Talk:Rain dancing

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Does anybody know how they do in Indonesia? Is one of the rites shown in the film The Rainmaker pertain to any kind of rain dance? Samnikal 09:07, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 does it work? 2 ROTFL 3 other magic weather control methods 4 "indigenous peoples"

[edit] does it work?

This article would be improved with both sides of the argument for the effectiveness of rain dancing.

Also how do you do it? Link a website to that

[edit] ROTFL

[edit] other magic weather control methods

If any others exist then link to them

[edit] "indigenous peoples"

The part about "a story from the indigenous peoples" has multiple problems in it. First, it's ridiculous to say "the indigenous peoples" as if North Americans were a monolithic group - sort of like saying "a story from the Europeans". If there is/was such a story, either it came from a specific tribe which should be noted, or it was passed around from tribe to tribe, which is unlikely and thus should definitely be noted.

Additionally, this story is not given any source whatsoever and thus should really be certified in some manner.

162.84.184.44 (talk) 10:26, 7 January 2008 (UTC)