Thursday, May 8, 2014
Relation to the Round House
"He held up a mirror and painted two black stripes down his forehead to his eyebrows, Then continued underneath his eyes and down his cheeks. Randall's eyes suddenly became impenetrable warrior eyes" (Erdrich 274).
This quote is from Joe when he is at the Pow-Wow watching another boy put is face paints on. The dressing up and face painting is an important part of the culture and is something that has been done sense the early Pow-Wows. The quote shows how applying the face paint makes a man more of a warrior like his ancestors.
This quote is from Joe when he is at the Pow-Wow watching another boy put is face paints on. The dressing up and face painting is an important part of the culture and is something that has been done sense the early Pow-Wows. The quote shows how applying the face paint makes a man more of a warrior like his ancestors.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
More from the Round House
"The first thing we did on arriving was lift the webbed lawn chairs out of the back of the pickup. We decided where to dig a fire pit and put the lawn chairs around the hole. It was important to have a little place where visitors could come and get brewed tea, or drink Kool-Aid" (Erdrich 272).
This quote from the roundhouse is from when Joe talks about arriving at the Pow-Wow and how important it is to get up a area where they can meet up or offer drinks to their friends. The Pow-Wow is traditionally a large event so having a place to meet up with your family and set up camp is important.
This quote from the roundhouse is from when Joe talks about arriving at the Pow-Wow and how important it is to get up a area where they can meet up or offer drinks to their friends. The Pow-Wow is traditionally a large event so having a place to meet up with your family and set up camp is important.
History of the Pow Wow
The Native American tradition known as the pow wow is one of the most unifying traditions known. The powwow ceremony doesn't have precise origins, but it is widely believed to
have come from the Pawnee tribe. A pow wow (originally pau wau) was a spiritual ceremony to
honor and thank the spirits of the land for food the tribes hunters succeeded in obtaining. Pow
wow ceremonies were also held in preparation for warriors about to go into battle.
Today, the pow wow ceremony is held to celebrate the changing of seasons. A lot has changed over generations, pow wows originally were held within one tribes male community. But due to a decrease in the Native American population, pow wows are now a gathering of many tribes and
include women.
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