DAN 245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Tipi, Sweat Lodge, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Dan 245 textbook notes: week 2 reading 1. Assignment: dolittle, medicine of the brave: a look at the changing role of dance in native. Culture from the buffalo days to the modern powwow (pp. Dance played an important role in the life of plains indian culture. Many ceremonial acts involved dance, and dance was an integral part of native religion. Dance was a way to express thoughts and feelings to the great spirit. It was also a way to understand natural phenomenon and an attempt to influence these forces. There were dances for all stages of life and also for certain occasions such as to bring good luck, to cure illness, to make peace, and much more. The grass dance originated in the early reservation period, predecessor of modern powwow dances that includes exciting singing and dancing, feasting and gift exchange, and celebration of deeds of bravery.
