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  What is a Powwow?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Songs were many and varied; fun and festive, war and conquest, honor and family songs, religious songs, songs of joy and mourning.
Following the presentation of the hoop, a flag song is sung to honor the hoop and the national flags.
Following the flag song, a veterans or victory song is sung to remember the fallen warriors who have paid the ultimate sacrificed and for our veterans.
tuscaroras.com /jtwigle/pages/define-powwow.shtml   (870 words)

  
 Abenaki
Flag Song - A flag song is dedicated to the women and men who have served in the armed forces in various wars.
The flag song is usually sung at the start of most Native American activities.
Songs for this dance may be fast, such as a "Crow Hop." Straight dancing requires the wisdom of both traditional and new songs.
www.abenakination.org /contemporary.html   (949 words)

  
 Alaska's Flag & Song   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Flag designed by Benny Benson, a 13 year old boy, in 1926
Flag adopted by the Legislature on May 2, 1927.
Alaska's State song was written by Marie Drake
fairbanks-alaska.com /alaska-flag.htm   (263 words)

  
 The Indians' Real Mascot: The Flag
The color guard leads with the eagle staff and the American flag, together with a state flag, military flags, and whatever other flags are appropriate for the occasion.
The Emcee reminded everyone that we honor the flag of “this great country,” and he directed everyone to the huge flag hanging from the west ceiling of the gymnasium where we were.
It is the same reason I haven’t recited the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag for the last 20 years.
www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/Printable.asp?ID=13051   (659 words)

  
 Structure
A song typically starts out rather high as the lead singer sings out the lead phrase alone, then is echoed by the rest of the group.
The Flag song is always sung at the beginning of a pow wow or special event.
Four times the song is sung through, starting with a rolling beat while the dancers attempt to sneak up on their target.
drumhop.com /structure.html   (1163 words)

  
 Questions, Flag Songs Page
I have some questions about two types of songs which are typically sung at the opening of a northern style powwow; the Flag song and Victory song.
So, in answer to your question, Flag songs generally should be used only for that purpose and Victory Songs are usually veteran songs that are picked for the moment.
For example the "Soldier Boys" song by Blacklodge that has gained wide acceptance, though it was composed when they were still in their teenage years.
www.rainbowwalker.net /faq/flagsongs.htm   (731 words)

  
 The Power of Kiowa Song   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This flag song is one of many others that one may hear at powwows throughout Oklahoma.
According to Billy Evans Horse, this song was originally sung to honor the death of the buffalo and its sacrifice to the Kiowa people.
Several Round Dance songs have English lyrics, but are usually sung as "songs without words." Singers often sing the English lyrics during the Oklahoma Two-Step, a dance for partners.
www.uapress.arizona.edu /extras/kiowa/kiowasng.htm   (795 words)

  
 The Alaska Flag Song   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Alaska adopted the flag for official state use in 1959.
Emblazoned on the flag are eight gold stars: seven from the constellation Ursa Major, or the Big Dipper.
Alaska's flag was designed in 1926 by a 13-year-old Native American boy, Bennie Benson, from the village of Chignik.
www.mtaonline.net /~kbsc/flag.htm   (144 words)

  
 Welcome to SLED :: FAQ Alaska
The design for the Alaska flag was selected in a contest for Alaska students in grades seven through twelve in 1926.
Later the drafters of the Alaska constitution stipulated that the territorial flag would become the official flag of the State of Alaska.
Alaska's Flag were written by Marie Drake, a long-time employee of the Alaska Department of Education, and first appeared as a poem in 1935.
sled.alaska.edu /akfaq/aksymb.html   (705 words)

  
 flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
When you sing the Lakota Flag Song you treat the flag with respect.
The men/boys sing the first part of the Flag Song, then the women/girls come in on Iyohlate.
We sing the Lakota Flag Song when we are honoring someone, at powwows, at ceremonies, and sometimes at wakes and funerals.
library.thinkquest.org /CR0212101/flag.htm   (81 words)

  
 THE FLAG AND THE SONG
The MPs of the ACTC resolutely opposed the motion, and Chelvanayakam moved an amendment in Parliament on 16 January 1948 that the official national flags of Ceylon should be the Lion flag of the Sinhalese, the Nandi flag of the Tamils and the Crescent and Star flag of the Muslims.
Perumal the significance of the Nandi flag of the Tamils.
The national flag of a country should depict its history, its culture etc. The Union Jack of the United Kingdom was created by amalgamating the crosses of various knights.
www.infolanka.com /org/kalaya/fea061.htm   (1975 words)

