Ho-Chunk Gaming hosts cultural showcase in Nekoosa

NEKOOSA, Wis. (WSAW) – Ho-Chunk Gaming in Nekoosa held a Native American Song and Dance Showcase to show the neighborhood about Ho-Chunk tradition.

The showcase gave Wood County residents demonstrations of conventional dances and the chance to purchase Ho-Chunk-created artwork, jewellery, garments, and meals.

Eric Logan, advertising director at Ho-Chunk Casino Nekoosa, stated his workforce needed to create one thing for Native American History Month. The advertising workforce stated they didn’t need the occasion to contain on line casino, restaurant, and bar actions, however to concentrate on instructing and informing the neighborhood.

Logan stated he heard quick suggestions from one couple.

“They really enjoyed the fact that Dylan explained a lot of the dances, the regalias, the meaning behind the songs, the meaning behind the feathers, all the designs. And they really understood a little bit more about our culture,” Logan stated.

Dylan Prescott, a cultural consciousness speaker and historian employed by the on line casino to assist coordinate the occasion, defined why it was necessary to show the Nekoosa neighborhood about Ho-Chunk tradition and break stereotypes.

“We’re just like everyone else. We live just like everyone else, but at the same time, when it comes down to our ceremonial ways, our language, our song and dance, although that’s when it comes time to do these things,” Prescott stated.

Performers showcased conventional Ho-Chunk dances and songs, with Prescott explaining their meanings to the gang.

Prescott stated his favourite a part of touring to tell the neighborhood is when he sees the gang’s demeanor shift throughout a efficiency.

“It seems like when they come out, when their fears come, they’re waiting around, don’t know what to expect. But it seems like by the end of the song, by the end of, you know, our performance, everyone’s smiling, everyone kind of has a more upbeat kind of vibe. I love it. That’s the part I love the most,” Prescott stated.

Prescott stated anybody can attend cultural occasion showcases just like the one held in Nekoosa. He stated it’s about exhibiting one another similarities fairly than speculating on variations.

Logan stated he didn’t think about the gang can be as massive because it ended up being. He stated he hopes to host the cultural showcase once more subsequent yr and accommodate a much bigger attendance.

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