| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index. |
| Contents |
"We're a dancing people, always have been -- "It's our way of life. It goes with us all the time, every day": overview of the powwow's history -- "The sound of the drum will revive them and make them happy": nineteenth-century Plains Society Dances and the roots of the powwow -- "There is no doubt the dances should be curtailed": Indian dances and federal policy on the Southern plains, 1880-1930 -- "Five dollars a week as 'regular' Indians": shows, exhibitions, and the economics of Indian dancing, 1880-1930 -- "This is the first powwow circuit in the United States": the powwow comes into view -- "Enormous crowds attracted by the war dances": Craterville Park and the American Indian Exposition -- "My children and grandchildren, they've learned these ways, too, because it's good, it's powerful." |
| Summary |
Traces the history of Southern Plains powwow culture, discussing how the powwow and its role in contemporary Native American identity have changed throughout the years and how Native Americans have used the dance to define themselves within their communities. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Note |
All rights reserved. |
| Subject |
Powwows -- Great Plains.
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Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| Added Title |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
0700612742 (alk. paper) |
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9780700612741 (alk. paper) |
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070061494X (pbk.) |
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9780700614943 paperback |
| Standard No. |
heb40149 hdl |
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