Post by Okwes on Sept 10, 2006 19:47:49 GMT -5
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DANCE CLOTHES
"The attire that the dancers wear is referred to by some as dance clothes, by others as regalia. Seldom are these dance outfits called costumes. Indian people feel that costumes are things that are worn went someone wants to pretend to be something. Indian people at powwows are not pretending to be anything; they are being who they are. Sometimes Northern, Southern, and other terms are used in describing singing, dancing, and styles of dress at a powwow. Northern refers to Northern plains (the Dakotas, Montana, Western Canada, etc.) Southern refers to Southern Plains (Oklahoma and the surrounding region). Woodland generally refers to the Ojibway or Anishinabe people of the Great Lakes Region. Southeastern refers to the Native American people on the Southeastern Coast, down to Florida, and over to Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi."
DANCE CLOTHES
"The attire that the dancers wear is referred to by some as dance clothes, by others as regalia. Seldom are these dance outfits called costumes. Indian people feel that costumes are things that are worn went someone wants to pretend to be something. Indian people at powwows are not pretending to be anything; they are being who they are. Sometimes Northern, Southern, and other terms are used in describing singing, dancing, and styles of dress at a powwow. Northern refers to Northern plains (the Dakotas, Montana, Western Canada, etc.) Southern refers to Southern Plains (Oklahoma and the surrounding region). Woodland generally refers to the Ojibway or Anishinabe people of the Great Lakes Region. Southeastern refers to the Native American people on the Southeastern Coast, down to Florida, and over to Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi."