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i'V • {>!• >ji'l>) • i( 1 [tii?i. "lie Battalion Aggielife Page 3 • Friday, February 12, 1999 ithortoi ories oil obert Arnett, & of India Umeit adventures m, ire and reify• •ow at 7 p.m. rnett said hew:;, v presentation ?| iriencestoreircj 3. Viewers will much India i"! jres share ii be used to f he said, rnett has maos 3 and spent ths living wiln idia Unveiled w| le Book of th i, UK, recew n and is pos;:^ < published if'I isphere offioa n Indian pnme' he book has 'ds includingtte: k of the Year, of the Yearanc or Best 0 k. rnett has thsonian ersity andY; or Human Res;. : There will ber he PHR exams rogram in Wete i. followed byas More, newmei Contact Anw more informal i Advertising^ olding a genera i. in ISOWehn ; are welcome, tM Women's act ice from 5-7 s behind the Zatit ices are open tc ence necessary. 220 for more NATIVE STEPS JL w JTJL A JL V JU LP JL JLIJL UP Pow-wow brings Native-American dance, culture to Bryan courtesy of Sandra Medina; Background Photo courtesty of Dr. D. Bruce Dickson BY NON! SRIDHARA The Battalion Various Native-American tribes will par ticipate in a day of song and dance during the seventh annual Native American Students Association (NASA) pow-wow at Sam Ray burn Middle School in Bryan tfiis Saturday from 2 toll p.m. Richard Burgess, a council member in NASA and a senior poultry science major, said the pow-wow is a time for old friends and new friends to meet. Burgess said this pow-wow will give people an adrenaline rush comparable to what one would feel at a dance contest. “Our biggest purpose is to bring everyone together,” he said. “It is a really spiritual and emotional time.” Sandra Medina, advisor to NASA and communications coordinator for the Depart ment of Multicultural Services, said along with the dancers there will also be many ven dors featured at the pow-wow who will be selling arts and crafts and Native American apparel. “It is really interesting because whether it is the costumes, dress, or the paint, there is always some sort of symbolism, and very sig nificant meaning associated with it,” she said. Burgess said there are four main styles of men’s and women’s dances, and they all de pict something or have a story behind them. Burgess said the men usually dance first. One of the first dances is the grass dance where the clothes originally were made of sweet grass. Today, these garments are made out of yarn. “The swaying motion that the dancers use is used to sweep the dance floors for the oth er dancers,” Burgess said. The second dance is the Men's Tradition al. This is an original style of dance which originated in the Northern Plains. “This will usually mimic a hunt or looking over a prairie for food,” Burgess said. Next is the Straight Dance, which tells the story of hunting or a war party. Burgess said this is traditionally performed by the older men, since it is regarded as a gen tleman’s dance and is more dignified. The last of the men’s dances is the Fancy Dance. This is a modern style of dance which became popular on the reservations after World War II. It is also know as the feather dance, since it is marked by men wearing two large bustles on their back, f “This is for the young and the young at heart,” Burgess said. There are different styles of women’s dances as well. The first is the Ladies South ern Cloth, which is a simple dance in which the women wear mid-calf skirts and moc casins and are judged on their grace. The sec ond is the Ladies Buckskin, which is per formed by women clothed in full leather dresses. Burgess said this was traditionally performed by women who held leadership roles. “There is a high degree of dignity and grace involved here,” Burgess said. The next dance is the Fancy Shawl where women have a shawl draped around their shoulders which helps them mimic different movements from nature, the butterfly and birds. Burgess said he would like everyone to at tend the pow-wow since there is no admis sion charge. “We want to get more of the Bryan-College Station community, as well as the Texas A&M community involved in this event and show them what a vital part of our lives this pow wow is.” Burgess said, judging on past years, he ex pects 1,500-3,000 people to come throughout the day. 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