`EVERYTHING IS SACRED' FOR NATIVE TRIBES AT THE ANNUAL POWWOW.Byline: Angela Randazzo Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Tepees will grace the landscape and native drums will fill the air this weekend during ``Everything Is Sacred,'' the 12th annual Native American Intertribal in·ter·tri·bal adj. Existing or occurring between tribes. Adj. 1. intertribal - between or among tribes; "intertribal warfare" Powwow that will bring together more than 70 tribes from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. Sponsored by the nonprofit California Indian California Indian Any member of the various North American Indian peoples living in and around present-day California, U.S. Of the many California groups, most were composed of independent territorial and political units that were smaller than the average groupings of other Council Foundation, the public event will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Borchard Park, 190 N. Reino Road, Thousand Oaks. Admission and parking are free. ``It's educational. We invite people to attend so they get to know that Indians are just like everyone else,'' said Richard Blackbear Angulo, president of the California Indian Council. ``We may have cultural differences, but we're all just people.'' For American Indians American Indians: see Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the; Natives, Middle American; Natives, North American; Natives, South American. , a powwow is a place to meet old friends, make new ones and perform songs and dances that help keep their heritage alive. For others, it's chance to experience the American Indian culture and history, and arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. . The event will feature singers and dancers dressed in traditional costumes indigenous to various tribes. The drums are an important part of the ceremony and represent the heartbeat of the people and the heartbeat of Mother Earth. ``We have many dances, some are spiritual, some are friendship. There's also gathering and honoring dances,'' said Blackbear Angulo. More than 2,000 people attended last year's powwow, and attendance this year is expected to be even higher. For information, call (805) 493-2863. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Cherokee Robert Dila, above, participates in a traditional dance during the 1995 Native American Intertribal Powwow. Besides the traditional dances, participants of the powwow also build teepees like the ones at left built at the 1996 event. |
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