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My eyes open.

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Then I remember.

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No dancing.

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No jingle dress competition for me.

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“I wish my hair weren’t still so short,” I sigh.

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Mama lays out the moccasins that match my dress.

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“But everyone wants to see you.”

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I can’t dance like I could before I got sick.

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“But you will dance again,” she responds.

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I usually savor the scents of sage and sweetgrass, but not today.

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The breeze prickles my skin.

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I’m tired already.

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Daddy arranges our chairs near the family drum.

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Mama squeezes me close.

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“Doing ok?”

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16
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I nod, but I’m not.

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No, I’m not OK.

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18
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“Time for Grand Entry - stand up.”

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19
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Gentlemen, remove your hats.

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My uncles strike a large drum together.

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Bam. Bam. Bam. Bam.

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They sing, “Eh-yah, Eh-yah, Wey-eh-yah-ah.”

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I make a decision.

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24
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At least I can dance Grand Entry.

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You sure?

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Grandpa leads the eagle staff.

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Other warriors carry flags into the arena.

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28
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Bah-dum. Bah-dum. Bah-dum. Bah-dum.

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Elders head up the long line.

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30
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Oldest to youngest - traditional, fancy, grass, and jingle dress.

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My feet stay still.

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32
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I can’t feel the drum’s heartbeat.

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33
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She leads me back to our seats.

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Everyone dances in and moves around the circle, all connected to the drum, Mother Earth, and one another.

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35
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Everyone.

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36
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Everyone but me.

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37
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I watch through wet eyes.

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After Grand Entry, an elder prays that our dances honor the Creator, that our culture and language will stay strong, and that healing will come to those who need it.

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Like me.

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I rise to join the intertribal dance.

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41
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But I can’t focus.

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Mama’s steady hand guides me into my seat.

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The drum’s heartbeat surrounds me.

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BAM. BAM. BAM. BAM.

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45
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I learn against Daddy and watch the competitions.

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Traditional dancers move and draw me in to their story.

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Fancy dancers twirl and ribbons whirl.

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Graceful grass dancers sway and weave themselves around the circle.

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The drum starts its beat inside me.

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50
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Then the emcee calls…

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51
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Girls’ jingle dress - head to the arena.

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52
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For a second my heart leaps.

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53
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But I can’t do the healing dance today, even though I need it.

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54
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Their feather fans wave.

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55
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Rows of cones clink, clink clink on their dresses.

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56
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I sit up tall as they come close.

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57
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They dance for the Creator, the ancestors, their families, and everyone’s health…including mine.

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58
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I stand.

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59
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I open my heart.

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60
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I feel the drum fully now.

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61
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Then I know…

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62
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I will dance again.

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