Indian Reservations
In the USA, there are 300 Indian reservations, and 500 Indian tribes.
Some of the tribes have more
than one reservation and other has no one.
The reservations are unevenly spread all over USA, in
some states there are no reservations...
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Indian Reservations
In the USA, there are 300 Indian reservations, and 500 Indian tribes.
Some of the tribes have more
than one reservation and other has no one.
The reservations are unevenly spread all over USA, in
some states there are no reservations at all.
Many reservation are small, Navajo Indians have the biggest reservation, 67,339 km2.
An Indian reservation has often its own kind of government.
Some of them resemble the politic system
outside of the reservation.
Pow- wow
A Pow-wow is an event where the Indians come and dance, sing, meet friends and honour their
culture.
There is generally a dance competition.
A Pow- wow can vary in length from 5- 6 hours to
three days.
One kind of pow- wows is called the Major Pow-wow; it can be a week long.
The master of ceremonies;
His job is to keep the dancers, singers and the public informed of what is happening.
The master of
ceremonies sets the schedule of the events, and order when each drum groups get to sing for example.
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