Three Days of Traditional Dancing at Lawrenceville’s American Indian Festival
The sound of drums and singing could be heard well before you actually reach the Lawrenceville Fairground.
19 year old Hunter Scott of Birmingham Alabama is in full Indian garb. He’s wearing a beaded apron and a full headdress with ribbons blowing in the wind. But with neon yellow and bright magenta, his colors aren’t exactly traditional.
“Now-a-days everything’s flourescent colors. You want to be big, you want to be flashy because you want to catch the judge’s eye so they’ll look at you more when you’re dancing”.
Most of these dancers are on the pow-wow circuit. They travel from state to state competing for prize money in festivals like this one almost every weekend. There are eight other dance categories and for those, the dancers are sporting more traditional attire. The competition isn’t over yet. Dancing will continue through today.
Aleck Ragsdale WABE News