Gentgeen

The Web Site for the Study of Native American Pow-Wow Ettiquette and Tradition

Gentgeen is the Lenape' word for dancer.

Gentgeen.org is a web site designed to be a source of knowledge about the art of the Native American Dance.

Gentgeen.org focuses largely on the etiquettes and manors outsiders need to follow when exploring the richness of Native American Culture.

The mission of Gentgeen.org is to educate those who wish to learn more about the living tradition of pow-wow dancing, and to help preserve the integrity of those beginning dancers who wish to begin their own trip to the dance arbors.

Traditional Dancer


	This section details various roles of the powwow and the subtle measures of ettiquette followed by the dancers, drummers, and visitors.

	Their are many kinds of dance style found in the Native Pow Wow. This section is an introduction to the many kinds of men's dances.

	There are many special dances that may be danced at a Native American powwow. This section offers a brief description of several that one might see.

	The links section is a collection of Internet links relating to Native American pow-wows, grouped by topic.

	This is a short description of the Gentgeen dance society of Occoneechee Lodge, of the Order of the Arrow.

Mountain Spirit by Jim Babb

I hear the whisper of the wind as it flows down from the mountains,
  I feel it's icy touch upon my skin.
  I hear the eagle sing his spirit song as he dances on the wind.
The powdery snow still lingers,
  wrapping the earth in it's warm embrace.
I see where the mighty bear has crossed my path,
  a being of beauty power and grace.
This is a place where man can be free to walk the land,
  and live his life in the Spirit's hand.
A frosty mist from my pony's nose,
  the feel of the rifle cradled in my hands,
  the smell of the skins upon my back
  and the beaver dollars that fill my pack.
I live here in heaven in a shinning time,
  high atop the world in a place of beauty and peace.
Here I will rest when my time is at end, in this place,
  held by the Spirit's hand.