The Intertribal Dance Everyone is welcome to dance an intertribal dance - even spectators! It's not as much a particular type of dance as it is a chance for everyone to dance. Intertribal dancers move around the arbor sun-wise (clockwise) and everyone is welcome to take part. You don't even need to be in regalia; you can dance in your street clothes. The basic step is the same one used by traditional dancers: the ball of one foot is tapped on one beat and placed down flatly with the next, repeating the action on the opposite foot without missing a beat. Everybody dance! It should be noted that powwow practices vary from region to region in United States and Canada. Sincere thanks and acknowledgment to the American Indian Education Committee of the Minnesota State Board of Education who sponsored those who wrote the Ojibwe content of this unit.

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