2015 Manito Ahbee Pow Wow - September 12-13, 2015 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Clothing and Equipment Guide for the New England Colonial Living History Group. This clothing and equipment list is based on a civilian lifestyle with the men having to occasionally attend militia musters and scouts. Women may also participate in Historical Trekking but if attending militia scouts they are required to dress in part or wholly in men’s clothing. This list is a guide only, and you will need to do your own research to help you in your personal choices of clothing types and colours and the equipment and tools you wish to use and carry. Civilian men’s clothing. • Low crowned wool felt hat. • Linen or cotton shirt. • Linen or cotton neckcloth/neckerchief. • Linen/wool/leather breeches. • Linen or woollen stockings or socks. • Leather shoes or moccasins. • Wool or linen weskit/waistcoat. • Men’s work frock or frock coat. • Leather leggings and garters (optional). Civilian woman’s clothing. • Shift/chemise. • Linen or woollen stockings. • Garters. • Mobcap. • Straw hat (optional). • Stays. • Pockets. • Panniers (formal wear only). • Underpetticoat. • Overpetticoat. • Kerchief. • Stomacher (open front clothing). • Gown. • Bodice (closed front clothing). • Cloak. • Apron. • Shoes. Woodsman and woodswoman clothing. • Low crowned wool felt hat. • Linen or cotton shirt. • Linen or cotton neckcloth/neckerchief. • Linen/wool/leather breeches or breechclout. • Linen or woollen stockings or socks (optional). • Linen or wool weskit/waistcoat. • Men’s work frock or frock coat. • Leather or woollen Indian style leggings, garters, and waist tie. • Moccasins. • Leather waist belt or wool woven sash. Alternate clothing for women. Some women like Ann Bailey wore a mixture of men and women’s clothing. The mix is totally your choice. Other images of men and women’s clothing. Woodland Indians, white, black and native. Captives were often adopted into Indian society and as such were considered to be Indian in every respect. Men’s clothing. • Linen or cotton shirt. • Breechclout and waist tie. • Wool or leather leggings and garters. • Moccasins. • Wool woven sash. • Frock coat or matchcoat or frock or any combination. Women’s clothing. • Leather or wool woven waist tie for legging ties. • Linen or cotton shirt. • Wool woven sash. • Wrap around skirt. • Wool or leather leggings and garters. • Frock coat or matchcoat. • Moccasins. Equipment. If you have a trade or a craft which you intend to practice then you will need the tools and equipment for that trade or craft. Also there are “toys”, accessories for both men and women such as a pocket watch or a chatelaine with scissors and other accessories. Men from the age of 16 years to 60 years were expected to join the local militia. About town these men may carry such items as pocket pistols, swords, or a cane if they were wealthy, but if they were the “middling sort”, then they would carry these items only when attending militia musters. For militia musters they would be required to carry: • "one good Musket, Fuzee or other Firelock, well fixed, a Cutlass, Bayonet or Tomahawk, a Cartouche Box filled with 12 or more Cartridges of Powder, 12 or more sizeable Bullets and 3 Good Flints." 1757. • "Each soldier to provide himself with a good fire arm, a steel or iron ram rod and a spring for same, a worm, a priming wire and brush, a bayonet fitted to his gun, a scabbard and belt thereof, a cutting sword or tomahawk or hatchet, a cartridge box holding fifteen rounds at least, a hundred buckshot, six flints, one pound of powder, forty leaden balls fitted to the gun, a knapsack and blanket, a canteen or wooden bottle to hold one quart." (Journal of Arthur Harris of the Bridgewater Coy of Militia.) • I gave orders to them to go home and fetch their arms whether guns, swords, pitchforks, axes or whatsoever might be of use against the enemy and for three days provision in their knapsacks”(early 18th century). On top of this of course is any personal items that you may wish to carry, such as a snapsack instead of a knapsack, or a clasp knife, shot pouch, powder horn, gun tools, spare lock parts, a leather costrel, a pistol, a cup, small trade kettle, a wooden spoon. French Militia. EQUIPMENT FOR THE MILITIAMAN DURING SUMMER: 1 blanket; 1 capot or bougrine; 2 cotton shirts; 1 breech cloth; 1 pair of leggings; 2 skeins of thread; 6 needles; 1 awl; 1 firesteel; 6 gunflints; 1 butcher knife; 1 comb; 1 gunworm; 1 tomahawk; 1 pair moccasins every month. For The Winter Equipment In Addition To The Summer One: 2 pairs of short stockings; 1 pair of mittens; 1 vest; 2 folding knives; 1/2 aune of blanket to make leggings; 2 pair of deerskin shoes; 1 greased deerskin; 2 portage collars; 1 toboggan; 1 pair of snowshoes; 1 bearskin. 