tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post12951396119427244..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: An educational drum?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-3845964125007874762008-04-16T13:41:00.000-07:002008-04-16T13:41:00.000-07:00You got it. Here's the evidence that women "aren'...You got it. Here's the evidence that women "aren't supposed to" participate in drums:<BR/><BR/>http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=73756<BR/><BR/>Powwow dispute highlights male-female divide<BR/><BR/>Associated Press<BR/>Published Wednesday, April 16, 2008<BR/><BR/>Members of the Sweetgrass Road Drum Group drove down from Canada to the University of St. Thomas last month for a chance to show other American Indian women that powwow drumming is no longer just a men's tradition.<BR/><BR/>But instead of a repeat of their well-received performance in 2000, the women were asked to leave. And they claim organizers offered them money to exit quietly, according to a civil complaint against St. Thomas.<BR/><BR/>We were turned away from our own community and that hurt us the most, said Raven Hart-Bellecourt, one of the plaintiffs. They were trying to stomp on our pride, our honor and our dignity.<BR/><BR/>The controversy highlights a divide in Indian country. Drumming is historically a sacred art performed only by men, though a handful of female groups recently have risked ostracism to challenge convention.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-53830446642558110712007-03-14T02:32:00.000-07:002007-03-14T02:32:00.000-07:00Mm-hm. Be sure to let us know when you have any e...Mm-hm. Be sure to let us know when you have any evidence to justify your implicit claims about traditional drums.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-11210030012793103822007-03-13T08:30:00.000-07:002007-03-13T08:30:00.000-07:00That explains why I said it was an impression rath...That explains why I said it was an impression rather than a fact. Still, until someone presents evidence that some tribes allowed women or non-Natives to participate in traditional drums, the question remains unanswered.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.com