So far, many Kiowas have given their reasoning for why they believe they began the gourd dance.
The Cheyenne-Arapaho, Comanche and Ponca also have claimed at one time or another that the gourd dance and/or songs are a part of their history. Any Comment?
Also there are many...
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Here is the Kiowa Gourd Clan schedule for 2010:
Jan. 17, Cedaring Ceremony, noon, AOA Center, Kiowa Tribal Complex.
Feb.6, First Benefit Dance, HS...Mike Topaum, MCs....Dawes Twohatchet & Cy Ahtone, Honorees....Milton and Gloria Noel.
Mar. 6, Second Benefit Dance, Headstaff...01-09-2010, 06:02 AM -
Should anyone be interested in some written material on Gourd Dance origins and traditions I can recommend the following:
Howard, James H. 1950. The Omaha Hand Game and Gourd Dance. Newsletter of the Plains Archeological Conference, Vol. 1, No. 3.
Howard, James H. 1976....10-02-2005, 07:34 PM -
I am interested in learning, the History of Gourd Dancing. Could any body give me any info , it would be much appericated. Thank you.04-12-2006, 05:41 PM
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MEMORIAL DAY GOURD DANCE
Saturday, May 24, 2008, 12 to 5 p.m.
Potomac Atrium, National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
Hosted by the Black Creek Gourd Society, Window Rock, Arizona.
Host Drum: Intertribal Veterans Association...03-16-2008, 05:57 PM