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Article discusses the evolution of American Indian rituals and dances from prohibited practices to tourist attractions.
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24 p. : ill.
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Abstract: From 1883 to 1933 federal policies prohibited the practice of certain American Indian rituals and dances. Benjamin R. Kracht discusses the evolution of these dances from prohibited practices to tourist attractions.
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Kracht, Benjamin R."It Would Break Our Hearts Not to Have Our Kiowas": War Dancing, Tourism, and the Rise of Powwows in the Early Twentieth Century,
article,
Autumn 2012;
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017337/:
accessed June 27, 2024),
The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org;
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