The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska held its 155th Pow Wow celebration recently at its Veterans Memorial Park pow wow grounds. As many tribes around the country do, the pow wow is a community celebration of the tribe’s history and its former (passed away) and current members. Processions, singing and dancing are a large part of the celebration seen by visitors. The other part not often seen or noticed unless one listens to announcer’s comments is the fact that so many various tribal and clan members renew acquaintances and friendships they have with one another at these celebrations.
The Winnebago Tribe’s pow wow honors the return of War Chief Little Priest and his warriors of Company “A” Fort Omaha Scouts Nebraska Volunteers, who were scouts for the U.S. Calvary from 1863-66 working out of Fort Omaha. The tribe’s home is land the purchased from the Omaha Tribe nearly 200 years ago after being forced by the “benevolent white man” from their ancestral home that is the state of Wisconsin. The tribe celebrates the safe return of its warriors from battle. Even in the present day many of the tribe’s members have served and are serving in various branches of the U.S. military.
It is a time for them to embrace their culture, share that culture with visitors and teach that culture to their children. And for a couple days, like others who celebrate various holidays, tune out the outside world and enjoy themselves and what the celebration means to them.
Cool 😎 I enjoy celebrations like this on the streaming www 🙂 I did see a ‘pow wow’ (back then) in ’62 with my cousins from Thief River Falls, MN at Red Lake, Minn. 🐾 in ’62. We lost my younger brother for a time, then Uncle Ash found him dancing the fire circle with the Chippawa nation, wearing a headdress ❗️
Thanks for sharing Jerry. ~Will
Will, You are welcome. If you go online and to youtube and search for 155th Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska pow wow you will find three days worth of video to watch since they streamed and recorded the entire event. I always like seeing celebrations of cultures I did not grow up seeing. Enjoy. jerry
I live in the Siouxland area that encompasses a wide swatch of land in northwest Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota. The people that inhabit this area are generous folk and your basic honest, Midwestern people you like to have as neighbors. I explore the area and share observations, mostly photographic, sometimes through video, and and short text. All images and video are copyrighted material of the author.
Jerry Mennenga, Sioux City, Iowa
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Cool 😎 I enjoy celebrations like this on the streaming www 🙂 I did see a ‘pow wow’ (back then) in ’62 with my cousins from Thief River Falls, MN at Red Lake, Minn. 🐾 in ’62. We lost my younger brother for a time, then Uncle Ash found him dancing the fire circle with the Chippawa nation, wearing a headdress ❗️
Thanks for sharing Jerry. ~Will
Will, You are welcome. If you go online and to youtube and search for 155th Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska pow wow you will find three days worth of video to watch since they streamed and recorded the entire event. I always like seeing celebrations of cultures I did not grow up seeing. Enjoy. jerry