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Native American Dances
http://www.nativespiritproduction.com/dancing.htm Native American Dances Throughout past generations the indigenous peoples of the Americans have used dance as a key to keeping their culture alive. Dances were used for many purposes, such as ceremonial, story telling and entertainment. In the recent years, Native American social dances have served as a vehicle to bring us into the next generation. Through these dances the younger generation is able to keep a continual interest in their culture. |
 
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Thinkquest: Southern Pow Wow
http://library.thinkquest.org/3081/ Thinkquest: Southern Pow Wow "We know them as ceremonies, because we are celebrating something. We are celebrating the birth of a new Grandbaby, crops were good, everybody made it around the world real good, everybody's happy. All of these ceremonies go along with our lives. They are family oriented." These ceremonies, commonly known as pow wows, have evolved from a formal ceremony of the past into a modern blend of dance, family reunion, and festival. Pow wows are famous for their pagentry of colors and dance which have been adapted and changed since their beginnings into a bright, fast, and exciting event geared towards Native Americans and visitors alike. |
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Native American Dance and Dancing
http://www.experiencefestival.com/native_american_dance Native American Dance and Dancing Native American dance is unlike most other dances in the world. It is not only a way to have fun, but spiritual in itself. Dance can be a form of prayer, a way of expressing joy or grief, and a method of becoming closer with man and nature. The dance also can have healing powers, not only on the dancer, but on people that the dancer is close to, or dancing for. |
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Native American Dance
http://www.blackhorsenativeamer.com/dances.htm Native American Dance |
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Origin of Powow
http://www.mts.net/waywayweb/powwow.html Origin of Powow Many nations that still practice the traditional way of life share a common belief that when the Creator made this world, a uniqueness and power to each nation was given - thus, nature and power and the Indian people spoke the same language. The spirit of the power is held sacred and only upon instruction from the medicine man or woman, could this power be exercised. Songs and dances that signified sprirituality and religion were used in ceremonies. |
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