Native American Dance and Healing
Native Americans in Contemporary Society:
The population in the United States has increased steadily in the 20th century. In
1990 the number of Native Americans was almost two million, 8 percent of the total
population. Slightly more than one third live on a reservation; about half live in urban
areas. Indian reservations function as independent governments within the federal
framework.
Among many of the Native Americans, there are many musical styles, singing is the
dominant form of musical expression, with instrumental music serving primarily as
rhythmic accompaniment. Throughout the Americas the principal instruments have been
drums, flutes, and whistles.
The American Indian lived life in love with nature. Their wisdom showed in
everything, their capacity for harmony with the environment, what they wore, what they
created, what they ate and how it was prepared, in their philosophies and beliefs.
Music and dance were confined......
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