Recently at a powwow in Oklahoma City, a well known Kiowa elder told the gourd dancers, "The gourd dance is not a veteran's dance, it is Tiah Piah - an ancient dance of the Kiowa."
During the 2005 National Powwow in Washington DC, the origins of powwow dancing were explained...
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09-02-2008, 09:16 PM -
Hello all, This is Little White Mouse. I have been dancing as a gourd dancer since 2002 and live in Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada and would like to know if there are any gourd dance societies in Manitoba/Winnipeg/Canada and who I would contact in order to get involved.
If there are none...09-05-2006, 09:06 PM -
I surf the internet alot and occasional run across bits of information that i have to share.
I was reading this entry in the encyclopedia and it struck me that there were things in here that I have never heard of!
I am no expert and do not claim to know everything, that is not possible....08-02-2006, 12:36 PM -
It was requested that we should have a new poll regarding this question, which I think is a better way to put it...Yes76.92%30No7.69%3I don't have anything to do with Gourd Dance, but I think females should be able to dance.2.56%1I don't have anything to do with Gourd Dance, but I think only males should dance.10.26%4I don't know.2.56%111-25-2008, 12:42 AM
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Dear Gourd Dancers,
I have posted the information for the 7th annual White Star Gourd Dance Society dance in November. Here is a link:
http://www.powwows.com/gathering/pw_...p?eventid=2842
Eric Lassiter is our head singer again....04-12-2004, 12:39 PM