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Powwow (Paperback)
Clyde Ellis, Luke Eric Lassiter, Gary H. Dunham
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R609
R511
Discovery Miles 5 110
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This anthology examines the origins, meanings, and enduring power
of the powwow. Held on and off reservations, in rural and urban
settings, powwows are an important vehicle for Native peoples to
gather regularly. Although sometimes a paradoxical combination of
both tribal and intertribal identities, they are a medium by which
many groups maintain important practices. "Powwow" begins with an
exploration of the history and significance of powwows, ranging
from the Hochunk dances of the early twentieth century to
present-day Southern Cheyenne gatherings to the contemporary powwow
circuit of the northern plains. Contributors discuss the powwow's
performative and cultural dimensions, including emcees, song and
dance, the expression of traditional values, and the Powwow
Princess. The final section examines how powwow practices have been
appropriated and transformed by Natives and non-Natives during the
past few decades. Of special note is the use of powwows by Native
communities in the eastern United States, by Germans, by gay and
lesbian Natives, and by New Agers.
The fifth installment of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Pellucidar series,
"Back to the Stone Age" recounts the strange adventures of
Lieutenant von Horst, a member of the original crew that sailed to
Pellucidar with Jason Gridley and Tarzan who is left behind in the
inner world. Von Horst wanders friendless and alone from one danger
to the next among the Stone Age peoples, mighty reptiles, and huge
animals that have been extinct on the outer crust for thousands of
years. But woven among the tales of savage cave men in the country
of the Basti, the hideous Gorbuses in the caverns beneath the
Forest of Death, and the terrible Gaz is the story of the love this
cultured hero feels for a barbarian slave girl who has spurned and
discouraged him, working instead toward her own mysterious goal.
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