  
 Aesthetic Realism Commentary on World Music Examples
This song is sung with solos in front of a rich, harmonious chorus punctuated by sharply-struck sticks.
In the “Moonlight Song” there is fairness to the moon and night and it is the same as self-expression.
There is fairness to the song as a whole while there is fairness too, to inner movements that stand for individuality within the whole.
www.perey-anthropology.net /world_music/escom_3.htm   (4355 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Flag, the Poet and the Song : The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
For instance, Betsy Ross was not the flag's first seamstress, and the flag did not always have 13 stripes.
There are plenty of enjoyable details here, but the flag and anthem form an important facet of American history and public thought, and Molotsky has done a fine job of making the historic ideas accessible in a patriotic little volume.
Molotsky, Irvin: The Flag, the Poet and the Song.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0525946004?v=glance   (1543 words)

  
 North to the Future: Musical Reflections on Alaska's History
The text of "Alaska's Flag" was based on Benny Benson's design submitted in a territory wide contest for school children sponsored by the American Legion in 1926.
Marie Drake's poem Alaska's Flag based on Benson's design describes " The field of blue" as typifying the evening sky, the blue of the sea and of mountain lakes, and of the wild flowers that grow in Alaska's soil.
The copyright to Alaska's Flag is held by the University of Alaska Foundation.
www.uaf.edu /music/akmusic/flag.html   (514 words)

  
 Song-Lyrics-Library.com: Anti-Flag song lyrics.
If you want song lyrics, here's the place to be.
All lyrics are provided for informational and educational purposes only, mostly for my wife who's a librarian who's sick of getting hammered with pop-ups at work when someone asks her to look for a song lyric.
Song lyrics are subject to all U.S. copyright laws and remain property of their respective owners.
www.song-lyrics-library.com /artist_menus/anti-flag.html   (240 words)

  
 Dido - White Flag Song Review
i think the song is great, i heard it back in june last year but i have only just come to a conclusion because it need more listening to than her other songs which i feel is a good thing cos i dont get bored.
This song rocks it is my life in a nut-shell, everyone is entitled to their own opinions but, her voice is so beautiful, strong and has a brings meaning to love.
What I understood of the song was that she knows the relationship is over, and so does her boyfriend (you live by the rules of 'it's over') but she is not giving up on the relationship.
www.tophitsonline.com /reviews.php?songid=1128   (9878 words)

  
 BookPage Nonfiction Review: The Flag, the Poet & the Song   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
America's national anthem is undoubtedly one of the few that expresses its themes in the form of a question.
The Flag, the Poet & the Song brims with fascinating trivia about the anthem and clarifies many of the myths about the song and the flag.
And the next time you're at a baseball game, straining to hit the high notes of our unsingable anthem, you can rest assured that you know more about "the rocket's red glare" and "the bombs bursting in air" than anyone else in the stadium.
www.bookpage.com /0106bp/nonfiction/flag_poet_song.html   (287 words)

  
 The State Flag of Minnesota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The state flag of Minnesota is blue with the state seal superimposed on the middle of it.
1893 is the date the state flag was adopted.
The original state flag designed in 1893 had to be corrected.
www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/history/mnstatehistory/state_flag_of_minnesota.html   (212 words)

  
 The ChildFun Family Website - Flag Day Ideas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
You will have two flags, one wavy and one straight edged, mirrored, so that when you cut it out you will fold it in half and have a flag to see on each side.
More to do Have children make our country's very first flag the same way and explain why it looks different from the flag we have today.
Use tap eto attach the outer edge of the flag to the cardboard tube.
www.childfun.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16   (1182 words)

  
 Flags - Song White Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Flags, Flags, Flags The Black Flag Of Anarchy Rational, sober, logical citizens wonder what exactly the terrorists want.
The soldiers can continue their mop-up sweeps but it is the commuter who returns to work, the police recruit who continues to train, the farmer who continues to plant, the production worker who continues to assemble, and the doctor who continues to heal, who are the real victors.
DIDO lyrics page, White Flag lyrics, Creative content with huge song lyrics collection of numerous full albums, A revolutionary song lyrics search engine, Ability to Add/request/comment...
www.flagsgalore1.com /links/song-white-flag.html   (809 words)

