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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Powwows > Juvenile literature.
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Indigenous dance > North America > Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Rites and ceremonies > Juvenile literature.

ISBN: 9781459812345
Physical Description 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

by Pheasant-Neganigwane, Karen

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. 1
Chapter 1	Origins of Powwow Culture
	Colonization	p. 10
	The Indian Act and the Pass System	p. 11
	The Wild West Shows	p. 15
	Fall Fairs	p. 18
	A Growing Powwow Culture	p. 21
	Banned No Longer	p. 21
	Twelve Months a Year	p. 22
	My Father's Story	p. 25
Chapter 2	What Is Powwow Culture?
	The Powwow Grounds	p. 30
	The Emcee	p. 31
	The Grand Entry	p. 32
	Competition	p. 34
	The Giveaway	p. 36
	Stories	p. 37
	Restoring Kinship	p. 38
Chapter 3	Powwow Songs and Dances
	Drums	p. 42
	The Drum	p. 43
	Dance Categories and Styles	p. 44
	Men's Traditional Dance	p. 45
	Men's Fancy Dance	p. 47
	Men's Grass Dance	p. 48
	Women's Traditional Dance	p. 49
	Women's Fancy Shawl Dance	p. 50
	Women's Jingle Dress Dance	p. 52
	Intertribal and Social Dances	p. 54
	My Drum Story	p. 56
Chapter 4	Powwows from Coast to Coast
	Central Canada	p. 60
	The Canadian Prairies	p. 62
	The American Northern Plains	p. 65
	The Pacific Northwest	p. 66
	The Southwest	p. 67
	The East	p. 69
	The Midwest	p. 70
	Attending a Powwow	p. 70
	A Final Word from the Author	p. 72
	Glossary	p. 74
	Resources	p. 76
	Index	p. 78
	Acknowledgments	p. 81

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