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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them: The Little Blonde Girl at the Pow Wow

April 9, 2014 / Kiersti Giron / children, Native Americans, pow wow, racial reconciliation
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We heard the announcement over the microphone as we arrived at the circle of booths and pulsing drums: “Where is the little blonde girl who was dancing? We want to honor her with a special dance.” Little blonde girl? Not exactly what you’d expect to hear at a Native American pow wow. The announcement repeated […]

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Richard Twiss: In Memoriam

March 9, 2013 / Kiersti Giron / community, faith, Jesus, Native Americans, pow wow, racial reconciliation
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Wiconi International I first heard Richard Twiss speak at a center for world missions a few years ago. With flowing dark hair and an impressive bearing, this pioneering Lakota scholar, missionary, and follower of the “Jesus Way” shared with us his journey as a First Nations believer, how our cultural perceptions can affect the way […]

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Of Walls and Bridges

March 7, 2012 / Kiersti Giron / community, history, Jesus, Native Americans, pow wow, racial reconciliation
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I went to a powwow last Saturday. Odd that after living five years near the largest Native American tribe in the country, it took moving back to California to get me to a powwow. But one is held quite near us here, sponsored by Christian Native Americans, though many vendors and participants are not believers. […]

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