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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465597003321

Autore

Arndt Grant P.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8032-9036-5

0-8032-9034-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

977.500497/526

Soggetti

Ho Chunk Indians - History

Powwows - Wisconsin - History

Ho Chunk Indians - Rites and ceremonies

Ho Chunk Indians - Ethnic identity

Electronic books.

Wisconsin Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.