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Native Dancer at the Arlee Fourth of July Celebration<\/p><\/div>\n

During the month of July (Salish: \u201cMonth of Celebration\u201d and Kootenai: \u201cRipening of Service Berries\u201d), both Nations\u2014Salish and Kootenai\u2014have their celebration or powwow. This is a chance for each Nation to show their different styles of dance and song.<\/p>\n

POWWOWS<\/p>\n

Gathering of Native American people and tribes for the trade of goods has been a tradition for thousands of years. These gatherings usually include trade, dance, songs, and games. More recently these gatherings have been called celebrations or \u201cpowwows.\u201d One of the oldest known \u201cmodern powwows\u201d is on\u00a0our very own reservation in\u00a0Arlee, Montana. The Arlee Fourth of July Celebration is in its 114th year, dating back to 1898.<\/p>\n

Although gathering of Native Americans for cultural reason was outlawed in the United States in 1898, the Salish decided to have a celebration on America\u2019s Independence Day and include some of their cultural ceremonies. It wasn\u2019t against the law for the Salish people to celebrate America\u2019s Independence Day, even though they were not American citizens, so it became their loop hole.
\nToday, powwows are celebrated by most tribes throughout North America, usually between Memorial Day and Labor Day; known throughout Indian Country as \u201cPowwow Season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A drum group plays at the Arlee Powwow.<\/p><\/div>\n

DRUMMING<\/p>\n

Large, handmade drums that carry a larger bass sound are used primarily for powwows or large community gatherings. They can be heard miles away, often echoing throughout the powwow grounds and surrounding valleys.<\/p>\n

The songs produced on the larger drums are honor songs, powwow songs, flag songs, veteran songs, and inter-tribal songs. Song styles are very diverse throughout Indian Country. Naming of the drum groups usually depends on the area they represent. Some larger groups might represent many tribal nations. Northern drums often sing at a higher octave falsetto. Southern drums will often sing a lower-toned song.<\/p>\n

Larger powwows sometimes separate the northern and southern drums in competition due to their diversity.<\/p>\n

DANCING<\/p>\n

A typical powwow includes dance, song, vendors, traditional games, and sometimes rodeos. Still, the focal point of many powwows is the dance and song. Dancers and drummers travel from all over to attend powwows to either compete in dance and drum competitions or just dance because they want to.<\/p>\n

Dance competitions are separated by male\/female, age, dance categories, and sometimes southern\/northern. Similarly, drumming competitions are all-around, but may be separated by northern\/southern. Northern dancers\/drummers are typically from the northern part of the US and Canada. Southern dancers\/drummers are from the southern part of the US and Mexico. Although northern and southern are different in style, contemporary dancers and singers borrow from one another making the powwow experience more unified.<\/p>\n

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Spectators enjoy the sun and competition at the\u00a0Arlee Powwow basketball tournament.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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