powwows
Informal group discussions
Powwows are gatherings of Native American peoples for ceremonial dancing, singing, and cultural celebration.
The word comes from an Algonquian term for a spiritual leader or healing ceremony.
In informal use, powwow means any meeting or conference, especially one involving discussion or negotiation: Let's have a quick powwow about the project.
This casual sense can strike some as trivializing.
Collection of people meeting
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- tribalOf a clan
sacred · elders · songs · circle · tradition · blessing · feathers · prayers
Organized meeting for discussion
- huddleClose protective gathering
- discussionExchange of ideas
- meetingGathering for discussion
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
talk · strategy session · brainstorm · chat · parley · council · deliberation · conversation
Gathering after separation
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- meetingGathering for discussion
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
kinship · networking · visiting · vendors · fry bread · crafts · family · intertribal
gathering
Collection of people meeting
tribal · sacred · elders · songs · circle · tradition · blessing · feathers · prayers · ancestors
conference
Organized meeting for discussion
- huddleClose protective gathering
- discussionExchange of ideas
- meetingGathering for discussion
consultation · talk · strategy session · brainstorm · chat · parley · council · deliberation · conversation · planning
reunion
Gathering after separation
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- meetingGathering for discussion
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
feast · kinship · networking · visiting · vendors · fry bread · crafts · family · intertribal · competition
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, roundtable
- folk customsfolk dances, folk customs, burial rite, folk costumes, folk traditions
- Rocky Mountain WestWyoming, Montana, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, cowboys
- Southwest Activitieshorseback riding, rodeo, ballooning, hot air ballooning, desert tours
- indigenous traditionselder council, totem poles, healing rituals, sweat lodges, medicine wheel
- Native Americanateepees, moccasins, totem poles, dreamcatchers, tomahawks
powwowsdiplomatic meetings
Official inter-state discussions
board meetings · official ceremonies · congressional hearings
powwowsisolations
States of being apart
solitudes · separations · dispersals · withdrawals · seclusions
powwowsdispersals
Acts of spreading outward
cancellations · cancels · disbandments · adjournments · breakups
- powwow danceRhythmic indigenous ceremony