Held on and off reservations, in rural and urban settings, powwows are an important vehicle for Native peoples to gather regularly. This title examines the origins, meanings, and enduring power of the powwow. It explores the history and significance of powwows, from the Hochunk dances of the early twentieth century onwards.
Clyde Ellis is an associate professor of history at Elon University. He is the author of To Change Them Forever: Indian Education at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893¿1920, and A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains. Luke Eric Lassiter is an associate professor of anthropology at Ball State University. He is the author of The Power of Kiowa Song: A Collaborative Ethnography and coauthor (with Clyde Ellis and Ralph Kotay) of The Jesus Road: Kiowas, Christianity, and Indian Hymns (Nebraska 2002). Gary H. Dunham is the director of the University of Nebraska Press.
