And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Good Medicine to stage seventh celebration on New
Year's Eve
http://www.okit.com/goodmedicine.htm
Ask any Native American and chances are they know of a person
who has/had a
problem with alcohol and/or substance abuses. Of all the
problems Native peoples
endure, the despair of the heart and mind is the hardest to
remedy, with physical
healing a close second. Just as tribal ceremonies are held each
year to restore the
balance of our world, so must we as individuals renew our hearts
and minds for
another year.
In the fall of 1992, a small group of friends organized a
pow-wow to be held on New
Year's Eve. They sought an environment where friends, families,
and the Indian
community could come together in a wholesome atmosphere instead
of the usual
celebrations associated with the end of the year. They called
that first dance the
Good Medicine pow-wow. What began in 1992 as a celebration of
sobriety has
continued to grow, from 500 people in attendance that first year
to over 5,000 in
1997.
From that humble beginning, the Good Medicine Society (GMS) was
formed. It's
continuing mission is to promote sobriety and bring awareness,
pride and recognition,
not only to the recovery of self, but also to that of our Native
peoples. The celebration
continues as Good Medicine prepares for its Seventh Annual New
Year's Eve
Sobriety Pow-wow to be held on December 31, 1998 in the Kitchens
of America
Building, Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City.
Fund-raising has been become a yearlong endeavor as the power
continues to grow
in popularity and GMS works to ensure the success of the other
events they sponsor.
In kind and monetary donations are greatly appreciated. GMS
prints a pow-wow
program in which businesses may advertise and commemorative
T-shirts are sold
each year with major contributions recognized on the shirt and
with a banner at the
dance. Arts and crafts booths are sold on a first-come-first
served basis but can be
reserved in advance.
There is no admission charge for the pow-wow.
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