Four Directions at Kelso Powwow

Duck and Dive Song sung by Four Directions drum group from Portland, OR. (Harold Paul, leadsinger)

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[PowwowTime]

This is Four Directions (the drum group) singing a Duck and Dive (song). It is held in respect as a war dance for men's traditional, roundbustle and prairie chicken dancers only. Story goes it was made in commemoration of the Battle of Big Hole, which took place near present day Dillon, Montana on August 9 and 10, 1877. There is an ongoing argument that is was also copied from the Arrow Song, however.

Also, in the Pacific Northwest there are quite a few drums who do allow women to sit in.

[urbanizedrezgirl]

@thapplzchamp-It's true that some tribes traditionally do not let girls sing at the drum, but as I recall we also weren't allowed to sweat, dance, fight, hunt, and chose who we marry. When Natives were given back the right to practice there religions it was decided by elders, that women would be allowed to join them in ceremonies and circles they were not allowed to before because we suffered just as much as the men, that included drumming circles.

[SusepCool]

@thapplzchamp we are (by many in authoritative positions/etc.,knowledge based institutions), known/claimed to be, the most adaptable, competent and capable peoples to have ever graced this earth, and in this modern day and age,(far from where yer intented thought, methinx, in yer related comment), you have a gall of sorts to state girls taint to sing...shame on you...w/ what little is left it'd behoove you to waste away elsewheres....lem lemt...some pplz champ u r.....not

[SusepCool]

@thapplzchamp we are (by many in authoritative positions/etc.,knowledge based institutions), known/claimed to be, the most adaptable, competent and capable peoples to have ever graced this earth, and in this modern day and age,(far from where yer intented thought, methinx, in yer related comment), you have a gall of sorts to state girls taint to sing...shame on you...w/ what little is left it'd behoove you to waste away elsewheres....lem lemt

[iheartmilitaryboys]

hey this is my family=)!

[pretend2Bnice]

if you read the info Four Directions is the name of the drum goup

[Snakeandfunk]

this is not the four directions song, just a traditional song... I wouldnt want people to get confused, four directions song is a very special song to pray for help, not ment to be singed on a powwow. no ofense to the one who put this up, il post the 4 directions song as an answer

[thapplzchamp]

girls are not to sing

[Lewy666XD]

OMG love u guys haha i remebmer that pow wow wit ur tape drum! awsome XD (Amber by the way)