tribe\">tribe<\/a>, and as such is occasionally heard in older <a title=\"Western movie\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_movie\">Western<\/a> movies. The word has also been used to refer to a meeting, especially a meeting of powerful people such as officers in the <a title=\"Military\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military\">military<\/a>. However, such use can also be viewed as disrespectful to Native culture.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_7827web4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_7911web4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_7927web4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_8020web4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_8025web4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web54.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web64.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web74.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/web94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_8019-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-547\" title=\"Untitled-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Untitled-1.jpg 890w, http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Untitled-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_7974-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"591\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aprilrobertsportraits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/princess.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I&#8217;ve never been to a Pow wow before .\u00c2\u00a0 I really enjoyed it.\u00c2\u00a0 The children were so fun to watch .\u00c2\u00a0 Here is some info on Pow -wow&#8217;s A pow-wow (also powwow or pow wow or pau wau) is a gathering of North America&#8217;s Native people. 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