4. AUGMENTATION FOR EVERY SOLDIER AND MILITIAMAN: 1/2 pound (livre) of gunpowder; 1 pound (livre) of balls; 1 pound (livre) of tobacco; 1 axe for 2 men; 1 tarpaulin and 1 cooking boiler for every 4 men Woodsman and Woodswomen Equipment. The above French equipment is a good guide for woodsrunners. But again there may be other personal items that you consider necessary when travelling far from home such as a powder wallet or bag for carrying extra gunpowder or storing spare tinder fungus, or a crooked knife used for making anything from a wooden spoon to a canoe or survival bow and arrows. Plus of course your choice of gun and shot pouch, probably an oil cloth for shelter and perhaps an extra butcher knife carried in your pack or tucked inside the top of your leggings. If you look over the militia list you will see other items. Spectacles need to be of period design, so research these carefully. I decided to use 17th century eye glasses so that I know they will fit into any period early or late 18th century. Or if you only need reading glasses you could use a reading glass instead.

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Photography (Left to Right): Daria Perev​/Courtesy Inspire Entertainment, Josh Tousey/Courtesy Tatanka Means, Bobby Quillard/Courtesy Status PR They have found success and are paying it forward: C&I spotlights five young Native American entertainers who are using their platforms in acting, comedy, and music to inspire fans and raise awareness of their cultures. Jessica Matten Saulteaux-Cree and Métis Photography: Daria Perev​/Courtesy Inspire Entertainment Born in Alberta, Canada, Jessica Matten has Métis and Saulteaux-Cree heritage on her mother’s side and Chinese and British lineage from her father. Although her maiden name is Wild Horse, Jessica’s mother was brought up to not be proud of her culture — so she wanted her children to be raised with the traditions of the Cree and Métis. Matten’s mom was also a professional dancer who opened one of the first Native modeling agencies in Canada, helping to guide her daughter into the arts. Matten began training in dance as a young girl in the mid-1990s — she even traveled to South Korea and performed for 20,000 people. It was all part of introducing tradition into her upbringing. “I was immersed in our Native ways, which included storytelling, drumming, and such arts and crafts as making dream catchers,” Matten says. “We moved around a lot, as my mom was a professional dancer as well as a cultural arts program director.” She grew accustomed to the spotlight early on, so acting was a natural progression. In 2014, after appearing in a handful of smaller roles, Matten joined the cast of the Canadian series Blackstone, which explored the real dynamics of family, power, and politics on and off a First Nations reserve. Her next big project was the role of Sokanon opposite Jason Momoa in the Netflix-Discovery Canada series Frontier. It follows the chaotic and violent struggle for control and wealth in the 18th-century North American fur trade. “The cast members come from around the world, including Britain, Scotland, Ireland, and the Indigenous Peoples across Canada,” Matten says. “Both [Frontier and Blackstone] are relevant today as we are now fighting for our water rights, where in the 18th century we were fighting for fur rights. “Sokanon becomes more prominent in this upcoming season of Frontier, when the producers will tie in current issues as well, and I’m interested in seeing what kind of conversation the story will elicit.” The young actress has spent much of her life advocating for awareness and opportunity in First Nations communities across Canada. Working with the nonprofit Lemon Cree, Matten and her family have helped people achieve their fitness, wellness, and health goals. Although Matten is honored to be playing indigenous roles in Canadian productions, she is doing more work in the United States and breaking into the film and television worlds here. She’s already shot the upcoming film The Empty Man, in a role that wasn’t specifically written for a Native person. “Directors, writers, and producers are becoming more open to casting across racial and ethnic lines, and I want to play every color in the crayon box.” Read about Jessica Matten’s latest nonprofit work at n8vgirls.com. Frontier is available for streaming on Netflix. Gareth Laffely Mi’kmaq/Cree Photography: Courtesy Gareth Laffely Known to fans by his first name only, Gareth is a flutist and singer who, at just 15, wrote and recorded his 2013 