Gallery of Light and Shadow
Children of the Creator II
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The second year The Papantla Flyers appeared in Trade Tennessee they had earned their feathers and were in the Eagle Feather regalia. Beautiful! |
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The opening ceremony on Snake Mountain for the Trade Days festival provides many new photographs each year. This one from a couple of years ago of Javier Alarcon offering a prayer to the Creator. |
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I had the opportunity to spend a little time with Robert and Brenda WhiteEagle a few years ago. This photograph of them has grown on me over the years and come to be a favorite. |
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The power and energy of Javier Alarcon as he dances are a site to see for sure. This was taken the first year the Papantla Flyers appeared at Trade, bringing the Sundance to the southeastern United States for the first time. |
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Casey Cooper has added greatly to this site. This is the Eagle Dance which he performed the first year I ever attended Trade Days. He also appears elsewhere on this site, including the photo of the warrior on the horse used as our header on the main page. |
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Some regrets are real. That I did not take the time to stop and talk with this elder is a constant regret. I admired this man's dance more than most others I have ever seen. At first his movements seemed almost non-existent, until I watched closer and saw the beauty and elegance of his dance. The tips of the eagle feathers vibrated with each beat of the drum. He, indeed, was centered and connected to the Creator. Thank you. |
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This young man accompanied Daniel Walkingstick, pipe bearer for the Cherokee Nation, for the opening ceremony on Snake Mountain the first year I attended. This photo has been in my archives for several years and I feel it needs to be shared. |
