{"id":750,"date":"2017-04-17T10:22:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T14:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voixmultiples.com\/waban-aki-abenaquis\/08-retour\/"},"modified":"2017-08-28T08:02:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T12:02:01","slug":"08-retour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/voixmultiples.com\/en\/waban-aki-abenaquis\/08-retour\/","title":{"rendered":"08 &#8211; Retour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BACK TO THE SOURCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"The specific concept of \u201cpow wow\u201d is very recent; it is a \u201cpan-Amerindian\u201d manifestation (the result of an encounter between nations, which became common to several nations) that dates back to the 20th century. Traditionally, the Abenaki gathered together in large gatherings, in which there were chants, dances. Unfortunately, I was unable to find a concept in the Abenaki language to describe these moments of festive encounters. Components of competition, contests, shows, the \u201cfair\u201d aspect of current Pow Wows were not present in the more traditional format.\">Pow wows<\/a> allow us to gather together and share. For everything that they encompass has somewhat of a sacred, protective and personal quality. It is not only the folklorization of culture. There is nothing to sell, nothing to photograph. Everything is sharing, demonstrating. Each object in itself represents a sign, a symbolic power.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"The specific concept of \u201cpow wow\u201d is very recent; it is a \u201cpan-Amerindian\u201d manifestation (the result of an encounter between nations, which became common to several nations) that dates back to the 20th century. Traditionally, the Abenaki gathered together in large gatherings, in which there were chants, dances. Unfortunately, I was unable to find a concept in the Abenaki language to describe these moments of festive encounters. Components of competition, contests, shows, the \u201cfair\u201d aspect of current Pow Wows were not present in the more traditional format.\">Pow wows<\/a> are a framework of exchange allowing some kind of colorful renaissance of our identity.<\/p>\n<p>A certain agitation is produced, an amalgam of knowledge, signs and symbols that are conveyed by the different nations. <a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"The specific concept of \u201cpow wow\u201d is very recent; it is a \u201cpan-Amerindian\u201d manifestation (the result of an encounter between nations, which became common to several nations) that dates back to the 20th century. Traditionally, the Abenaki gathered together in large gatherings, in which there were chants, dances. Unfortunately, I was unable to find a concept in the Abenaki language to describe these moments of festive encounters. Components of competition, contests, shows, the \u201cfair\u201d aspect of current Pow Wows were not present in the more traditional format.\">Pow wows<\/a>, as well as this knowledge-sharing dimension, are intrinsically linked. To reconnect with practices which have been left behind for so long, expanding the boundaries of knowledge necessarily becomes a matter of cultural survival. These events therefore intend for knowledge to be somewhat nomadic, as it allows for many people to find and take upon themselves this lost connection to a common identity. The nations mingle, share amongst themselves and thus bring together in their own way specific traditions, a rich and pure wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"lightbox_trigger\" href=\"#\" data-description=\"The word \u201cregalia\u201d comes from the English and refers to \u201croyal\u201d; I believe there\u2019s a connection with the adage of the \u201cIndian princess\u201d. The \u201cceremonial dress\u201d worn in present Pow Wows is often referred to as \u201cregalia\u201d. This type of costume derives primarily from the image of \u201cAboriginals\u201d as depicted in Hollywood movies of \u201ccowboys and Indians\u201d, imagery then presented to tourists as faithful to their conception of \u201cAboriginals\u201d, but also deriving from cultural elements referring to western Aboriginal nations. Certain elements of these current costumes are founded on tradition, but it is also and above all a cultural mix, integrating elements borrowed from different nations. Nowadays, this type of costume is genuinely integrated into Aboriginal cultures, but this is a recent phenomenon, dating back to the 20th century. In my translation work, I simply used the term \u201cclothing\u201d.\">Regalias<\/a> reflect this passion, this pride and a desire to belong. Through their preparation and their ritualistic wearing, our young people rediscover, identify and spiritualize themselves; giving meaning to their existence and their difference, a meaning needing no words, which emerges through actions, through praxis. This return to traditional practices, such as dances and drum chanting are once again closely linked to the communion of beings and spirits, to the respect for life as the cornerstone of any reflection on the world and to the importance we must attribute to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACK TO THE SOURCE Pow wows allow us to gather together and share. 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