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Powwow Summers

From early Spring to late Fall Indigenous communities across North America gather to celebrate. Socializing, music, drums, song, regalia, dancing, crafts, and food-filled weekends. Check out these titles; then check out your local First Nation Powwow.

Whitby Public Library

10 items

  • Beautifully illustrated, The Song Within My Heart tells the story of a young boy preparing for his first powwow as his grandmother (Nokum) guides him through the day.
    BookVancouver : Raincoast Books, c2002. — JP Bouch
  • Powwow

    A Celebration through Song and Dance

    Pheasant-Neganigwane, Karen
    The Powwow is a celebration of song and dance. Learn about the history of the powwow and how the powwow looks today. Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane, a competitive powwow dancer, guides you through the celebration.
    eBookOrca Book Publishers, 2020
  • Long Powwow Nights! takes you on a journey through the powwow, honouring the dancers who keep the tradition alive.
    Book[Calgary] : Red Deer Press, [2009] — JP Bouch
  • Powwow's coming, hear the beat? Powwow's coming, dancing feet. Powwow's coming, hear the drum? Powwow's coming, everyone! Learn about the tradition and the celebration in this uniquely illustrated picture book for children.
    BookAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007. — J 394.3 Boy
  • Powwow is a photo essay of what it is to celebrate Indigenous culture, tradition, family, and community.
    BookSan Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1993] — J 394 Anc
  • John is Cree and Irish, though he looks like his father with his red hair. When he finds a love for Indigenous dance, he struggles with perceived bias and uncertainly -- but all he wants to do is dance.
    eBookOrca Book Publishers, 2017
  • A road trip with eight elders becomes transformative for Tilly, who has been invited to drive. The "Crazy Eights" have a bucket list to fulfil on their way to the Gathering of Nations powwow in Albuquerque.
    BookToronto, Ontario : Second Story Press, [2018] — FIC GrayS
  • We are all storytellers. Steven Paul Judd weaves the story of nine tales together in The Last Pow-wow. Only full blooded Native Americans are allowed to attend what is billed as the best of the best Powwow ever to be held. Each story wends…
    eAudiobookBlackstone Publishing, 2020
  • A Powwow Summer Across North America studies the culture and tradition of powwows that are part of the foundation of cultural identity for Native Americans.
    eBookBookBaby, 2013