When a small-town Minnesota high school banned its Native American drum group from performing at graduation, ... 19, using the Ojibwe term for drum that's rooted in the words for heart and sound.

HINCKLEY, Minn. — At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance ...

In 1965, the Indian Bowl garnered national attention when former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife Mamie visited the Indian Bowl. In an Ojibwe naming ceremony, Eisenhower was given the ...

To the Ojibwe, the drum is the heartbeat of their people, and singing with it is a crucial center point of social powwows and spiritual ceremonies. Skip to Article. Set weather.