  
 National Banner Song - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The "National Banner Song" ("國旗歌; gúoqí gē") of the Republic of China is played during the raising and lowering of the Flag of the Republic of China.
National Flag, Anthem and Flower of Republic of China
This page was last modified 15:29, 9 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Flag_Song   (245 words)

  
 The Red Flag: the song, the man, the monument
The Red Flag: the song, the man, the monument
On 26 April 1998 a monument to Jim Connell was unveiled in Crossakiel, Co Meath, Ireland on the spot where he addressed a crowd of 600 in 1918.
He wrote the song "The Red Flag" in 1889 and it quickly became an anthem of the international labour movement.
www.comms.dcu.ie /sheehanh/connell.htm   (295 words)

  
 Black Flag song recommendations? - Musician Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Fix Me And the ones that the others said I can't think that well right now.
I don't care is also on group sex.
All I know is the circle jerks version of wasted is better than the fl flag one.
www.musicianforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=81986   (397 words)

  
 Randy Newman, Follow The Flag Song Lyrics | Randy Newman Lyrics - Follow The Flag Song Lyrics
Song Lyrics >> R >> Randy Newman Lyrics >> Follow The Flag Song Lyrics
All song texts are personal interpretations of real songs and has no concern to the original texts.
Site contains: popular lyric, song text, hot song lyrics, music texts, music lyrics, words to music and newest sheet music.
www.love-lyric.com /r/randynewman-lyrics-3207/followtheflag-lyrics-151844.html   (241 words)

  
 Anti flag "Mumias song" Guitar tabs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:15:03 -0500 From: JRM53@aol.com Subject: a/anti_flag/mumias_song.tab Tabbed By: mark (mtvsucks@punkhardcore.net) Submitted by: Justin (jrm53@aol.com) ***Song by: Anti-flag*********** ***Album: Mobilize**** ***Song name: "Mumia's Song"***** ***Label: A-F Records*** ________________________________________________________ Standard Tuning, E A D G B e x=palm mute m=mute ~=ring out v=vibrato p=pull off h=hammer on VERSE:(1x)(0:00) e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
www.fretplay.com /tabs/a/anti_flag/mumias_song-tab.shtml   (198 words)

  
 First World War.com - Vintage Audio - You're A Grand Old Flag
For obvious reasons this song - You're a Grand Old Flag - with music and lyrics by George M. Cohan, became an instant sentimental U.S. favourite following America's decision to enter the war against Germany in April 1917.
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
By 1918 the percentage of women to men working in Britain had risen to 37% from 24% at the start of the war.
www.firstworldwar.com /audio/youreagrandoldflag.htm   (129 words)

  
 Los Angeles Business Journal: You're a Grand Old Flag - song lyrics
You're a Grand Old Flag Words and music by George M. Cohan 1906 You're a grand old flag you're a high flying flag, And forever in peace may you wave, you're the emblem of the land I love, The home of the free and the brave.
Every heart beats true for the red, white, and blue, Where there's never a boast or brag, But should auld acquaintance be forgot, Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
you're a grand old flag you're a high flying flag, And forever in peace may you wave, You're the emblem of the land I love, The home of the free and the brave.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_47_23/ai_80328067   (259 words)

  
 Grand Old Flag The Song   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
For the grand old flag [music] : song / For the grand old flag [music] : song / For voice and piano.; Full words on verso of t.p.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet...
"You're a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic song of the United States.
The song, a spirited march written by George M. Cohan, is...
www.remixdancemp3.com /grandoldflagthesong.html   (222 words)

  
 If I Ever [B.C.] by Red Flag: Song Music Downloads
Sorry, at this time no downloads have been found for "If I Ever [B.C.]" on album Who Are the Skulls.
Check the albums tab for other downloads from Red Flag.
Sorry, at this time no streams have been found for "If I Ever [B.C.]" on album Who Are the Skulls.
www.mp3.com /tracks/3994185/dl_streams.html   (107 words)

  
 White Flag song lyrics | Chris Gaines | In The Life Of Chris Gaines | Song Teksten   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Song Teksten 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Love won't have a chance if all we do is just fight about it
Love won't have a chance if all we do is fight about it
www.song-teksten.com /song_lyrics/chris_gaines/in_the_life_of_chris_gaines/white_flag   (159 words)

  
 Dan Bern - The Torn Flag - Song Lyrics
I saw my country's flag lying torn upon the ground.
I ran in and dodged among the crowd,
Again I see my country's flag lying torn upon the ground.
danbern.redacorn.net /lyrics/the_torn_flag.html   (202 words)

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