Here in this land of grass, I learned the uniqueness of being a Native American. The first thing that I learned is that your family should always come first, because without family, you have nothing. In our culture, family plays an important if not crucial part of your life. To the Native American culture, your family is part of yourself. Another factor that is important to the culture that I come from is socialization.
Socialization plays a big part in the Indian life.
Before, reservations and intervention of other cultures, you were always a part of the people s everyday lives, even now we are constantly being nosy to see what is going on elsewhere. Pow-wows are a way for many Native American people to socialize. It s a time when people re-establish old friendships and make new acquaintances. It s a time of laughter and fun. Also, going to a pow-wow, makes you feel like you re whole, as a people.