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POWWOW CALENDAR 2014- NEW ADDITIONS AS THEY COME IN!

POWWOW INFORMATION FORM- SUBMIT POWWOW AND EVENT INFORMATION
POW WOW DRUM-Poem by J. R. Leõn-3/10/2009

POWWOWS- Article by Spirit Hawk ^i^-12/31/2007

WHAT IS POWWOW- Powwow,  Dances of the Powwow, Vocabulary and
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POWWOW and ITS MEANING- Dakota meanings of Powwow and Its Parts

POWWOW PICTURES

RULES OF DECORUM-Powwow Behavior

ETIQUETTE for ALL DANCERS-Guest Contribution-Eagle Warrior

ON THE POWWOW TRAIL-More Pictures-Snowowl April 2003

MEANING OF THE WORD "POWWOW"

"Powwow was an Algonquin term, "pau-wau" or "pauau", which referred to a gathering of medicine men and spiritual leaders. "Pau-wauing" referred to a religious ceremony, usually one of curing. In the 1800's the European explorers observing these religious gatherings and dances mispronounced the word as powwow. Jennings, The Invasion of America, p. 241. In 1646 the Massachusetts General Court decreed that “no Indian shall at any time pawwaw, or perform outward worship to their false gods, or to the devil....” ~From William Marder

 

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