debut album, The Journey. He was named Rising Star at the Native American Music Awards in 2014. In late 2015, he released his second CD, Sky Before a Storm, and eventually became the youngest musician to reach No. 2 in Billboard’s New Age albums chart. “He’s a rare talent, and he’s still just a kid,” Music City News critic Rick Moore wrote of the 19-year-old prodigy. Growing up in Tennessee, Gareth was influenced by his Native roots as he developed his songwriting chops. “My background has helped me connect with the music I play, especially the Native flute,” he says. Gareth remembers going into a music store in Santa Fe while on a vacation with his parents when he was a young boy and picking up an inexpensive flute. “I started to play immediately; and after a week, we drove to the majestic Mesa Verde [National Park] Cliff Dwellings in Colorado. Something drew me near to an edge, and I started to play glancing down at the Native dwellings.” Travels inspired Gareth, but he was equally guided by the sounds inside his home. “I have always done my own thing musically and am self-taught on the Native American flute,” he says. “When I was living at home as a young teen, I would play my flute along with everyone from Sting to AC/DC, as I wanted to step it up and do something different with a traditional instrument.” Not content with the adulation and respect he’s earned as a musician, Gareth uses his talents to help others. He performs for anti-bullying programs in schools across the country. With a few years under his belt as a motivational performer, he offers the message that if you’re facing a bully, you have the choice that “this time you can rise above it.” Gareth also volunteers at hospices, playing for terminally ill patients. “Regen’s Song,” from Sky Before a Storm, was penned for a 12-year-old whose life was cut short by brain cancer. Proceeds from the single went to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Last spring, Gareth spent several weeks in Santa Fe working on Voices of the Guardians, a collaborative recording with producer Lance Bendiksen, narrated by celebrated actor Wes Studi. The piece highlights the wisdom from Native American elders around the country who are revered teachers and living historians. With each new project, Gareth furthers his life’s mission: “My goal is to raise awareness of Native culture and the arts, as both my parents are musicians and have instilled a lifelong love of music in me.” Find out more about Gareth’s benefit single at garethmusic.com. Photography: Josh Tousey/Courtesy Tatanka Means Tatanka Means Oglala Lakota, Diné, and Omaha Tatanka, whose first name means “male buffalo” in Lakota, is the son of the late Native actor and activist Russell Means, who was known for playing Chingachgook in the 1992 film version of The Last of the Mohicans. The younger Means, now 32, was raised on the Navajo reservation in Chinle, Arizona, and credits the connection to his roots for his success. Means landed his first major acting role when he was cast as the young Crazy Horse in the 2005 Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries Into the West. “My dad was filming a small independent film [at the time of casting] at my local boxing gym in Chinle where I grew up boxing,” Means says. “They needed some stunt work and asked me to double for the main character. It was cool for me, but no one else could tell I was in that movie, so I decided to seriously give acting a try.” He sent an audition tape to the casting director for Into the West, read for the role, and got it. Means continued to work in smaller films until he was cast as Wolf in the film version of Judy Blume’s Tiger Eyes in 2012. The bestselling young adult author was on the set during filming. “It was really an honor to work with her,” Means says. “I portrayed a modern-day character who happened to be Native, and this attracted me to the project and character.” Another plus to the project was that Means got to work with his father — it was the only time they were ever on screen together. Russell Means passed away later that year. “I was hesitant at first, but he was really fantastic. It was so special, and I’ll always have that memory.” Means has recently appeared on AMC’s gritty western series The Son, opposite Pierce Brosnan. His character, Charges the Enemy, is a tribe patriarch looking for more power. Means also does stand-up comedy, touring nationally with the group 49 Laughs. It started when he was asked to speak at a sobriety event on a reservation. Comedians were performing there, “and I saw how stand-up could keep their attention, delivering laughter along with a message. “When the troupe invited