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Creations
Journey
Presented by the National Museum of the American
Indian. From powwow music to Christian songs in Cherokee to Irish reels,
Native peoples from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Bolivia present living
traditions and crossovers to Euro-American musics.
http://www.folkways.si.edu/creations-journey-native-american-music/american-indian/music/album/smithsonian
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Crow
Fair
The
Crow Fair Powwow, Rodeo and Race Meet is the largest Northern Plains
Indian celebration in Montana, and one of the biggest powwows in the
country.
http://travel.state.mt.us/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=8832&SiteID=1
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Dance
Styles
As
even the most novice of visitors will notice, there are many different
styles of dance seen at pow wows. Although every dancer looks different,
there are certain guidelines that all dancers follow when making their
regalia. (Notice the lack of the word costume.) These styles have evolved
from the old days and each has its own unique story and traditions
http://library.thinkquest.org/3081/styles.htm
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Inuit
throat singing
A kind of competition between two singers, throat
singing is ideal for cold climates.
http://www.stuff.co.uk/media/polar-relay/inuit.html
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New
Dawn of Tradition: A Wisconsin Powwow
Experience a Wisconsin powwow and learn
about one aspect of Native American Culture through the New Dawn of
Tradition video program and Web site. The resources on this Web site
and the 15 minute instructional television program are designed for
fourth and fifth grade students
http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/powwow/index.htm
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Special
Songs
Many times, during cultural events and public presentations, there is
a need to have special songs of societies, flag songs, family songs,
etc. Men such as you see in this photo are responsible for rendering
those songs. Chief Earl Old Person is one of the Blackfeet who have
been gifted with the knowledge of them. These songs are used in honorings,
giveaways, recognition of society members, and respect for veterans.
http://www.lewis-clark.org/black_songs.htm
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Ute
Bear Dance
The annual Ute Bear Dance in June is social and
honors the grizzly bear, who was created by Sinawaf, the One-Above,
to teach the Ute strength, wisdom, and survival, and to resist the mischief
of Coyote. The dance is to awaken bear, and he will lead the people
to gather roots, nuts, and berries. During this four-day festival the
women choose partners, and this often leads to courtship and marriage.
http://www.ausbcomp.com/redman/ute.htm
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| Transportation |
Building
a Birchbark Canoe
We build birchbark canoes using historically
documented methods and materials. The following example shows the construction
of a 15 foot Ojibwe style ricing canoe that we built.
http://www.squeedunk.com/building.htm
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Ivakkak:
The Return of the Inuit Dogs
To this date, the pure-bred Husky dog is nearly
extinct in Nunavik. Nowadays, the people mostly travel by snowmobile.
Yet, the memories of another time when dogs were man's most reliable
partners are not so far behind. In a desire to bring back the dogs to
Nunavik, Makivik, a corporation representing the Inuit of Nunavik, organized
Nunavik's own dog team race, one that would pass through various communities.
With the support of other northern organizations, Ivakkak 2001 was born.
Given its name by Nunavik Governor and old time dog teamer Johnny Watt,
the first Ivakkak, an Inuit word that means "when the dogs are
at their best pace" would begin on the Hudson Coast, from Umiujaq
to Puvirnituq, passing through Inukjuak.
http://www.ivakkak.com/
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Native
American Watercraft-Tomol
The
Chumash. who lived in the Santa Barbara Channel area and the Tongva
who lived south of Malibu (sometimes called Gabrielleno by the Europeans)
were an ocean people. They has a very special relationship with the
sea, which nourished and sustained them. The Chumash built a unique
watercraft, a plank canoe called a tomol to travel on the ocean
http://www.mms.gov/omm/pacific/kids/watercraft.htm
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Nez
Perce Horse Registry
The Nez
Perce Horse, administered by the Nez Perce Young Horsemen Project will
re-establish the Nez Perce as the leaders in horsemanship.
http://www.nezpercehorseregistry.com/
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Skin
Boats
The Alutiiq constructed two distinct types
of boats - large open skin vessels known as anyaq (called baidara by
the Russians) and smaller skin-covered qayak (called baidarka by the
Russians).
http://www.alutiiqmuseum.com/education/skinboats.htm
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