Hi Barbara, I am not Native American, I would consider myself as culturally sensitive Indigenous Ally. I was educated by a friend here in Alaska who is Alaska Native that "A costume is something you wear when you dress up and pretend to be someone or something else - like for Halloween. But regalia represents not only the dancer's personality but also their history, family and culture" I agree they are beautiful - so beautiful in fact I wanted to learn more about what they represent and I think you will find this to be very interesting ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--79SdteTCgc.html
