Haudenosaunee Spirit by ShadowsNTime
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This was a competition dance. The two boys are 10-11 years old. The boy in yellow is Mohawk Nation and the other boy, who was most excellent, is Seneca Nation, Deer Clan. He was vocal as well as having facial expression with his dance. In the third image I tried to capture some of the movement. Simply amazing young man!!! These pics aren't the best but where I was seated was at an angle and behind a lot of tall people...note: I was standing when I took these:-) The thing that impressed me the most about the dancers was how very happy they all appeared to be and their sense of pride. Not a bit of arrogance, just a deep self confidence of who they are, child and adult alike. It seemed as tho it was not a performance for the audience but a natural event that was loved and ingrained, very smooth! I will have one more collage in this series, of the adult dancers. Thanks for looking and for previous comments!
The Haudenosaunee - commonly known as the Iroquois - are a confederation of tribes located in the northeastern United States and adjacent districts in Canada.In earlier times, their region extended from the St. Laurence Seaway, across almost all of upper state New York, and into northern Pennsylvania. Additionally, they or tribes directly connected to them held predominant influence in much of the rest of Pennsylvania, southern Ontario, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. The Haudenosaunee were composed of five tribes - the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk nations, with a sixth, the Tuscarora, joining later. They are of critical importance in the development of the region. They rapidly expanded territorially after the 16th century, gaining a lock on all the upper northeast from New England to Kentucky and, by subsequently allying themselves with the British rather than the French, they prevented the French from any significant expansion into the American heartland. It is widely recognized that their union of semi-independent nations, with an elected head and a great council in a central locale, had far-reaching influence over the founders of the United States as they searched for workable models of government.
Comments (19)
durleybeachbum
Thankyou for showing us more exciting pictures, Lynn! This must have been such a great event to see in person, and so very colourful. Great info as well in your narrative.
GBCalls
Thanks for taking us along, I can tell you enjoyed the event. I noticed you too were being photographed. Excellent set of captures. Well done
timtripp
wonderful to see young people participating in the culture. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION both visually and literally.
B_PEACOCK
Very cool shots Lynn
cherokee1961
Very colorful, and informative - wado!
furuta
Pleasant dance scene. Wonderful photo!!
Meisiekind
Wonderful and very colorful images with great info Lynn!!! Well done my friend! :)
Richardphotos
beautiful costumes and captures. I lived only 10 miles as a child from a major Powwow location and never went
DarkStormCrow
Very nice captures, well done...
lizzibell
nice collage...
virginiese
Fantastic captures. It sounds terrific !
ShadowsNTime
Excellent image and text! Thank you for that. As a Seneca, it is good to know your extended family.
RobyHermida
VERY NICE.........
e-brink
Nice shots - looks like an exciting day!
frankie96
Colorful..and informative...
MirageBay
Beautiful captures! Thanks for sharing. My husband is a full-blood Mohawk from the Kahnawake Reserve in Canada. We missed the pow-wow this year, so your photos are a delight for us to see!
Steeleyes101
I was thinking before I even read your discrip that maybe another title for this one should be "War Cray"...lol You are getting better and better with that camera . Beautiful photo
mickuk50
the added people around the shots adds to the atmosphere and gives the feel of being there .excellent presentation again lynn :o) mick
emmecielle
Wonderful!!! :)