Kilted at the Local Pow Wow

**Riverkilt** · 14th April 12, 03:08 PM

Its raining and snowing today (mid-April??) and the local high school is having their annual Unity Pow Wow. Indoors in the high school gym to stay out of the weather.

Got over there geared up in my Tilley hat with a new beaded hat band I added, my new Desert Sand Scottevest (no room in the pouch of my L&M beaver sporran for the stuff I need to carry. Just wore the sporran for decoration). My Macdonald Lord of the Isles tartan kilt hand sewn by Kathy Lare. A new necklace I bought at the pow-wow...wearing a necklace with a kilt is "out there" for me...

'twas a good time...lots of Navajo friends dancing. The little kids are SOOOO Cute in their elaborate costumes...and they dance with such fury and intensity. Four drum groups there today and in the gym with a PA system they were LOUD!

Nary a comment on the kilt - think the town is pretty used to it by now.

**cessna152towser** · 14th April 12, 03:12 PM

Looking good Ron. Those boots go great with the rest of the outfit.
I like the colourful pic of the dancers too.

**KiltedDixon** · 14th April 12, 04:49 PM

Looking good. Gotta admit our kilts look pretty tame compared to the native dress.

I love'm both.

**Riverkilt** · 14th April 12, 05:25 PM

For sure! Some of the Native turnouts even include small mirrors - most make some kind of noise when they walk from bells or tobacco tin lids rolled up...the workmanship and detail involved is amazing!

**Tartan Tess** · 15th April 12, 05:14 AM

I think your outfit looks great Ron. Thanks for the Pow wow picture, we have them in Maine but they are not as colorful as the West, especially Arizona.

**Jerry** · 15th April 12, 06:45 AM

We are planning on attending the Upper Mattaponi Spring Festival and PowWow again this year at the end of May. We went last year and had a great time. It was in the mid 90s, with high humidity, and the energy of the young dancers was amazing.

I probably won't be kilted as I've lost nearly 40 pounds from the chemo I'm taking weekly.

**Riverkilt** · 15th April 12, 06:56 AM

GO enjoy Jerry. Chemo saved my life last year. I lost 35 pounds but when the chemo was over it leaped right back on board....course, I'm a glutton.

There are pow wow calendars on the internet folks can look up and check for the dates of their local pow wows. Similar to highland games.

When a Navajo cop pulled me over a few years ago I was in full kilted turnout. After he wrote me the ticket (speed trap!!) he asked me why I was so dressed. Told him I'd just come from the highland games. He asked, "Who won?" Explained the highland games were like a Scottish Pow Wow and he understood. Cause they are.