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Mark,<br>
<br>
There were several Hethushka round houses on the Ponca Reservation in
Oklahoma. There was at least one "earth lodge" built for that purpose,
as well (its 'foundation' can still be seen near Bois D'Arc). The last
round house at Ponca burned down in the early 1960's. <br>
<br>
There were dance houses in each of the 5 original Osage districts
(later distilled down to three districts). One remains standing in
Hominy, Oklahoma.<br>
<br>
I recall one of these round houses being mentioned in Quapaw country
(northeastern Oklahoma) but don't recall too many details on that one.
But, I know folks up that way who might.<br>
<br>
There are pictures and plenty of folks still around that remember the
details of these buildings. My older brother used to have the job of
keeping the wood stoves going during winter dances at Ponca - he can
tell you all kinds of details.<br>
<br>
Let us know what you need.<br>
<br>
Tom Leonard<br>
<br>
<br>
Mark J Awakuni-Swetland wrote:
<blockquote
cite="midOFBB74FA47.1C8FF661-ON862572DF.0056A93B-862572DF.00575B2A@unl.edu"
type="cite"><br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">The University of Nebraska Press is
going to reprint my 2001 Routledge monograph on the Omaha Dance Lodges.
Finally it will be in an afordable paperback.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">This provides me an opportunity to
attach
an afterword that begins a discussion about these circular structures
among
other Great Plains tribes and their relation (or not) to the Omaha
Dance
and/or<i> Hethushka</i>. I want to gather together some of the current
thinking on these structures and offers some speculations.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">I have looked at the SiouanList
archives
related to the Grass Dance and <i>Hethushka</i>.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">I recall that Loretta Fowler
mentions
the Omaha Dance among the Arapahoe, and circular structures used for
social
events among the Gros Ventre in her books.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">I have references to the Lakota at
Pine
Ridge doing the "Omaha Dance" in circular structures built for
that purpose in the late 1800s. I am aware of circular lodges among the
Osage and Pawnee in Oklahoma, but with little details about their
construction
and uses.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">It has been suggested that investing
in these structures seems to be an early Reservation phenomenon since
folks
were no longer nomadic and restrained from other cultural practices.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">Are you aware of any other
occurences
of such structures?</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">Thank you for considering this
inquiry,</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">Regards,</font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif" size="2">Mark Awakuni-Swetland<br>
<br>
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Office: 402-472-3455<br>
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oNska abthiN!</font>
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