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Which regions are associated with northern-style powwows?
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Native American dance
Aztec round dance for Quetzalcóatl and Xolotl (a dog-headed god who is Quetzalcóatl's companion), detail from a facsimile Codex Borbonicus (folio 26), c. 1520; original in the Chamber of Deputies, Paris, France.
Northern-style powwows are primarily associated with the northern Great Plains and the Great Lakes regions. Today, these events take place throughout the northern tier of the United States and in Canada.1