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Mattern, Mark – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1996
Describes powwow practices, participants, music, and dance, as well as conflicts over gender issues, secular versus spiritual interests, and relations between Indians and non-Indians. Argues that the powwow is best understood in dual paradoxical terms: it plays a unifying role in Indian life, affirming tribal and supratribal identity and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Differences, Dance