Powwow noun \ˈpau̇–ˌwau̇\
a : a social gathering of Native Americans that usually includes dancing
b : a meeting for people to discuss something
But the strangest thing of all was the old powwow-dance regalia I saw hanging in the window.
What You Pawn I Will Redeem paragraph 6
After coming across this word a few times in the story I just knew I had to look it up. I was thinking something more along the lines of a festival. Instead it’s a social gathering, a meeting of sorts.