Powwow Songs - The Music of the Plains Indian
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The field recordings made in August 1975 at the Kihekah Steh Powwow, Skiatook, Oklahoma, capture the atmosphere of this inter-tribal gathering with drumming, singing and dancing. Represented are the Pawnee, Ponca, Sac and Fox, Quapaw, Osage and Kiowa from the Southern Plains and the Sioux, Hidatsa and Arapaho from the Northern plains. Extensive information about the dances and songs, written by Charlotte Heth, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.