Culture Bridge

Last night we attended a Native American Dance and Drum demonstration. One of the local churches, Woyatan Lutheran, has built a relationship with Lakota Christians (which is technically a misnomer ... even those who believe in Jesus Christ don't use the term "christian" because of the way they were historically mistreated by Christians). One of their hallmark ministries is hosting traditional dance and drum classes. It's one of the few places that offer regular training in this important part of native culture. We got to visit with the leader, Durand, and see several different dances. Most of the dancers were the same age as our students. They were awesome!

The best part was the three 'intertribal' dances, when we were invited to get up and dance too. I don't think we were fooling anybody with our dance skills, but it was a ton of fun.