Native American Culture Vocabulary

noun a meeting or conference, especially one between Native American peoples or between Native Americans and settlers

verb to hold a powwow

• The committee members gathered for a powwow to discuss the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
• Let's have a powwow this weekend to plan our road trip.
• I heard there's a powwow happening at the park tonight, wanna go?
• The CEO called a powwow with the department heads to address the recent drop in sales.

noun a long-stemmed pipe used by certain Native American peoples in ceremonies

• The Native American chief held the calumet pipe during the peace ceremony.
• I found a cool calumet pipe at the antique shop.
• Let's pass around the calumet and chill out.
• The calumet symbolizes unity and harmony in Native American culture.