Stomp dance

Southeastern turtleshell rattles, worn on the legs while dancing, c. 1920, Oklahoma History Center

The stomp dance is performed by various Eastern Woodland tribes and Native American communities in the United States, including the Muscogee, Yuchi, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Delaware, Miami, Caddo, Tuscarora, Ottawa, Quapaw, Peoria, Shawnee, Seminole,[1] Natchez,[2] and Seneca-Cayuga tribes. Stomp dance communities are active in Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.

  1. ^ Conlon, Paula. Dance, American Indian. Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of 612-3 History and Culture. (retrieved 6 July 2009)
  2. ^ Sturtevant and Fogelson, 367