Did Mohicans have powwows

Answer 1

The word probably comes from a different Algonquin people, the Narragansett. It meannt one with spiritual power, literally "he dreams". In 17th century America white people used the word for any northeastern native religious ceremony.

Today pow wows are pan tribal gatherings with dancing, food and drumimg and singing, ceremonies and other events. It probably started among the Pawnee but many groups have added traditions over the years and they have different flavors in different parts of the country.

The Mohicans (Mahican) had religious leaders in the first meaning of the word. What they were called is uncertain. They also had religious ceremonies that whites would have called "pow wows"

They were forced to move to Wisconsin in between 1822 and 1839 and today they have pow wows there in the modern sense of the word. It is held the second week of August.