The annual Pow Wow at Long Hunter State Park in Hermitage TN enjoyed a beautiful weekend in October 2021. I arrived early so many of my photos are of spectators and few are of the dancers and other performers who arrived later in the day, when I was already gone.
Here are some of the visitors and spectators who were enjoying the Pow Wow.
There evidently was a face painting booth. Though I did not see the booth, I did find these lovely young girls who were eager to model for me.
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Though the whole event was outdoors many people wore masks… in all sorts of configurations.
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The following two photos are of women wearing beautiful native American head adornments.
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When I asked this woman if I could photograph her Native American earrings, she was delighted. Then I showed her that I also got her face in the photo. We both laughed.
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And this image made me laugh even harder!
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More spectators…
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Some of the performers were at the park early.
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There was a short opening ceremony and this guy performed a ring dance.
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The MC asked for audience members to participate in a ring dance. This young woman danced and was so eager to jump into the hoop, she got caught on the pole.
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A small parade of early performers followed the games.
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A basket weaving demo…
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Teepees and vendors circled the field
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And this just caught my eye…
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I used some Photoshop techniques in some of these photos – mostly to remove distractions from the photos.