Thursday, November 8, 2007

Updated: Finlandia students attend Powwow at MTU

Finlandia's ESL students joined Finlandia Native American student John Gokee III at the Powwow held at Michigan Tech's Gates Tennis Center on Oct. 27. Here are some photos and video memories of the occasion.

Students pause for a snack and a taste of the famous fry bread. Pictured here, clockwise from left, are Kumiko Takahashi, Moto Kidokoro, John Gokee III, Kazuki Nishiyama, Kana Ito and Toshi Mita. Click on photo for larger version. (Photo © 2007 Michele Anderson)


Lowery Begay, a Navajo from New Mexico and Arizona, performs his Eagle dance. Read more about him on Keweenaw Now. (Photo © 2007 Gustavo Bourdieu)


Toshi poses with Lowery after the Eagle Dance during the Powwow at MTU. (Photo © 2007 Toshi Mita)


Eagle Dancer Lowery Begay, center, background, joins a men's dance, following the lead dancers of the Powwow. (Photo © 2007 Takaaki [Nick] Niikura)




Finlandia students, invited by John Gokee III, join in one of the Powwow dances. Watch for them coming from the right in this video. (Video © 2007 Gustavo Bourdieu)


Drummers take a break between dances. The Drum accompanies the dancers with traditional rhythms throughout the Powwow. (Photo © 2007 Takaaki [Nick] Niikura)


A girl who wears beautiful green clothes is dancing. (Photo © 2007 Kumiko Takahashi)


A Native American man and his son. I like the blue clothes the boy is wearing. (Photo © 2007 Kumiko Takahashi)

Students, please send your best Powwow photos to add to this article! Thanks to those of you who have sent photos and to Kumiko for her captions.

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