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Informationen zum Autor Clyde Ellis is an associate professor of history at Elon University. He is the author of To Change Them Forever: Indian Education at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893-1920, and A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains. Luke Eric Lassiter is an associate professor of anthropology at Ball State University. He is the author of The Power of Kiowa Song: A Collaborative Ethnography and coauthor (with Clyde Ellis and Ralph Kotay) of The Jesus Road: Kiowas, Christianity, and Indian Hymns (Nebraska 2002). Gary H. Dunham is the director of the University of Nebraska Press. Klappentext Clyde Ellis is an associate professor of history at Elon University. He is the author of To Change Them Forever: Indian Education at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893¿1920, and A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains. Luke Eric Lassiter is an associate professor of anthropology at Ball State University. He is the author of The Power of Kiowa Song: A Collaborative Ethnography and coauthor (with Clyde Ellis and Ralph Kotay) of The Jesus Road: Kiowas, Christianity, and Indian Hymns (Nebraska 2002). Gary H. Dunham is the director of the University of Nebraska Press. Zusammenfassung Held on and off reservations, in rural and urban settings, powwows are an important vehicle for Native peoples to gather regularly. This title examines the origins, meanings, and enduring power of the powwow. It explores the history and significance of powwows, from the Hochunk dances of the early twentieth century onwards. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction (Clyde Ellis & Luke Eric Lassiter) I. History and Significance 1. "The Sound of the Drum Will Revive Them and Make Them Happy" (Clyde Ellis); 2.Some Reflections on Nearly Forty Years on the Northern Plains Powwow Circuit (Patricia Albers and Bea Medicine); 3. Ho-Chunk "Indian Powwows" of the Early Twentieth Century (Grant Arndt); 4. Local Contexts of Powwow Ritual (Loretta Fowler) II. Performance and Expression 5. Putting Things in Order: The Discourse of Tradition (R.D. Theisz); 6. The Songs of our Elders: Performance and Cultural Survival in Omaha and Dane-zaa Traditions (Robin Ridington! Dennis Hastings! and Tommy Attachie); 7. Powwow Patter: Indian Emcee Discourse on Power and Identity (Daniel Gelo); 8. Beauty is Youth: The Powwow Princess (Kathleen Glenister Roberts); 9. East Meets West: On Stomp Dance and Powwow Worlds in Oklahoma (Jason Jackson) III. Appropriations! Negotiations! and Contestations 10. The Monacan Nation Powwow: Symbol of Indigenous Survival and Resistance in the Tobacco Row Mountains (Samuel Cook! John L. Johns! and Karenne Wood); 11. Two-Spirit Powwows and the Search for Acceptance in Indian Country (Brian J. Gilley); 12. Powwow Overseas: The German Experience (A. Renae Watchman); 13. Dancing With Indians and Wolves: New Agers Tripping Through Powwows (Lisa Aldred); 14. Purposes of North Carolina Powwows (Chris Goertzen) ...
