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Powwow Season
The summer gathering of Indigenous peoples — dance, drum, community, and prayer.
📅 May 1 – 90 days
✦ Why It Matters
Powwows are ceremonial gatherings for dancing, drumming, singing, and prayer. The summer season runs May-September. They celebrate cultural survival, honor warriors and elders, and strengthen bonds between nations.
✦ How It Is Observed
Grand Entry with dancers in regalia, intertribal and competition dancing (Traditional, Fancy, Grass, Jingle Dress, Hoop), drum circles, feasts, giveaways, naming and honoring ceremonies.