Ho-Chunk powwows and the politics of tradition / Grant Arndt.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Arndt, Grant P. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Ho-Chunk Indians > History. Powwows > Wisconsin > History. Ho-Chunk Indians > Rites and ceremonies. Ho-Chunk Indians > Ethnic identity. HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General. HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies. Ho-Chunk Indians Manners and customs Powwows Wisconsin > Social life and customs. Wisconsin History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: into the arena
When worlds collide: culture and catastrophe in the nineteenth century
Gifts and profits: on the origins of the powwow
"Time works changes, even to the people of the Red races": the rise and fall of the commercial powwow
Something more than patriotism: war, veterans, and the return of the powwow
Calling the people together: powwows in the era of nation-rebuilding
Producing a space for culture: powwows in the early twenty-first century
Conclusion: experimenting with the expectations of tradition.

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