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Aspects Of Competition Within Indigenous Spheres Of Powwow And Sled Dog Racing

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Both Scales’ and Kemp’s articles focus on the aspects of competition within Indigenous spheres of powwows and sled dog racing. These organized events stem from Indigenous origin, later influenced by colonialism, which centers upon capitalism. This cause has shifted individuals in each event to be swayed by the incentivization of dancing or racing, thus enforcing competition to be driven by self-interests and material means. Competition produces division; however, for some Indigenous people, competition can not only dismiss division (although there may be some aspect of division), but it can allow the community and competitors to come together for a bigger purpose. Scales’ article provides context to how competition is viewed and executed by …show more content…

He documented how a singing group explains how it is vital to perform at traditional, local powwows and signifies how they are more critical than continuously attending the competitive powwows that attract large crowds, explicitly stating how others may perceive the singing group to be “conceited, self important, and greedy” (Scales, 2007: 12). Scales reveals how this perception comes from how Indigenous people view others regarding competitive powwows, asserting that powwow competitors who do not attend culturally significant powwow events “run the risk of acting increasingly becoming ‘non-Native’” (14). This singing group share how they refrain from engaging in powwows solely to win monetary prizes because if they did continuously engage, they would be competing solely for money instead of something more community …show more content…

However, due to the blending of ethical and respectful values based on culturally traditional aspects, such powwows provide more than just financial gain. Competitive powwows allow for various tribes to come together in community and build relations between tribes from across the country (Scales, 2007: 23). The intertribal community generated by competitive powwows creates better pan-Native atmospheres for the younger Indigenous generations in building a better and more assured racial-ethnic identity (Scales, 2007: 25). By doing so, the dances, songs, tribal people, and traditional values spread out within competitive powwows further traditional knowledge among the people who attend and participate, subsequently helping those who feel lost between living in two distinct worlds: one being the colonial state, and the other being traditional Indigenous lifestyles (Scales, 2007:

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