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Powwow

Page history last edited by Delana 10 years ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Let's Dance Powwow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Begin by playing powwow music for the children. The Elmo's World song is great song for young students. Let them get up and dance if they want to.

 

 

 

Notes:

  • Let Children dance the way they want to at first.
  • Let them feel the music and the beat of the drum.
  • It is also a good idea in the dancer categories page, watch a clip of the different styles of dances.
  • Powwows are held every weekend in the summer time all across the United States and Canada.
  • Native Americans travel many miles during the summer to attend the different powwows.  
  • There are two types of powwows 1. Contest Powwows and 2. Traditional Powwows.
  • Contest powwows are big attractions where dancers and singers compete for various prize money.
  • Traditional powwows everyone comes to enjoys singing and dancing. 
  • The style of clothes we wear at powwows are called dance regalia not costumes.  

 

The Drum

 

 

There wouldn't be a powwow without the drum and singers. The powwow begins with the drum. The drum symbolizes the heartbeat of mother earth. "The big drum represents the mother. The hand drums represent the children." (Powwow Trail, Episode 1)

 


 

Dancers 

 

 

Click on either Women Categories or Men Categories for descriptions and clips of the different dances.

 

Women Categories:

 

 Jingle Dress        Traditional     Fancy Shawl

 

 

Men Categories:

 

 Grass Dancers   Traditional   Fancy

 

Grand Entry 

 

 

Every Powwow begins with a grand entry. All dancers enter the powwow arena or circle with their categories. It is almost like a parade. Grand entry song starts with the host drum group. The flag song follows. A victory song will usually finish grand entry. Spectators are asked to stand during the grand entry.

 

Grand Entry Order

  1. Eagle Staff
  2. Flags
  3. Royalty
  4. Golden Age Men
  5. Golden Age Women
  6. Men Categories: Traditional, Grass, Fancy
  7. Women Categories: Traditional, Jingle, Fancy Shawl
  8. Teens
  9. Juniors
  10. Tiny Tots 

 

 

 

Small Group Learning Stations:

Station 1: Medallions

Students will make powwow medallion necklaces. They will color, cut, and paste designs on circle paper (construction or card stock). Then they will use pony beads and yarn to make pattern for their necklace. 

Station 2: Fry Bread 

The students will make fry bread using play dough. They will be called over two at a time to help make real piece of fry bread they can eat.

Station 3: Color Dancers

The students will color pictures of dancers. 

 

 

 

Closing:

To close this part of the unit, students will dance powwow. There will be different regalia that the students can wear if they choose.

Differentiation:

Students that don't want to dance can be the spectators. They will sit on the side to watch the powwow.  The boys could also be the singers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Red Lake Nation Page 

 

 

Let children dance the way they want to at first.

Let them feel the music and the beat of the drum.

It is also a good idea in the dancer categories page, watch a clip of the different styles of dances.

Powwows are held every weekend in the summertime all across the United States and Canada.

Native Americans travel many miles during the summer to attend different powwows.


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