Concordia Hosts 26th Annual Woodlands and High Plains Powwow
This is the 26th anniversary celebration of the Woodlands and High Plains Traditional Powwow sponsored by Concordia, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State), and North Dakota State University. It will be held 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, March 28, in Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. This year’s theme is “Song and Story: Honoring Our Traditions.”
A traditional powwow is a time to celebrate and renew friendships. In addition, this powwow celebrates the educational experiences of American Indian higher education and the sharing of tribal cultures in the FM area. The powwow will feature many styles of dance and drum songs from the area tribes. The community will take part in the overall cultural experience, visit with many vendors that display and sell their wares, and enjoy an Indian taco.
The second Annual Hand Games tournament will be held during this year’s powwow. The hand game is a Native American guessing game. There are many variations of the game, we will be hosting the intertribal style. This will take place from 1-6 p.m.
The emcee is Mickey Hodges, member of White Earth Nation in Minnesota, and the arena director is Tom Mason, member of Rainy River First Nations Band of Ojibwe in Ontario, Canada. The Spiritual Advisor is Dr. Clifford Canku, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe and the host drum is Buffalo River Drum Group. The Honor Guard is from the White Earth Nation in Minnesota.
Admission for the event will be free for children five and under; $3 for children ages six to 18, and adults fifty-five and over; $5 for adults 19-54. College Students (from Concordia College, M State, MSUM and NDSU) are admitted free with a valid student ID.
Day money will be paid for all registered dancers who remain in regalia until payout. Registration for dancers and drums (first 10 registered drums only) is from 10:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. No admission is charged for dancers in regalia and registered drummers.
For more information:
https://www.concordiacollege.edu/news-media/news-releases/details/concordia-hosts-26th-annual-powwow/
