Axtmann, Ann,

Indians and wannabes : Native American powwow dancing in the Northeast and beyond / Ann M. Axtmann. - ix, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-178) and index.

Bodies in motion: an introduction -- A polychronic genealogy -- Inner and outer influences -- Traveling circles -- Transcultural beginnings -- Performing race -- Contemporary wannabes -- Power in motion: a conclusion.

Examines powwows primarily in and around New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut and along the Atlantic coastline into New England.

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Powwows--North America.
Indian dance--North America.
Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.

E98.P86 / A95 2014

970.004/97