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Traditions, reunions mark Ottawa powwow Scott, who is Ottawa, said he never dances. “I’m not very coordinated,” he said.
His favorites are the songs. “They’re just so soothing,” he said. “This powwow has a lot of family in it.” Vendors were selling everything from small Indian magnets to shawls and beadwork. Patty Shinn, of Quapaw, who is a descendant of the Seneca-Cayugas, displayed her doll groupings that can sell for as much as $1,000. Clothing and colors are carefully selected for their authenticity, Shinn said. “It might only take me two weeks to make, but some of the cloth, it might take me 40 years to find,” she said. As her husband, Jerry, sat at a small table crafting the doll magnets, another camper came by with a smudge blessing for the two. Smudging involves the use of a small pot that contains smoking sage and sweet grass. The fragrant smoke is seen as a blessing and cleansing, Shinn said. Another vendor to the event was Brenda Hall of Granby, Mo. She was displaying shawls, beadwork and moccasins. “I enjoy the friendships, and the gathering of friends and family,” she said. 
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