Upcoming Pow Wows for Aug. 2-5
Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.
33rd Annual Oglala Lakota Nation Fair (Wacipi, Rodeo). Aug. 2-5 in Pine Ridge, SD. Emcees: Jerry Dearly, Chris Eagle Hawk. Info: (605) 867-8420, 867-8427, or 867-8462
Turtle Mountain Little Shell Memorial Pow Wow. Aug. 3-5 in Dunseith, ND. Emcees: Bill Taylor (Sioux Valley, Manitoba, Canada), Sanford Strong Arm. Host Drum: Kawacatoose Boyz. Info: Bob Longie (701) 278-5624 or Marshall LaRocque (701) 244-5868
32nd Annual Pic Mobert Traditional Pow Wow. Aug. 3-5 on Pic Mobert Reserve in Pic Mobert North, Ontario, Canada. MC: Jimmy Mishquart. Host Drum: Black Lodge. Co-Host Drum: Fearless Thunder. Info: Thurson Kwissiwa (807) 228-2009
39th Annual Kamloopa Pow Wow. Aug. 3-5 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Emcees: Stan Isadore, Russell Red Crow. Host Drum: Bullhorn. Info: Kamloopa Pow Wow Society (250) 828-9782, powwow@kib.ca
40th Annual Traditional Sobriety Pow Wow. Aug. 3-5 at Mashkawisen Treatment Center in Sawyer, Minn. Info: Jim Mallery (218) 879-6731, jamesm@mashkawisen.com
Kawacatoose Pow Wow. Aug. 3-5 at Kawacatoose First Nation Pow Wow Grounds in Raymore, Saskatchewan, Canada. Emcees: Donny Speidel, Tony Delanie. Host Drum: North Buffalo. Info: Lenora Pelly (306) 835-7096, Dean Kay (306) 835-7748, or Brad Poorman (306) 216-7596
Long Plain First Nation Pow Wow. Aug. 3-5 on Long Plain First Nation Reserve in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Emcees: Clifton Goodwill, Keveon Kingbird, Dennis Meeches. Host Drum: Wooden Face. Info: Noella Peters (204) 872-3286
Rocky Boy’s 54th Annual Celebration. Aug. 3-5 at Rocky Boy Pow Wow Grounds in Box Elder, Mont. Emcees: Howie Thomson, Dale Old Horn, Vince Beyl, Daryl Wright. Host Drum: Northern Cree, The Boyz, Wild Band of Comanches. Info: (406) 395-5705
21st Annual Summer Woodland Pow Wow. Aug. 4-5 at Zane Shawnee Caverns and Southwind Park in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Info: Sonnes Makwa Pope (937) 592-9592, sonnesmakwa@gmail.com
48th Annual Indian Fair Days & Pow Wow. Aug. 4-5 at Minarets High School in O’Neals, Calif. MC: Frankie Williams. Info: Jordan Clar (559) 877-2115, events@sierramonomuseum.org
58th Annual Wiikwemkoong Cultural Festival. Aug. 4-6 at Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. Emcees: Ruben Little Head, Chris Pheasant. (877) 859-2385, www.wiikwemikongheritage.org
Northern Plains Oyate Traditional Pow Wow. Aug. 4 at Fort Union Trading Post in Williston, ND. Host Drum: White Lodge. Info: Charles Crazy Bull (701) 570-7477, northernplainsoyate@gmail.com
Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres Annual Pow Wow. Aug. 4-5 in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. Info: Libby Szarka (780) 458-1884
