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Grand Entry at the 1983 Omaha Pow-wow Men's traditional dancers, Montana, 2007 Pow-Wow in Wendake, Quebec/Canada, 2014. A powwow (also pow wow or pow-wow) is a gathering with dances held by many Native American and First Nations communities. Inaugurated in 1923, powwows today are an opportunity for Indigenous people to socialize, dance, sing ...
The Pow-Wow practitioner is more closely allied with theology than medicine and feels he is a mediator between the patient and God. Among the Pennsylvania Germans, the 'plain folk', such as the Amish , Dunkers , and the Mennonites , as well as among the Lutheran and German Reformed church members – Pow-Wow and the Pow-Wow doctor has a ...
Pow-wow (folk magic), a North American vernacular healing system rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch folk culture PowWow, a wireless sensor network (WSN) mote; PowWow (chat program), an early instant messaging client
List of bibliographical materials on the potlatch; Moka exchange, a similar concept in Papua New Guinea; Potluck ("potluck" is the older term in English, but folk etymology has derived the term "potluck" from the Native American custom of potlatch) Pow wow, a gathering whose name is derived from the Narragansett word for "spiritual leader"
Pages in category "Pow wows" ... Gathering of Nations Pow Wow 1999; L. Long Plain First Nation Annual Pow-wow; N. Neerchokikoo; O. Ojibwe drum dance; P. Pow-Wow Oak ...
The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". [1] In common usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", [2] usually referred to as science.
During the 2000 pow wow, funds were raised to give actor and stunt double Running Deer a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. [23] Musical artist Litefoot invited Andre 3000 to attend the Gathering of Nations after OutKast's performance of their song Hey, Ya at the 2004 Grammy's, which featured demeaning imagery of Native Americans. [24]
Placing the clan poles, c. 1910. Several features are common to the ceremonies held by Sun Dance cultures. These include dances and songs passed down through many generations, the use of a traditional drum, a sacred fire, praying with a ceremonial pipe, fasting from food and water before participating in the dance, and, in some cases, the ceremonial piercing of skin and trials of physical ...