me to their next event, I showed up with a 20-minute set all scripted out. It seemed to work, and a comedy performer was born!” As an actor, Means has remained committed to playing Native roles. “This is who I am, where I’m from, how I was raised, a pillar of my strength.” His upcoming projects include a film produced by the Chickasaw Nation, called The Chickasaw Rancher, and a movie adaptation of Bonnie Jo Campbell’s bestselling book, Once Upon a River. “I’m very encouraged by the increase of roles for Native people, and I look forward to the day actors are cast exclusively from their own tribes, bringing truth and realness to the characters.” Find out more about Means’ various projects at tatankameans.com. Photography: Courtesy CBC Media Centre Justin Rain Plains Cree Millions of young hearts melted when a then-twentysomething Justin Rain made his film debut as a Quileute warrior in the supernatural film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in 2010. That provided the kind of momentum any actor needs to secure a variety of TV and film roles. Over the last seven years since that breakout part, Rain has worked with some of the most respected and talented older Native American actors in the industry. In the Canadian political drama Blackstone, he was cast opposite Canadian Inuit Eric Schweig. Of Blackstone, a political drama taking place in a First Nations community in Canada, Rain is proud to say that the majority of the cast was Cree. “This was my first television show as a series regular, and it was great to star in a contemporary Native show,” he says. “Eric played my dad, and I asked him questions all day every day.” Rain had a similarly educational experience acting with Graham Greene in the Syfy series Defiance. They played father and son. “I remember watching [Greene] in Thunderheart with Val Kilmer, thinking, I would love to be an actor.” He also acted on stage opposite the late Russell Means in 2010 in Palestine, New Mexico at the Mark Taper Forum theater in Los Angeles. Like his Native actor contemporaries, Rain feels a calling to help younger people pursue their dreams. It’s taken him to remote Canadian reservations with a motivational program called Artist Inside. Not only has the program helped others to foster creativity, it has helped Rain deal with issues that he says held him back during his own childhood. “I grew up an angry young man, as my father was never around, and I overdosed three times,” he says. “I no longer drink or use drugs and have been able to express myself through something creative.” Amber Midthunder Sioux Photography: Bobby Quillard/Courtesy Status PR Actress Amber Midthunder is the daughter of actor David Midthunder (Hostiles, Longmire) and is currently a series regular on the FX television series Legion, based on the Marvel comics. Created by the executive producer of Fargo, the series is currently shooting its second season. Midthunder plays Kerry Loudermilk, a Native superhero who lives inside the body of a geeky scientist. “The show is an experience to watch,” she says. The actress has lived in Santa Fe for a good portion of her life. The city is “where I had the opportunity to be a kid, riding horses and kicking sticks,” she says. “My parents never pushed me into acting, but as I was constantly around it, I started young loving the craft and discovered I was built to act.” She broke into the craft gradually, starting with a small role in the 2008 Santa Fe-filmed movie Sunshine Cleaning. “I paid my best friend in edamame to be my publicist.” Midthunder says with a laugh. For the next few years, she got her feet wet in episodic television, including appearing as Lilly Stillwater in two seasons of Longmire. In 2015, Midthunder appeared in the critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated film Hell or High Water. “I was obviously in really good company [on Hell or High Water], and it was such a privilege to be working with actors like Jeff Bridges and Ben Foster,” Midthunder says. “I was both terrified and excited to be working with such [good actors].” Midthunder devotes her off-screen time to outreach and activism. She’s a youth ambassador at Return to Freedom’s wild horse sanctuary, as well as part of the “Priceless” self-image movement started by Grammy-winning band For King & Country. “My parents are proud that I’m using my platform to, hopefully, make a difference,” she says. From the February/March 2018 issue. Available now on newsstands or click here to order the magazine. Explore:EntertainmentFilmMusicTV

Craig Varjabedian en de Native Light Photo Collaboration Project een prachtige fotografische ode aan de Native Americans in de USA.

