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Experience America’s Largest Powwow | Short Film Showcase

Experience America’s Largest Powwow | Short Film Showcase

National Geographic

1M views 10 years ago

Warm-up Questions

What do you think you might see at “America’s Largest Powwow”?
Why might a short film showcase choose to feature a powwow?
What questions would you want to ask someone attending a powwow for the first time?

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Experience America’s Largest Powwow | Short Film Showcase

Hearing the drum and learning about names (00:00 – 01:50)

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1. How does the speaker describe their first experience hearing the drum?

It made them want to leave.
It felt like a real calling.
It was confusing and noisy.

2. What is the drum compared to in terms of its purpose for the people?

A way of making money
A way of giving blessings
A way of competing with others

3. Why was the speaker given their name?

Because of what they see in their dreams
Because they were born near a river
Because they won a contest

Experience America’s Largest Powwow | Short Film Showcase

Boarding schools and loss of culture (01:50 – 03:00)

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1. Why did some parents hide their children?

They wanted them to travel with performers.
They were afraid of the drum.
They didn't want them to go to the boarding school.

2. What were the children taught NOT to do?

Dance at ceremonies
Speak their language
Visit their grandparents

3. What does the speaker say people will need to learn?

How to move away from their community
How to forget the past
How to forgive themselves

Experience America’s Largest Powwow | Short Film Showcase

Powwows as healing and the drum as a heartbeat (03:00 – 04:10)

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1. What are powwows described as for the speaker?

A private meeting for leaders only
A business event for selling products
A way of healing and people getting together

2. What does the speaker say the drum is like?

The voice of the wind
The sound of a storm
The heartbeat of mother earth

3. According to the speaker, what does hearing the drum signify?

A relationship we all have within ourselves
A warning that something bad will happen
A rule that only one tribe can participate

Experience America’s Largest Powwow | Short Film Showcase

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1. What is one main theme of the film segment?

Training for a sports competition
Learning how to play a modern instrument
Recovering and valuing culture after it was suppressed

2. How does the speaker connect the drum to the community?

It is mainly used to decide winners and losers
It is only meaningful to professional musicians
It represents a shared connection that goes beyond tribe

3. What role do powwows play according to the speaker?

They help people heal and come together
They replace family relationships
They are only for tourists

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Experience America’s Largest Powwow | Short Film Showcase

Why do you think music (like drumming) can feel like a “calling” for some people?
What effects can it have on a community when people are prevented from speaking their language or practicing their traditions?
The speaker says the drum is “the heartbeat of mother earth.” What do you think this metaphor means?
How can cultural gatherings help people feel pride and heal after difficult experiences?

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