Naamiwan (John) Owen, Medicine man and leader of ceremonies in Pauingassi, Manitoba, Canada. [Holding snowy owl or swan wing -- J. Brown 2/96]. See also: A204, A205, A206, F59, F142
Naamiwan (John) Owen's Boodaadewigamig or Dream Drum lodge/Niimi'idiiwigamig (dance lodge) at Poplar Hill. Note the perfectly clean sand floor. The frame delineates a sacred space in which the ceremony can be conducted. Boodaade or "Ghost (or Spirit of the Dead) Dance" in Poplar Hill conducted by three nephews of Naamiwan, Omishoosh (James) Owen and his brothers, Gezhiiyash (John) Owen, and Joozhi (Joseph Owen) Moose who brought Naamiwan's drum to Poplar River in the early 1920s. The boodaade ceremony originated with a dream of Naamawin's. P. 115 of Hallowell's photo album. See also A241, A242, A244, A245, F176.
p. 96 in Hallowell's Berens River Album. Naamiwan (John) Owen, Medicine man and leader of ceremonies in Pauingassi, Manitoba, Canada. See also: A205, A206, A207, F59, F142