ceremony there was all sorts of activities such as dancing and singing to celebrate the occasion, it was a very important ceremony for the hosts and also the guests. The host would give out gift such as blankets and art and other nice things to the guests based on ranking. The potlach ceremony was very meaningful and important ceremony because it brought all the clans together and showed respect to all of the participants. The sweat lodge is a ceremony that takes place in a hut like tent with hot rocks placed in the middle as water gets thrown onto the rocks turning it into a sauna witch purifies and cleanses the body and mind of the participants taking place in the ceremony. In most cultures the sweat lodge must be performed in complete darkness and the ceremony must take place in a spot where they can communicate with the spiritual world. Tobacco is usually smoked out of a sacred pipe or is sprinkled on the hot rocks as an offering. Outside the sweat lodge there is usually 1-2 people called the Dog Soldiers that protect the ceremony and help with the hot rocks. The meaning of the …show more content…
At a pow-wow there is Dancing, arts and crafts sales and much more all in connection with the native culture, the dances can last up too days long. At a powwow there is usually four or more Native Americans and they sit in a circle and play bass drum, which is how the music is created. There is the dancers that dance to the soothing Aboriginal music that the drummers play as they all sing their cultures music. Anyone is allowed at a powwow the only thing that is banned completely at a powwow is drugs and alcohol. The powwow is also a meaningful ceremony because it is put on for honour of the Aboriginal veterans that lost their lives, veterans that go to powwows must help with the ceremony and provided feathers in support of the fallen