Ho-Chunk Powwows and the Politics of Tradition
Author:   Grant Arndt
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
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9780803233522


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 June 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Grant Arndt
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.671kg
ISBN:  

9780803233522


ISBN 10:   0803233523
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 June 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Into the Arena 1. When Worlds Collide: Culture and Catastrophe in the Nineteenth Century 2. Gifts and Profits: On the Origins of the Powwow 3. ""Time Works Changes, Even to the People of the Red Races"": The Rise and Fall of the Commercial Powwow 4. Something More than Patriotism: War, Veterans, and the Return of the Powwow 5. Calling the People Together: Powwows in the Era of Nation-Rebuilding 6. Producing a Space for Culture: Powwows in the Early Twenty-First Century Conclusion: Experimenting with the Expectations of Tradition Notes References Index"

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In this important new work, Grant Arndt reminds us that the powwow is more than dancing.It is a gathering with deep connections to widely shared values and practices that affirm the continuing vitality of Ho-Chunk identity and culture. Clyde Ellis, author of A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains --Clyde Ellis (09/15/2015)


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Grant Arndt is an associate professor of anthropology and American Indian studies at Iowa State University and coeditor of Native Chicago.  

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