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Originally Posted by Tom Iron Eagle
The powwow is every changing much like everything in our world. We can't stop its evolution, but should we not slow it down?
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Excellent point. Traditions will always evolve. If they don't then they are dead because they cannot be appropriated by the next generation. However, it is the rate of change that can be managed.
It seems to me that changes in outward things like fabrics, beadwork styles, and construction methods can change fairly quickly without too much loss. It is the deeper meanings of things like showing proper respect for the drum and for the arena that definitely need to be perpetuated. And there are many other things that fall somewhere inbetween.
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