A dancing people : powwow culture on the southern Plains / Clyde Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Clyde, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Great Plains--Social life and customs.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Great Plains--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Other Title:

Dancing People

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2022.

Summary:

Traces the history of Southern Plains powwow culture, discussing how the powwow and its role in contemporary Native American identity have changed throughout the years and how Native Americans have used the dance to define themselves within their communities.

Contents:

'We're a dancing people, always have been

'It's our way of life. It goes with us all the time, every day': overview of the powwow's history

'The sound of the drum will revive them and make them happy': nineteenth-century Plains Society Dances and the roots of the powwow

'There is no doubt the dances should be curtailed': Indian dances and federal policy on the Southern plains, 1880-1930

'Five dollars a week as 'regular' Indians': shows, exhibitions, and the economics of Indian dancing, 1880-1930

'This is the first powwow circuit in the United States': the powwow comes into view

'Enormous crowds attracted by the war dances': Craterville Park and the American Indian Exposition

'My children and grandchildren, they've learned these ways, too, because it's good, it's powerful.'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Publisher Number:

heb40149 hdl