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温尼贝戈族印第安人(Winnebago)的祈祷仪式
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您曾参加过祈祷仪式吗？假如您在七月时造访内布拉斯加的温尼贝戈族印第安人，您就有机会参加他们的祈祷仪式。
每年七月，连续五天，圣语人 (Ho-Chunk意即说圣语的人) 会在温内巴戈召开祈祷仪式。祈祷仪式是印地安人的社交聚会，它通常包含了舞蹈及音乐。圣语族(Ho-Chunk
Nation)是一群由印地安人组成的部落，又名温尼贝戈族，他们原本住在威斯康辛一区。以农耕及捕食北美野牛维生。自19世纪早期开始，美国政府不停的逼迫圣语人放弃他们部分的土地，所以他们在1840年时，迁移到爱荷华州。但接下来的25年间，美国政府逼着他们不断的迁徙，从爱荷华州到明尼苏达州，再从明尼苏达州到南达科塔。最后，他们终于被允许落脚、定居于内布拉斯加，尽管如此，仍有许多人最终还是回到了威斯康辛州。
温内巴戈举办的圣语年度祈祷仪式是为了表彰他们最后一位名为「小祭司」(Little
Priest)的战士领袖。在圣语族搬到内布拉斯加后，包括小祭司在内的一小群印地安人应征入伍并在当地的一支部队内服役。1866年时，小祭司死于服役时的旧伤。直到今天，祈祷仪式仍会缅怀他的牺牲贡献并表彰所有的温尼贝戈族印第安人退役军人。
Have you ever been to a powwow? If you went to Winnebago, Nebraska, in July, you'd have a chance.
For five days every July, the Ho-Chunk people hold a powwow in Winnebago. A powwow is an Indian social gathering that usually includes dance and music. The Ho-Chunk Nation is a group of Indians, also known as the Winnebago, who originally lived in the Wisconsin area. They farmed and hunted bison. Beginning in the early 19th century, the United States government forced the Ho-Chunk to give up portions of their land, and they were moved to Iowa in 1840. For the next 25 years, the U.S. government made the Ho-Chunk move again and again, from Iowa to Minnesota to South Dakota. Finally, they were allowed to settle in Nebraska, though many eventually returned to Wisconsin.
The Ho-Chunk's annual powwow in Winnebago is held to honor their last war chief, Little Priest. After the Ho-Chunk moved to Nebraska, a group of them, including Little Priest, enlisted in the Army and served in a local unit. In 1866, Little Priest died from wounds he received while in the Army. Today, the powwow remembers his sacrifice and honors all Winnebago war veterans.
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