Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for kids

A powwow is

friends and family

gathered together to honor the creator,

Kinnehasus, Man-Never-Known-on-Earth,

who watches over us.

 

A powwow is

a way to remember those

who’ve passed on,

even ancestors we did not know

who stay in our hearts

forever.

They are near us

Always.

 

A powwow is

a place to show

our resilience

and strength.

We are still here

generation

after

generation,

into the future

and beyond.

 

A powwow is

drums and songs and dancing,

in jingles, feathers, shawls, and beaded buckskin

regalia

you and your family made

with love.

 

[…] A powwow is

where our hearts beat as one

to the thump of the drum,

together

so strong

where we belong.

 

A powwow is

healing

and soul-southing

pure joy,

a circle of life

where the creator,

Kinnekasus, Man-Never-Known-on-Earth,

smiles upon us.