Welcome to Episode 124 of Ramping Up your English! This episode focuses on gatherings of Native Americans known as Powwows.
Most people have heard the term Pow Wow, but there’s a lot to know about these events and their importance to Tribes of North America. It’s all explored during this episode of Ramping Up your English.
Watching Episode 124: Pow Wow
Click here to watch Episode 124 of Ramping Up your English as seen on RVTV.
Episode Summary
Variety may be the best word to apply to Pow Wows. These events can be associated with celebrations, commemorations, or just gatherings. They can be competitive or non-competitive. They can be open to public, or closed. Yet there are things powwows have in common.
Featured guest Mary Mikkelsen helps viewers understand some of the facets of powwows and the importance to Tribes who host and attend them. Mikkelsen has attended more PowWows than she can count, and she routinely dances in them. In this episode, viewers of Ramping Up your English learn about what to expect in a Pow Wow and are encouraged to attend one.
Host John Letz has attended a few public Pow Wows as a guest, and has always felt welcomed. Indeed, the sense of welcome and openness are palpable and pervasive. Little else compares to the intentional welcome and acceptance found at these celebrations.
There’s the dancing, the drums, the regalia, the honoring of veterans, and the pride that make these family friendly, excitng, and colorful events as related in the video footage and the comments by Mary Mikkelsen and host John Letz.
Video Featured in Episode 124
In this episode, we featured videos about Native American Pow Wows. Click here to view the video that includes my interview with Mary Mikkelsen. For a shorter version of the same video, click here.
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