Ceremony Basics
What is the Hupa women’s coming-of-age ceremony called?
What is Flower Dance
Who tried to stop the Flower Dance from happening for many years?
What is Colonizers
Who teaches the girl songs and prayers during the Flower Dance?
What is ancestors
Who is the ceremony for?
Young girls who have started menstruating
Why was the ceremony brought back (revitalized)?
What is to heal from the trauma caused by colonial suppression and as an act of cultural survival, feminism and resistance
What does the whole community do to celebrate at the end of the ceremony?
What is share songs, dancing and blessings
How long can the Flower Dance last?
What is 3, 5 or 10 days
What happened to the ceremony during colonization?
Because settlers saw it as dangerous and shameful, forcing it underground and nearly erasing it from practice.
How does the ceremony help show the importance of women in the tribe?
What is publicly honoring their strength, wisdom, and role in the tribe, reaffirming their power and leadership.