Women’s Jingle Dress Dance
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 27, no. 2, Special Powwow Issue, June 1997, p. 29
Description
Describes the regalia and the origin of the dance.
Discusses the Weaving our Wisdom (WoW) program's use of land as a healing tool to improve the health of Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS. The land-based WoW gathering took place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Site.
Examines the 2004 legislation that required Indigenous history for K-12 curriculum and what it can mean for self-determination and sovereignty.
Discusses four programs: Skeena Youth Work Incentive Program, Rediscovery Project, Wilderness Alternatives Society, and the Neyunan Project.
Historical note:
A zareba is an encampment used as a base of attack and defense.Historical note:
A zareba is a stockade made of bushes: an outdoor enclosure, especially one made of thorn bushes and used as protection around a campsite or village.