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What is the protocol
of smudging a late person at a pow wow
Before we get into
your question with an answer from people in and around your area, I must
correct a few things found in Wikipedia?
According to our
ancestors around New York and New England that came to my grandfathers monthly
meetings for many years, the person that gave this information to Wikipedia has
made a few mistakes?
Their answer?
A pow wow (also
powwow, pow-wow or pau wau is a gathering of some of North America's Native
people.
The word derives
from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning "spiritual leader".
Our answer!
First, also
according to the ancestors, the Narragansett's are a tribe that came down from
another country many years ago.
Therefore not a true
traditional New England Tribe.
So, the word Pow-wow
(Paw-Paus) in tribes around our area, New York/New England, call the Demon
Spirit "Pow-wow" not a Spiritual Leader!"
AND
This is why I say in
my posting answers, "it depends on the area of a tribe?
AND
The protocol of
smudging a late person at a pow-wow is up to the Head Veteran and how late?
A true traditional
Head Veteran will smudge you, if you ask, no matter when you wish to be
smudged?
"If
not the Shechaim Ohjieshan
will."
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