Pow Wow
Kids’ Websites

 

Visit a Pow Wow
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/powwow/
Check out this site to learn more about what it’s like to be at a Pow Wow. Click on the links to find out lots of details about a Pow Wow, including the food you can find there. 

Pow Wow Dancers
http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/powwow/visit.htm
Visit this site to see slide shows and video clips explaining more about the regalia or specially decorated clothing for each type of dance as well as the reasons kids choose to become dancers. To view the video clips on this page, you will need the free RealPlayer G2 plug-in that is available on the page.

Buffalo Hide Storytelling Activity
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/kids/buffalo/index.html
Visit this site to be a “history detective” and to learn how stories are told on buffalo hides. You can also learn how to tell your own family’s story on a printout buffalo hide.

The Gift of the Sacred Dog
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/family/activities/activity10.html
Visit this PBS Reading Rainbow site to learn more about a great kid’s book on powwows and how you can start new family traditions. 

The Legend of the Magic Paintbrush
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/family/activities/activity73.html
Visit this PBS Reading Rainbow site to find more resources on Native American traditions, including how to record important events.

Not For Ourselves
http://pbskids.org/stantonanthony/day_in_life.html
Today most Native American kids live just like you do, whether they live in cities or on a reservation. However, you can visit this PBS site to play a game and learn what it was like to be a Native American boy around 1855.

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