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Harvey, Anne-Charlotte Hanes – 1980
The Swedish ethnic theatre in the United States flourished and provided a vigorous cultural expression among Swedish immigrants for over five decades beginning in San Francisco in 1863. Swedes in Chicago alone produced between 9 and 24 plays per season from 1888 to 1915. All over the United States, Swedish settlements had their own Swedish…
Descriptors: Acting, Cultural Activities, Drama, Ethnic Groups
Thiel, Mark G. – 1983
Although altered by government and religious sanctions since the establishment of reservations in 1878, the Omaha dance still serves as an obtrusive demonstration of tribal identity and cohesion for the Oglala and Sicangu Sioux. The dance achieved a high level of prominence as a successful celebration for petitioning supernatural protection in…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians