pow wows
Native American councils
Pow wows are Native American gatherings featuring traditional dancing, drumming, singing, and cultural celebration.
Originally ceremonial or council meetings among tribes, modern pow wows are social events open to participants and spectators from many nations: We're driving to the pow wow this weekend.
Informally, any group meeting or discussion: The team had a quick pow wow before the presentation.
- grand entryImpressive, showy entrance
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- drum circlesCommunal percussive gatherings
- jingle dressIndigenous ceremonial healing garment
- feastingEating sumptuously together
dancing · gathering · smudging · meetings · sacred songs · regalia · eagle feathers · indigenous · native · tribal nations · intertribal · ceremony · tribal alliances · traditional dances · oral histories · councils · celebration · assemblies
- Southwest Activitieshorseback riding, rodeo, ballooning, hot air ballooning, desert tours
pow wowsclosed-door sessions
backroom deals · one-on-one meetings · isolation · executive sessions · solitary confinement
pow wowscultural assimilation
Adopting another group's norms
forced assimilation · state dinners · boarding schools · cultural erasure · cotillions
pow wowsfunerals
Rites for the deceased
wakes · memorial services · vigils · silent retreats · meditation sessions