“帕瓦”(Powwow)是印地安人的歌舞节日,此词原为阿勒刚金(Algonquin)语,是“聚会”或“集会”的意思。类似活动在不同部落的不同语言中曾有过不同叫法,如苏人(Sioux)称为“瓦看坦卡”(Wakan Tanka),意为“伟大的精神”。现在北美印地安人已统一称为“帕瓦”,此词作为名词和动词也 Powwow is a song and dance festival for Indians, originally in Algonquin, which means “gathering” or “rally.” Similar activities have had different names in different languages ​​of different tribes, such as Sioux called “Wakan Tanka,” which means “great spirit.” Now North American Indians have unified as “Parva”, the term as a noun and verb also