During our visit from the Haffenraffer,the kids were able to try making there very own cornmeal. We each had a chance to stomp the corn 5 times. We grinded away for quite a while and still came know where close to making corn meal. We really gained an appreciation for the "art" of cooking as a native American.

Next, week learned a little bit about a native American pow wow. We learned that the drum is the heart beat of the pow wow and the kids were able to all try beating along to the rhythm of a native chant.

The campers did a great job keeping up with the beat. They also tried very hard not to laugh at the music they first thought of as "strange" but embraced is as just being different.

Geralynn's visit ended with a craft activity, where each camper made a wompom necklace and then learned the "alligator dance". This dance is a friendship dance, that is still commonly danced at pow wows.

Have you ever been to a pow wow?