The above is called a dreamcatcher.
Links to American Indian information -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Native_American_culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_Indian_music
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Native_American_culture
Native American Indian dance theater, hand drum song - video (click here to watch)
Not all pow-wows are open to the public, but some pow-wows have open invitations that any one can attend; however, only certain people (people of American Indian tribes) participate in pow-wows unless who ever is in charge designates a time and place during the pow-wow for guests and visitors at an open invitation type of pow-wow to participate in the pow-wow.
below is a CD that you can look for to learn more ...
(Approximately $14.00 if shipped in the US) ["Learn to Hear PowWow Songs" is a way of sharing in the experience of the dance circle and the musical gift provided by the singers. Our effort in this LEARNING CIRCLE lesson is to help you hear the verse format, drumbeat patterns, and styles of powwow songs made today and heard all over North America in recordings or at dance gatherings. 24 minute CD.]
Wikipedia article on pow-wows
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powwow
External links from the Wikipedia article above …
· Library of Congress collection of Omaha Pow-wow music, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/omhhtml/omhhome.html , http://radio.powwows.com/
· Large, nationally known pow-wows
o Denver March Powwow http://www.denvermarchpowwow.org/ , Denver, Colorado
o Gathering of Nations PowWow http://www.gatheringofnations.com/ , University of New Mexico
o Stanford Powwow powwow.stanford.edu , Stanford University, California
o Schemitzun Feast of Green Corn and Dance http://www.schemitzun.com/ , North Stonington, Connecticut
o Crow Fair Dance Celebration http://www.crow-fair.com/ , Crow Agency, Montana
o United Tribes International Powwow http://www.unitedtribespowwow.com/ , United Tribes Technical College, North Dakota
