POWWOW

• IS A GATHERING OF SOME OF NORTH AMERICA'S NATIVE PEOPLE.

• A MEETING OF NATIVE AMERICANS FOR MAKING DECISIONS OR FOR HAVING SPIRITUAL CEREMONIES OR
CELEBRATIONS.
• AN EVENT IN WHICH FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE SEASONAL RENEWAL OF LIFE
HISTORY

• THE TERM POW WOW COMES FROM THE WORD "POWWAW" WHICH MEANS "SPIRITUAL LEADER“
• RELIGIOUS NAMING AND HONORING CEREMONIES
POWWOW SEASON
JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER SHARE
GO “ON THE CIRCUIT”: • NATIVE FOODS
• TRAVEL • BEADWORK
• CAMPING • POTTERY
• VISITING FRIENDS
POWWOW GROUNDS
• BLESSED BY ELDER MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE TO • SYMBOLISM OF ORGANIZATION
CLEAR NEGATIVE SPIRITS AND INFLUENCES

• BURNING OF TOBACCO OR SAGE

• PRAYERS AND SONGS
THE CIRCLE
• IMPORTANT SYMBOL TO NATIVE AMERICAN
CULTURE
• REPRESENTS HARMONY AND PEACE, AMONG
OTHER THINGS. THE FORMATION OF A POWWOW
IS A CIRCLE, REPRESENTING THE HARMONY,
PEACE, AND CIRCLE OF LIFE OF THEIR PEOPLE.
• DO NOT “CROSS THE CIRCLE”