Native Americans at Dartmouth to host 27th Anniversary Pow-Wow

Posted 04/28/99

The 27th Anniversary Dartmouth Pow-Wow will take place on Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9 on the Green in Hanover, New Hampshire (rain location: Thompson Arena). Each spring this event attracts between 1,000 and 1,500 participants from the United States and Canada, representing more than 40 Native American tribes.

The Native Americans at Dartmouth (NAD), a student organization, is organizing and hosting the event with co-sponsorship from more than 30 Dartmouth College and outside organizations.

The Pow-Wow consists of dance and drum competitions. This year the Pow-Wow's host drum will be the Horsetail Singers from Edwin, Manitoba. The dance competitions include men's and women's fancy and traditional dances, men's grassdance, women's jingle, junior boys' and girls' dances, and tiny tots. The drum competition is opened to all Pow-Wow drum groups in attendance, excluding the host drum.

At noon on Saturday and Sunday, the Grand Entry will feature all competing dancers and drum groups. Street vendors near the Green will sell Native arts and crafts, as well as Native foods, including Indian tacos made with fry bread.

There will be free admission to the Pow-Wow. Saturday evening features a community dinner that is also free and open to the public.

For more information, call Native Americans at Dartmouth at (603) 646-3792.