A COMMUNITY COLLEGE POW-WOW
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THE LOCAL AMERICAN INDIAN COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION HELD ITS FIRST EVER POW-WOW TODAY AT SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE.
FOR ELEVEN HOURS, SPECTATORS WERE INVITED TO-
EAT FRESHLY-COOKED NATIVE AMERICAN FOOD...
OR PERHAPS BUY HAND-CRAFTED JEWELRY...
CLOTHES...
OR CEREMONIAL ITEMS...AND LISTEN TO RITUAL DRUMMING...
AND OF COURSE, TO WATCH THE EXCITING AND COLORFUL INTERTRIBAL DANCING!...
THE COUNCIL'S MASTER OF CEREMONIES SAYS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A POW-WOW AT COLLEGES IS TO MAKE THE YOUNG ONES REMEMBER THEIR HERITAGE WHILE ENCOURAGING THEM TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER EDUCATION.
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