Kamloopa powwow

Pow Wows over time

By jessietaylor

  • Pauwau

    Gathering of spiritual leaders and medcine men for ceremonies of curing and healing

  • Pauwau Mispronounced

    Pauwau was mispronounced as "Pow wow" by european explorers
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    Grass Dance Society

    Grass dance societies used Pow Wows as an opportunity for warriors to re-enact performances for the tribe to see
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    Jingle Dress Dance

    The Jingle Dress Dance began in the Wisconsin area and spread to the Sioux in North Dakota in 1930 and to Montana by 1950. After a decline in the dance of about 20 years, it became very popular in Indian country according to the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History.

  • After WW2

    After World War 2, some females started to break away from the traditional dances and began to do dance in a style that shared some of the same footwork, colour and and flash of the men's dances. some women initially wore men's regalia and some did not approve of their actions.

  • After WW2

    the fancy-dance adaptation became the Fancy Shawl Dance, which had features of the women's butterfly dance. After this, the dance expanded from its Ojibwe origin as a healing dance when it was shared with more of the Pow Wow community. This too, adopted more colourful fabrics and more complex foot work over time.

  • Regalia

    The regalia worn by women was changing. They were using brighter colours and nice fabrics such as silk, cotton and polyester. These grew into the sequin-spangled net, metallic microfiber and rainbow-beribboned shawls we see today.

  • Grand Entry

    the Grand entry used to be a parade around the town before the Pow Wow started but now its just when everyone enters the arena

  • Singing and Dancing

    Singers are very important to Pow Wows for Native American culture. Without the singers, there would be no dancing. There are many different types of songs, from religious, to war, to social. Various tribes join together to sing songs and the songs are often changed so they can all sing. Sometimes the words are taken out completely and replaced with "vocables." Most songs today are sung with vocables.