Native Americans historically practiced rain dances to encourage rainfall
Historical and anthropological evidence confirms that various Native American tribes historically performed rain dances as rituals intended to bring precipitation.
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en.wikipedia.org: Rainmaking (ritual). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainmaking_(ritual)
States that North American rain dances were historically performed by many Native American tribes to invoke rain.
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britannica.com: Rain dance. britannica.com. https://www.britannica.com/topic/rain-dance
Connects Native American dance with agricultural festivals and rainmaking practices.
loc.gov: Photo, Print, Drawing New Mexico. The Rain Dance. Zuni Pueblo. loc.gov. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017657465/
Provides historical photographic evidence of a Rain Dance performed at Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico.
folkways.si.edu: Zuni Rain Dance | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. folkways.si.edu. https://folkways.si.edu/social-power/members-of-zuni-pueblo/zuni-rain-dance
References recorded Zuni Rain Dance music, corroborating the cultural tradition.
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