The drum remains sacred within the Arapaho nation. The drum, according to the Arapaho, is an animate object. In other words, it is in a sense, "alive." The Arapaho use the same verb form when talking about a drum as they use when talking about people and animals. The drum is not given the same verb form as objects such as a table or chair etc.
The drums on the left are a series of hand drums.
