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Native Americans from across US attend Seminole tribe's 50th Tribal Fair and Pow Wow

(17 Feb 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4419546 ASSOCIATED PRESS Hollywood, Florida, United States - 10 February 2023 1. Drummers during Grand Entry ceremony ANNOTATION: American Indians celebrate Pow Wow in Florida 2. Pan drummers ANNOTATION: Native Americans from across North America attended the annual Tribal Fair and Pow Wow hosted by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. 3. Close drums 4. Close of singer ANNOTATION: The Pow Wow is a traditional gathering of American Indians in which tribes reconnect and catch up once a year. 5. Dancer 6. Wide of Grand Entry ceremony ANNOTATION: It begins with the Grand Entry, in which participants dress in traditional costumes, dancing to singers and drummers in a circle. 7. Judge with tablet 8. Close of judge 9. Boy dancing 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Willow Abrahamson, member of Shoshone-Bannock tribe of Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho: ++SOUND BEGINS IN SHOT 9++ "When we dance, the thing in our heads is let's bring good energy. Let's dance for the people. Look at the elders and the children out there. Look at those who are watching and having observed us, let's show them pride and show them respect. Let's show them dignity and who we really are." 11. Exterior of Hard Rock ANNOTATION: The event was hosted at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. 12. Hard Rock Casino sign 13. Wide of entrance to Pow Wow 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Tina Marie Osceola, director of tribal historic preservation office for the Seminole Tribe of Florida: ++SOUND BEGINS IN SHOT 13++ "So the tribal fair has been hosted on the same spot even before the Seminole Hard Rock was even a dream of the Seminoles. We've come together on this land right here to celebrate for the last 50 years." 15. Seminoles performing stomp dance ANNOTATION: This year was the 50th time that the Seminole tribe hosted the celebration, and the first in three years due to COVID. 16. Stomp dance huddle 17. Man in headdress talking ANNOTATION: Organizers say more than 200 tribes were represented from across the country as well as from Canada. 18. Various of man preparing a headdress 19. SOUNDBITE (English) Willow Abrahamson, member of Shoshone-Bannock tribe of Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho: ++SOUND BEGINS IN SHOT 18++ "One of the unique things here about the Seminole tribe is, being an individual who comes from out of state and from out of the area, it's really empowering and inspiring to be amongst the people because they are some of the leaders in Indian country that help us to retain our sovereignty and that help us to retain our identity." 20. Director of Seminole Ah-Tah-Thi-Khi museum Gordon Wareham playing traditional instrument ++SOUND BEGINS IN SHOT 19++ 21. Close instrument 22. Fry bread stand ANNOTATION: Traditional food like fry bread and Indian tacos were served and dozens of vendors sold traditional jewelry, art, and clothing pieces. 23. Visitors looking at jewelry 24. Wide of interior of Hard Rock 25. Alligator wrestling ANNOTATION: There was also alligator wresting as well as costume and drumming competitions among the various participating tribes. 26. Close alligator 27. Wide fashion show STORYLINE: The Pow Wow is a traditional gathering of American Indians in which tribes reconnect and catch up once a year. Visitors embraced relatives and friends from across the country that they hadn’t seen in years. The ceremony began with the traditional Grand Entry ceremony, in which participants dressed in traditional costumes danced to singers and drummers in a circle. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...