The customs may vary by tribe, but a powwow is a celebration. One mother and daughter duo traveled 26 hours from Canada to attend Sycuan Reservation’s annual powwow.
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Historian Murton McCluskey, ED.D. says in early times, hunters invited friends and family to share their good fortune.Today, powwows have dancing and singing contests, pageants, but it is still about family, friends and sharing Native American culture. Over time, powwows changed. According to McCluskey, the early powwows were banned by the United States and Canadian governments in the 1880s. McCluskey went on to say that it wasn’t until the 1920s that the U. S. government allowed Native Americans to dance again and not until 1951 for Canada.
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