Posts by Jamie Oxendine
DO YOU LIVE IN A NATIVE AMERICAN STATE?
DO YOU LIVE IN A NATIVE AMERICAN STATE? State Name Origins By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Editor, PowWows.com Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation PRELUDE Most Americans have no concept of …
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Native American App for Language
Native American Language App at iTunes By: Jamie K. Oxendine, Editor Powwows.com Just released for all those interested in Native American Languages is a brand new APP from Native American Public …
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THE REAL THANKSGIVING FOODS
THE REAL THANKSGIVING FOODS By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Editor, www.PowWows.com Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation PRELUDE Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with gravy, Bread Stuffing/Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Three Bean Casserole, Macaroni …
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…MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A CHEROKEE INDIAN PRINCESS…
“…MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A CHEROKEE INDIAN PRINCESS…” CHEROKEE CITIZENSHIP/MEMBERSHIP By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Editor, PowWows.com Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation PRELUDE To any Native American that travels a great …
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THE NATIVE AMERICAN HARVEST GATHERING
THE NATIVE AMERICAN HARVEST GATHERING By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Editor, PowWows.com Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation Long before White Contact to the “New World” the Native Americans had many …
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HISTORY OF THE POWWOW
HISTORY OF THE “POWWOW” By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Editor, PowWows.com Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation Before the term “powwow” became popular, various words were used to describe this cultural …
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Powwow Family
Powwow Family By Katrina Clark Growing up we learn a lot from our parents like manners and sayings but most importantly we learn family traditions. Some families have that same …
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The Great Serpent Mound
The Great Serpent Mound By Nancy Eling Over a thousand years ago a group of people we know as the “Mound Builders” constructed a spectacular monument in what is now …
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Planning a Native American Pow Wow
PLANNING A NATIVE AMERICAN GATHERING By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Editor, www.PowWows.com Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation PRELUDE & DISCLAIMER Powwows.com has received many requests from committees and individuals about …
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A Celebration of a Nation: 2011 Lumbee – Dance of the Spring Moon Powwow
A Celebration of a Nation: 2011 Lumbee “Dance of the Spring Moon” Powwow By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation As one walks through the parking lot …
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Jingle Dress is also called a Prayer Dress. There are differences in the origins of the dress among the tribes. The dress was seen in a dream, as an object …
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For a number of generations, it was common for Northern traditional men to wear white Angora goat anklets with long hair below their ankle bells. In the 1950’s they sometimes …
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