Q: What are the origins of elk teeth? Q: What are the origins of the shells (cowrie and dentalium)? Two elk teeth remain after everything else has crumbled to dust… and for that reason the elk tooth has become an emblem of long life. When a child is born, its parents desire long life for […]
Powwows began over 400 years ago, started by Omaha and Ponca warrior societies. Powwows act as unifying events that overcome geographical isolation to provide intertribal socializing and, as Renya Ramirez writes in her book Native Hubs, they provide “a [safe] space for Indians to renew a sense of Indian culture and identity.” Native foods and […]