“This has become a passion project to celebrate the culture and personalities of the individuals in their continuance and teaching of the traditions and their heritage.”

A Kiowa girl named O-o-be wears a three-hide dress decorated with elk teeth, Oklahoma, 1894. She was born and raised during the reservation period, which lasted from 1868 to 1906. The US had previously tried to assimilate her tribe by sending in Quakers and Christians as "Indian

In 1906 J.P. Morgan offered Curtis $75,000 to produce a series on the North American Indian. It was to be in 20 volumes with 1,500 photographs. Morgan was to receive 25 sets and 500 original prints as his method of repayment. 222 complete sets were eventually published. Curtis' goal was not just to

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Last week you decreed that Whistler’s Symphony in White was slightly out of tune, giving it a respectable but not brilliant 7 out of 10. Will this weeks post sing a different tune? Last time you looked at a portrait of the mother of a British monarch (OK, so only Prince Phillip, so not quite a monarch!), you heartily approved. Will Sophia of Hanover (14 October 1630 — 8 June 1714), mother of George the First of England, have the same luck, or will you find her exotic outfit too outlandish? Sophia of Hanover is shown in 17th century fancy dress as an Indienne princess in a portrait painted by her rather talented sister, Elisabeth of Bohemia. How do you feel about the pairing of a classic white slipper satin gown with a fanciful feather headdress and the tasseled and feathered polychromatic cloak? Picture perfect? Or positively provincial? Rate the dress on a scale of 1 to 10 SaveSave

20th Century Native American Navajo Doll Weaving at Loom. This item was purchased at an estimated date of 1950-1960 and made by Marie Watchman of the Navajo nation, sold at Ft. Defiance, Arizona. It is 15" tall and a little over 12" wide. The detachable doll is a little over 7" tall (She has a small stain on the petty coat under her dress.) The baby rest on a baby board and is 5" tall. The spindle is not attached. The women and small child are adorned with bead jewelry, and the woman wears a concho belt. Both of the dolls' hair is tied back in the traditional Tsiiyééł. The rug that is being woven is a traditional Navajo pattern. The woman sits on a sheep fur. This is not a toy.

This is a made to order speciality item please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery Inspired by the historical ledger prints from the 1800s, the dress features a captivating background that tells stories of generations past. Each stroke and line carries the weight of ancestral narratives, reminding us of the rich tapestry of Indigenous traditions that continue to inspire and captivate. It serves as a visual tribute to the resilience and enduring beauty of Indigenous cultures. Bold geometric designs emerge, gracefully adorning the fabric, reflecting the interplay between tradition and innovation. These intricate patterns symbolize the deep spiritual connections Indigenous communities hold with the natural world and the sacred geometry that guides their artistry. With each shape and line, the dress becomes a canvas for the vibrant expressions of Indigenous heritage. Amidst the geometric motifs, colorful tipis rise with grace, representing the nomadic spirit and the profound connection between Indigenous peoples and the land. Bears, revered as symbols of strength and wisdom, dance across the fabric, embodying the ancestral knowledge that is passed down through generations. Design accents of elk teeth and dentalium shells, paying homage to the sacred traditions and abundant beauty cherished by Indigenous communities. These elements serve as reminders of the enduring bond between humanity and the natural world, celebrating the interconnectedness of all beings. Turquoise color stripes, inspired by the sacred stone revered in Indigenous cultures, add a touch of vibrancy and symbolism to the dress. Each stripe carries its own significance, representing the sky, water, and the harmony that exists within the natural realm. Justine is wearing an XL Dress, She is 5 foot 8 and 165 lbs