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powwow

1. noun An informal meeting or conference, especially in order to brainstorm, discuss, or review something. A somewhat flippant allusion to the traditional gatherings held by Native American or First Nations tribes, the term could be considered offensive by some. I think all the departments need to have a powwow together to go over what went wrong on this project. Good, let's have a powwow and see what we can come up with.

2. verb To hold such a meeting. We're going to powwow on Monday to go over the final details.

pow-wow

1. n. a meeting; a conference. (From an American Indian word.) Let’s have a pow-wow on that issue.

2. in. to hold a meeting or a conference. Let’s pow-wow on that tomorrow.

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"Gossip" may not even be the best word to describe this kind of powwow talk.

POWWOW GOSSIP

An outsider witnessing the powwow would just see the celebration as another Indian get-together with lots of dancing and singing, he said.

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Contemporary powwows in southwestern Ontario share many similarities to powwows throughout the rest of Canada, including a blend of social and ceremonial activities, music, dancing, crafts and arts vendors, and a general renewal of Aboriginal culture and pride.

The dynamism and transformation of "tradition": factors affecting the development of powwows in Southwestern Ontario (1)

Today, he stated Aboriginal people treat the powwow as the main and basically only event when Aboriginal people meet.

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Powwow organizers have much more in store for next year's silver anniversary event.

Six Nations drums beat regardless of weather

The powwow is a way people who are not American Indians can learn about the importance of the circle in Indian thought and life.

Everything an Indian Does is in a Circle: an introduction to the powwow; (based on a lesson from "Powwow: Dancing the Circle," a unit of study of the Denver Public Schools.--Karen D. Harvey)

Powwow scholarship has come a long way since its origin in the 1950s.

Recording Culture: Powwow Music and the Aboriginal Recording Industry on the Northern Plains

Lynn Anderson attends powwows to observe and learn more about her untraced partial Native American ancestry.

Powwow; Tribal gatherings bring Nipmuc culture alive for visitors

I have structured this book in two large sections: the first describes practices of the powwow grounds; the second, the practices of the studio.

Christopher A. Scales. Recording Culture: Powwow Music and the Aboriginal Recording Industry on the Northern Plains

Powwow Music and the Aboriginal Recording Industry on the Northern Plains (1) s'inscrit dans la lignee de recentes contributions d'ethnomusicologues a l'etude du phenomene de l'enregistrement en studio, a des fins commerciales, de genres musicaux << traditionnels >> par des acteurs locaux.

Christopher A. Scales. Recording Culture. Powwow Music and the Aboriginal Recording Industry on the Northern Plains

Setting the Stage: Contest and Traditional Powwows and the Valuing of Competition

Complementarity and cultural ideals: women's roles in contemporary Canadian powwows

They attend powwows and flute shows with their instruments, she said, although this was the first time they'd been to the LCC powwow.

A day to celebrate

Echoing the protocols of these first powwows, the women's Jingle Dress dance style developed among the Ojibway Indians in the early 1900s.

In the spirit: today Native American women give the powwow some of its fanciest moves

According to Boye Ladd, a veteran powwow dancer from the Ho-Chunk Nation in Wisconsin, there are rumors that some casino powwows in California will have three- or four-million dollar purses this year.

Fingers point to Aboriginal community: U.S. powwow circuit accused of fueling black market trade in eagle parts

"We are probably the most grassroots people that you'll be talking to having anything to do with putting on powwows. We pull it off and it doesn't look like that in the end, but that's what it is.