On a late July day in East Texas, young Gilman Abbey sits at a big deerskin drum and beats out a slow, familiar rhythm. BOOM-boom-boom-boom. Abbey, descended from a legendary tribal chief, wears a ...
Five years ago, Jack Dark’s cousin came to him with a suggestion. His cousin, a fellow member of the Nansemond Indian Nation, ...
The sound of drums echoed through Wilkinson Hall on Saturday as dancers in colorful regalia moved in the middle of the arena. The 13th annual Indiana University Traditional Powwow, held from 11 a.m.