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Chicago's 50 Years of Powwows

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Since 1953, the American Indian Center of Chicago has hosted an annual powwow. The powwow is the centerpiece of contemporary Indian culture. It is how Native Americans celebrate traditional values and share their culture with a wider audience. The powwow is a place to make and rekindle friendships. It offers an opportunity to reaffirm traditional values and a chance to reconnect with family, friends, and the greater community. It is a celebration of artistic and cultural traditions, and a way of transmitting those traditions to a younger generation. Through an extensive collection of representative images, Chicago�s 50 Years of Powwows chronicles the exciting history and traditions of the powwow.

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Series: Images of America Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 25, 2004

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781439615034
  • File size: 56054 KB
  • Release date: August 25, 2004

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781439615034
  • File size: 56054 KB
  • Release date: August 25, 2004

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Since 1953, the American Indian Center of Chicago has hosted an annual powwow. The powwow is the centerpiece of contemporary Indian culture. It is how Native Americans celebrate traditional values and share their culture with a wider audience. The powwow is a place to make and rekindle friendships. It offers an opportunity to reaffirm traditional values and a chance to reconnect with family, friends, and the greater community. It is a celebration of artistic and cultural traditions, and a way of transmitting those traditions to a younger generation. Through an extensive collection of representative images, Chicago�s 50 Years of Powwows chronicles the exciting history and traditions of the powwow.

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