Ho-Chunk powwows and the politics of tradition / Grant Arndt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arndt, Grant P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ho-Chunk Indians--History.

Ho-Chunk Indians.

Powwows--Wisconsin--History.

Powwows.

Ho-Chunk Indians--Rites and ceremonies.

Ho-Chunk Indians--Ethnic identity.

Manners and customs.

Ethnicity.

Rites and ceremonies.

History.

Wisconsin--Social life and customs.

Wisconsin.

Physical Description:

ix, 331 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]

Contents:

Introduction: into the arena

When worlds collide: culture and catastrophe in the nineteenth century

Gifts and profits: on the origins of the powwow

"Time works changes, even to the people of the Red races": the rise and fall of the commercial powwow

Something more than patriotism: war, veterans, and the return of the powwow

Calling the people together: powwows in the era of nation-rebuilding

Producing a space for culture: powwows in the early twenty-first century

Conclusion: experimenting with the expectations of tradition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Arndt, Grant P., author. Ho-Chunk powwows and the politics of tradition.

ISBN:

9780803233522

0803233523

OCLC:

928607550