What a beautiful for the native American Indians!
The Fourth Annual Hilo Inter-Tribal PowWow will take place May 23, 24 & 25, 2009 at Wailoa River Park in Hilo , Hawai’i. This FREE, family-oriented event starts at 9:00 am and ends at 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, there will be a Veterans’ Honoring Ceremony and the colors will be retired at 4 pm. Grand Entry is at 10 am, all three days. Everyone is invited to experience the sights, sounds, flavors and spirit of Native America through music, dance, storytelling, food, arts and crafts. This is a drug and alcohol free event.

Each morning before Grand Entry, the powwow will start with traditional gourd dancing by Hawaii’s newly formed Gourd Society made up of Native American veterans. Specials guests and performers will include the California Intertribal Bird Singers with their gourd rattles and special songs, the Wapato Indian Club, a youth group from the State of Washington, hip-hop artist Brian Frejo and Culture Shock Camp, the Wildhorse Drum and Dancers from Southern California, and Troy “Good Medicine” De Roche, a world-renown Blackfeet flute player who currently lives on the Big Island.
Visit www.gohawaii.com for all scheduled special events for Hilo, Hawaii. For more info about the Big Island Tourist information visit: www.biparadise.ws
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