USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -an American Indian meeting or gathering for making decisions or for ceremonies or celebrations: In South Dakota each summer, a Sioux powwow attracts dancers from all over the US. fig.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today, when speaking in English, some Native American communities themselves use the word powwow to refer to meetings or gatherings held according to the traditional ways of their people.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term “powwow” derives from Pau Wau, meaning “medicine man” in Narrtick, a language spoken by the Algonquian peoples in Massachusetts. English settlers began misusing the word to refer to the meetings of Indigenous medicine men, and later to any kind of American Indian gathering.

Detailed explanation-4: -powwow, a celebration of American Indian culture in which people from diverse indigenous nations gather for the purpose of dancing, singing, and honouring the traditions of their ancestors. The term powwow, which derives from a curing ritual, originated in one of the Algonquian nations of the Northeast Indians.

Detailed explanation-5: -pow·wow ˈpau̇-ˌwau̇ plural powwows. : an American Indian medicine man. : an American Indian ceremony (as for victory in war) : an American Indian social gathering or fair usually including competitive dancing.