The power of Kiowa song : a collaborative ethnography / Luke E. Lassiter.

Author/creator Lassiter, Luke E.
Format Book
Publication InfoTucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxv, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects
Kiowa Indians--Music.
Kiowa Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Kiowa dance.
Powwows--Oklahoma.

Contents Oklahoma -- Boy Scouts, hobbyists, and Indians -- Bound for "Indian country" -- Anthropology -- On ethnography -- Indian worlds -- On Powwow people -- Gourd dancing -- The Kiowa rattle dance revived -- On the songs -- Sound and knowledge -- Red Wolf, Satethieday, and Charlie Brown : on some of the Kiowa knowledge surrounding three gourd dance songs -- Fun, feeling song, and spirit -- Dear Lord, we come to you in prayer, tonight again.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-258) and index.
LCCN 98008866
ISBN0816518343 (cloth : acid-free paper)