Give Away Gift giving to show respect or to honor an achievement or event. If the Master of Ceremonies invites the public to participate, you may enter the Circle to donate money or an appropriate gift. Also braids of sweet grass were tied to the dancers' belts. Usually a dance that is done to show respect for Native American veterans. Or the gourd dancers are Native American veterans and their descendants in their regalia.
Dancers sometimes carry a rattling instrument of some sort.
This dance is a slow but graceful walk where the dancer gets the fringe on their shawls to sway in exact time with the beat of the drums. Head Lady are first to dance and are chosen because they are respected in the Native American community. The Head Singer will begin songs or designate another singer to begin a song. Ladies Traditional Buckskin Dance One of the oldest of women's dances which originally was the dance of the princess' or ladies in leadership. These dancers wear beautiful regalia made of bucksin usually with moccasins and many beautiful ornamentations.