A pow wow in Bloomington

Nelms (left) and Thomas

Charlie Nelms, vice president for student development and diversity at Indiana University, and Wesley Thomas, an IU Bloomington anthropologist and organizer of the campus’ inaugural pow wow, scheduled March 28-30, discuss the upcoming event and its importance to highlighting the history, culture and arts of American Indian tribes across the country. There are 554 different American Indian tribes in the U.S. and 40,000 Hoosiers of American Indian descent.

Listen to the entire Thomas–Nelms conversation or listen by topic:

• Introduction
• Thomas' background
• Becoming an IU faculty member
• About IU students
• About the pow wow (March 28-30)
• Specific details
• Historical perspective of pow wows
• Award presented by First Nations at IU
• About Northern drum music
• Listen to an example of Northern drum music
• Pow wows in the U.S.
• Reasons for the pow wow at IU
• Things IU could and should do to attract Native American students, faculty and staff
• Description of pow wow events
• Master of ceremonies.
• About Southern drum music
• Southern drum song
• Pow wow Web site: www.indiana.edu/~fniu
• Close

Follow the links below for more pow wow information.
http://www.homepages.indiana.edu/030102/
http://www.indiana.edu/~fniu/

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