Crow celebration. A good day in Montana

[havocmom]

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/28/news/state/27-crowparade.txt


The colors are presented during a veteran's celebration during the Crow Native Days Friday at Veteran's Park in Crow Agency. CASEY RIFFE/Gazette Staff



Father getting son ready to ride in the parade



Parade participants

Celebrate and honor all Americans

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Thank you for posting this

for all our relations.

[havocmom]

2. ah! if I could have requested a first responder to this,

it would have been my dear ayeshahaqqiqa! :hug:

Just seemed like a good day to remind DU that all peoples are worthy of love and celebration.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. I am honored by your words

Thank you so much for them!

[postulater]

3. Beautiful day in Montana, wish I was there.

[Cleita]

4. Lovely!

Thanks for posting.

[havocmom]

7. You are most welcome

Good to 'see' you Cleita!

[hankthecrank]

6. K & R n/t

[havocmom]

8. Thanks, hank

Ya don't seem a crank to me.

[lonestarnot]

9. Beeeeautiful!

K & R

[annabanana]

10. There are some real nice pictures at the link

What a fun day that must be.

[jwirr]

11. Thank you. The clothing is hand made and beaded. Hard work and

a family task.

[KoKo]

12. Beautiful photo's ...Many thanks for Posting for the First Americans..

and for keeping traditions alive. :hug:

...and peace...

koko

[Fly by night]

13. Ka-Hay. Sho'o Daa' Chi.

Aho

[havocmom]

14. OK, I am a linguistic idiot. Am thinking that is probably a good thing,

but ignorant of meaning.

Thank you, I am pretty sure, but a translation would be greatly appreciated. ;)

havocmom <---Pallid Patty/Scandawhovian who has enough trouble with her native American version of English.

[Fly by night]

15. The title is a traditional Crow greeting (equivalent to "hello")

Aho is "Thank you" in Arapaho.

I've been honored to work with seven Indian tribes over the years, including the Crow people (with whom I worked the least.) However, I spent years working on and around the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, and am thankful for several strong Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho friendships.

[havocmom]

16. Thank you. And you have been fortunate, indeed

Such a gift to get to work with peoples from other traditions. I grew up in a neighborhood that was really international in Long Beach, CA. A gift of cultures. We had GREAT block parties

[Arctic Dave]

17. These pictures made my day. Thank you.

[martymar64]

18. Here's a photo from right down the road from Crow Agency

It's the view from Last Stand Hill looking down towards where the Lakota/Cheyenne camp was. This beautiful view was the last one that Custer ever saw, however, it was a little more active on that day in 1876.

[unkachuck]

19. I like celebrations....n/t