{"id":5190,"date":"2009-07-03T10:30:56","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T14:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=5190"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:08:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:08:54","slug":"south-east-scarborough-pow-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/07\/03\/south-east-scarborough-pow-wow\/","title":{"rendered":"South East Scarborough Pow Wow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3648\/3683080996_4e7b9bfcfe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Head male dancer Joseph Harper\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3648\/3683080996_4e7b9bfcfe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153From the rez to the city, my people are you with me? \u00a0You&#8217;re tuned in to the chief of the concrete city,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d rapped <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/wabs\">hip-hop artist Wabs Whitebird <\/a>at last Friday&#8217;s pow wow at Eastview Public School in Scarborough.<span> Sharing insight into his experience as an aboriginal person born and raised in Canada&#8217;s largest urban centre, <\/span>Whitebird&#8217;s a cappella performance provided a hip-hop interlude amidst the day&#8217;s traditional pow wow festivities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Kids from the neighbourhood raced around the event, hopping from the playground to the barbeque and into the dance arena, where they joined head dancers Nadjia Melanson and Joseph Harper. On-lookers and vendors surrounded the dance arena, where three drum groups (two local and one visiting from Peterborough) performed from the centre of the circle, seated next to the flags and ceremonial staff. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>This was the third annual pow wow to be held at the Scarborough elementary school, originally organized by Waabanong Head Start, a preschool program for aboriginal families in the neighbourhood. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">While some may find grey high-rises and Kingston Rd traffic a curious backdrop for a pow wow, it shouldn&#8217;t be unexpected, as the aboriginal population continues to increase rapidly in Canadian cities. \u00a0The 2006 census reported 54% of aboriginal Canadians live in urban centres. \u00a0Nevertheless, some people are still surprised to learn of a pow wow happening in Scarborough, said organizing committee member Sue Rogers, going on to discuss what a meaningful moment it was in bringing the community together. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ainc-inac.gc.ca\/ach\/ev\/nad\/index-eng.asp\">National Aboriginal Day <\/a>taking place\u00a0on June 21st, the message Rogers hopes to communicate through the pow wow is one of celebration and awareness. \u00a0She emphasized the importance of pow wow in teaching the next generation about their heritage so they will continue to keep it alive. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><em>To check out some more photos from the event, click continue reading below.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><!--more--><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<figure style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3612\/3682267039_0243ee2f59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3612\/3682267039_0243ee2f59.jpg\" alt=\"Head female dancer, Nadjia Melanson, with drum groups\" width=\"402\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Head female dancer, Nadjia Melanson, with drum groups<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2467\/3682267609_1e53ae43ab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2467\/3682267609_1e53ae43ab.jpg\" alt=\"Intertribal dance\" width=\"500\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Intertribal dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3659\/3682268679_d986b460df.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3659\/3682268679_d986b460df.jpg\" alt=\"Head male dancer Joseph Harper\" width=\"460\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Head male dancer Joseph Harper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3630\/3682266193_4216d54f28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3630\/3682266193_4216d54f28.jpg\" alt=\"Note the teeny addition to his regalia... a purple Spacing button\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note the teeny addition to his regalia... a purple Spacing button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><em>Photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacing\/\">Emma Feltes<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153From the rez to the city, my people are you with me? \u00a0You&#8217;re tuned in to the chief of the concrete city,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d rapped hip-hop artist Wabs Whitebird at last Friday&#8217;s pow wow at Eastview Public School in Scarborough. 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