Tuesday, May 18, 1999

Tapa


Courtesy of Honolulu Academy of Arts
Dancing and music are part of ceremonies for the annual
Warrior Society Powwow starting tomorrow



Warriors ‘Powwow’
at Kapiolani Park

Nez Perce spiritual adviser Steven Reuben will speak and conduct sweat ceremonies as part of the 6th Annual Warrior Society Powwow Saturday and Sunday at Kapiolani Park.

Reuben will also speak at the Intertribal Council of Hawaii's presentation tomorrow and Thursday at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

Reuben's lineage includes Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perce in their flight from the U.S. government's reservations, only to be stopped 50 miles from the Canadian border and freedom.

Reuben, a disabled Vietnam veteran, believes Indians and Native Hawaiians have much in common in that they are indigenous people trying to regain their land.

The key to that task is education of young people so that "what has been taken away can be regained," said Reuben, who is visiting friends on Maui before arriving on Oahu.

Speakers, dancers and Cherokee flute player Tommy Wildcat will take part in the events at the Academy Theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday. Admission is $10.

Friday at noon, there will be a free dance presentation at Tamarind Park downtown.

Then on Saturday and Sunday, the powwow will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. near the bandstand at Kapiolani Park.

In addition to dancing, there will be arts and crafts, fry bread and Indian tacos on sale.

Information: 947-3306.


PREVIEW

Coming to the big screen

Opening tomorrow:

Bullet "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" (PG-13): The prequel to the Star Wars trilogy in which we find out how Darth Vader came to be.

Opening Friday:

Bullet "The Love Letter" (PG): In a sleepy New England town, an unsigned love letter arrives to stir things up. Everybody who reads it wonders who it's for and speculates about who it's from. Stars Kate Capshaw and Tom Selleck.

Tapa

SCOOPS

Scholarships and more

Bullet Ho'Okuku Hua 'Olelo: Aloha Festivals seeks contestants for its Hawaiian spelling and definition contest to take place at 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at the Ward Warehouse Amphitheater.

Preliminary events will take place on each island Oct. 4-9, with the top four students per island competing in the Oct. 16 event.

All contestants will take home a prize; the grand prize is a computer for the winner's school and $500 in cash.

Students in grades 4-8 during the 1999-2000 school year may apply. The application deadline is June 30.

Call Aloha Festivals at 1-800-852-7690 for information or application.



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