Friday May 24, 2013
Indigenous Music Culture.
The Thunder in the Desert Powwow began in the year 2000, with a 12-year plan to celebrate and welcome the 21st century. Last week marked the last gathering in Tucson, Arizona. …read more »
This past weekend, the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians hosted the Cabazon Indio Powwow XXX in Indio, California. With 65 participating tribes, the annual event was packed with more than 450 dancers and 6,000 attendees. …read more »
Sure we’re letting #PowwowWednesday take a break until the powwow trail gets busy again the new year, but we had to bring you this new video of Northern Cree knocking the moccasins off the crowd at the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ Powwow recently. …read more »
At the end of the day at the powwow, before or at sunset, the closing prayer is given and the final song is played. …read more »
Their 37 albums in almost 30 years have garnered them multiple Grammy, Juno, Nammy and CAMA nominations and wins, but it’s at the powwow where Northern Cree are a legendary force. …read more »
The children and youth at powwows are always a delight to watch. Their learning, their celebrating, their carrying of our traditions. …read more »
Todd Spurrior/Destination X Ride produced this visual documentary from the Menominee Nation Powwow this summer. …read more »
Often on #PowwowWednesday we focus on the dancers (who could resist?) but this week we listen to the music.
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It’s #PowwowWednesday! Thanks to an article in National Geographic, I was led to a feast of fantastic portraits and photos of Oglala Lakota Nation’s Pine Ridge Powwow. …read more »
The Men’s Traditional dance is one of pride and confidence. Evolving from the old form of war dance where stories of battles and hunts would be “danced out”, the dancers appear as strong, bold warriors. …read more »
