Native Americans and Scots have much in common. Sadly, we are both conquered peoples who have been told we could not wear our Traditional garments, speak our Native tongues, or play our Native music. We both overcame those bans and remain righteously proud peoples.

When Native Americans gather to Pow-Wow, or descendents of Scottish emigrants gather at Highland Games we bring our whole family, we gather in clans/tribes, we proudly wear wide variations of our Traditional dress, we hold opening ceremonies, we compete with pipe bands/drumming groups, we compete with Traditional dances, vendors descend upon the gatherings selling Traditional wares and Traditional foods.

I think one of the few differences is that Scots hold their athletic competition at the games while Native Americans split that out at rodeos.

And it sure feels good to gather and celebrate.

Ron