It is historically recorded that some tribes had multiple leaders. One common division was having a War Chief and a Peace Chief. Another was having a Chief and a Lead Hunter. Many tribes had a woman, usually a grandmother, who led the domestic matters. Most had a medicine person in charge of spiritual affairs such as the timing and organization of ceremonies. Then there were often other subgroups such as lodges or hunting societies or mystery groups who each had their own leader for internal activities.
Because humility is a virtue traditionally lauded in most tribes, people usually knew followship skills. Leaders were not imposed from outside but rather were the people that others naturally turned to for advice.
If you look around today, you can still see echoes of this in Pow Wow organization. There is usually a Head Man Dancer and a Head Lady Dancer. Then there is the Drum, which is a group of people drumming, and a major part of the organizational structure because they will be signalling a lot of what happens, not just providing background music. Finally there will be one or more people in charge of the event, who may be called the Announcer or Master of Ceremonies or whatever.
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Re: From: The Tadpole
Date: 2014-07-08 01:37 am (UTC)Because humility is a virtue traditionally lauded in most tribes, people usually knew followship skills. Leaders were not imposed from outside but rather were the people that others naturally turned to for advice.
If you look around today, you can still see echoes of this in Pow Wow organization. There is usually a Head Man Dancer and a Head Lady Dancer. Then there is the Drum, which is a group of people drumming, and a major part of the organizational structure because they will be signalling a lot of what happens, not just providing background music. Finally there will be one or more people in charge of the event, who may be called the Announcer or Master of Ceremonies or whatever.