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Native American Contest Powwow: Cultural Tethering Theory

Native American Contest Powwow: Cultural Tethering Theory

Aicinena, Steven
Ziyanak, Sebahattin

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AnthropologyIndigenous Studies

ISBN10: 1666900931
ISBN13: 9781666900934
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Aug 15 2023
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Native American Contest Powwow introduces Cultural Tethering Theory to convey the importance of the contest powwow in the celebration and preservation of Native American culture. The book addresses the concepts of culture, cultural change, acculturation, assimilation, and illustrates how competitive powwows align with and differ from competitive sporting events. Authors Steven Aicinena and Sebahattin Ziyanak go on to explain how the modern intertribal contest powwow evolved and why modern Native American cultures are experiencing an erosion of traditional values, a rapid loss of traditional languages, dysfunctional changes in social organization, limited opportunity to transmit culturally valued knowledge, and reduced opportunities for youths to observe culturally appropriate behavior. The authors also examine Native American identity and explore who can legitimately claim to be a Native American under current laws and customs. Additional topics addressed include blood quantum, cultural knowledge, cultural participation, being Indian, and playing Indian. Finally, the authors describe the difference between being Native American and playing Indian in powwow and pseudo-cultural powwow environments.

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