Most years we have what we call a "Pow Wow", which is basically an Annual General Meeting (or AGM) renamed to make it sound a bit more interesting and fun (which of course it is...).
This year we thought we would double check we are using the term even vaguely correctly and the venerable Wikipedia has this to say about the term:
"A pow wow (also powwow or pow-wow) is a social gathering held by many different Native American communities.
The word is derived from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning "spiritual leader". A similar gathering by California Natives, usually in the fall, is called a Big Time.
A modern pow wow is a specific type of event for Native American people to meet and dance, sing, socialize, and honor their cultures. Pow wows may be private or public.
There is generally a dancing competition, often with significant prize money awarded. Pow wows vary in length from a one-day event, to major pow wows called for a special occasion which can be up to one week long." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pow_wow.
So, maybe some passing similarity to our events, but strangely you won't find too much dancing going on, but plenty of singing, socializing, and honouring our culture - so, maybe more similar than one might have initially thought.
Makes you think that maybe people ain't so different after all...
We'll see whoever turns up in the Back Room of The White Hart Inn, Ashton Keynes, from 20:00 Wednesday 18th Oct for most of what goes on at a real Pow Wow, but maybe not the dancing..., well, not this time.
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