Powwow : a celebration through song and dance
Introduces the powwow, its history, and its role in Native American and Canadian First Nations culture, and discusses the events of a typical powwow, the music and dance forms it highlights, and powwows in different regions.
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81 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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| General Note: | NFPL Indigenous Collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1 Introduction -- Chapter one: origins of Powwow culture -- 10 Colonization -- 11 The Indian Act and the Pass System -- 15 The wild west shows -- 18 Fall fairs -- 21 A growing Powwow culture -- 21 Banned no longer -- 22 Twelve months a year -- 25 My father's story -- Chapter two: What is Powwow Culture? -- 30 The Powwow grounds -- 31 The Emcee -- 32 The grand entry -- 34 Competition -- 36 The giveaway -- 37 Stories -- 38 Restoring kinship -- Chapter three: Powwow songs and dances -- 42 Drums, 43 -- The drum -- 44 Dance categories and styles -- 45 Men's traditional dance -- 47 Men's fancy dance -- 48 Men's grass dance -- 49 Women's traditional dance -- 50 Women's fancy shawl dance -- 52 Women's jingle dress dance -- 54 Intertribal and social dances -- 56 My drum story -- Chapter four: Powwows from coast to coast -- 60 Central Canada -- 62 The Canadian Prairies -- 65 The American northern plains -- 66 The Pacific Northwest -- 67 The Southwest -- 69 The East -- 70 The Midwest -- 70 Attending a Powwow -- 72 A final word from the author -- 74 Glossary -- 76 Resources -- 78 Index -- 81 Acknowledgements. |
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Powwow : A Celebration Through Song and Dance
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Powwow : A Celebration Through Song and Dance
â "Clearly organized and educational--an incredibly useful tool for both school and public libraries." --School Library Journal, starred review Powwowis a celebration of Indigenous song and dance. Journey through the history of powwow culture in North America, from its origins to the thriving powwow culture of today. As a lifelong competitive powwow dancer, Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane is a guide to the protocols, regalia, songs, dances and even food you can find at powwows from coast to coast, as well as the important role they play in Indigenous culture and reconciliation.
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