Native American Contest Powwow - Cultural Tethering Theory

This book examines the contest powwow to better understand what it means to participants and how it carries on the beauty of Native American culture. The authors assess how competitive dancing aligns with and differs from traditional sports while introducing their concept of Cultural Tethering Theory to understand its importance.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Introduction: The Contest Powwow
Chapter 1: The Powwow: From Sacred Spiritual Gathering to Competitive Event
Chapter 2: Similarities and Differences between the Gathering of Nations Contest Powwow and a University of New Mexico Lobo Basketball Game
Chapter 3: Contest Powwow Dancing as a Competitive Sport
Chapter 4: Contest Powwow Announcers: Purveyors of Culture and Traditions
Chapter 5: Is the Contest Powwow a Spiritual Ceremony?
Chapter 6: The Contest Powwow: A Ceremony Fostering Tradition and Social Change
Chapter 7: Cultural Tethering Theory

About the author

Steven Aicinena recently retired as professor of kinesiology at the of The University of Texas Permian Basin.
Sebahattin Ziyanak is associate professor of sociology at The University of Texas Permian Basin.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Aicinena, Steven Ziyanak Aicinena, Aicinena Steven, Sebahattin Ziyanak, Ziyanak Sebahattin
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.11.2021
• EAN: 9781666900910
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-091-0
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Indigenous Peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Relating to Native American people, Relating to Native American people / First Americans