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What is Native American Cloth Dancing
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Ladies Cloth is a form of Native American women's dress and dance and has both a Northern and Southern style. The Southern style is danced by the Kiowas, Osage, Ponca, and others. The Northern style is danced by ... Read more »

Fancy Shawl Dancing | Women’s Fancy Shawl Dance History & More
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Ladies Fancy Shawl is the newest form of Native American Women's Dance, and is quite athletic!
Fancy Shawl is often called Northern Shawl, as it does come form the Northern Tribes along the U.S. and Canadian Border... Read more »

Buckskin Dancing
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One of the oldest form of Native American Women's Dance is Buckskin. This is a dance of elegance and grace. The movement is smooth and flowing.
The ladies wear fine, hand-crafted buckskin dresses, decorated w... Read more »

Native American Fancy Dance | What is Fancy Feather Dancing?
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The Oklahoma Feather Dance or "Fancy Dance" is one of the most popular styles of Native American dance and outfits seen at modern pow wows. The Fancy Dance outfit, as such, has no single Native American tribes.
The... Read more »

Grass Dancing | Native American Grass Dancer Regalia, Info & More
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Though Grass Dancing was originally done as a Warrior Society Dance, it has evolved over the years. It has further evolved into a highly-competitive form of northern dancing.
Grass Dancers always stands out by virt... Read more »

Northern Traditional Dancing
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The Northern Traditional Dancer is a modern evolution of tribal outfits from the tribes of the Northern Plains such as Sioux, Blackfoot, Crow, Omaha and others.
Below is some information about the outfit's parts. I... Read more »

Gourd Dancing
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Gourd dancing is not a "pow wow style" of dance.
Gourd Dances are held regularly by several groups, especially in Oklahoma. Today the dance is being done at pow wows before, after, and between intertribal dancing.
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Jingle Dress Dance
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At Pow Wows the Jingle Dress is one of the most popular styles of dancing. You'll hear them before you see them because of the dozens of metal cones attached to the dress. The sound is so unique, you know ... Read more »

Native American Women Leaders
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Spider woman, Changing Woman, Corn Mother and all creation watch as the women come forward, one by one, sometimes softly and other times with full accompaniment. They take their seats or join in the assemblage where t... Read more »

Pow Wow Drum & Singing | Importance & Explanation | Native American
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One of the most important things in the life of a Native American is the Drum.
Our whole culture centers around the Drum. Without the Drum and the singers around it, the Native Americans could not have pow wows. Th... Read more »

Pow Wow Giveaways
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From time to time, something will happen in your life that you want to commemorate at a Native American dance: a birthday; an award received; an anniversary; etc.
How should you acknowledge this event?
A special... Read more »

Pow Wow Etiquette Information- Native American Pow Wows
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Everyone is welcome at Pow Wows!
Pow Wows are one of the best ways to experience Native American culture firsthand.
Before you go, there are some things you should know first.
Related - New to... Read more »
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