New Faces of an Ancient People Traditional American Indian Powwow

Greetings!

The 5th Annual "New Faces of an Ancient People Traditional American Indian Powwow" will be held on April 12-13, 2008, at the Mount Nittany Middle School in State College, PA. A traditional American Indian powwow is a celebration of American Indian dance and culture. Admission is free to the public. Sponsored by Penn State University and The State College Area School District. Download 2008 Powwow flyer [pdf file]

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2008 Powwow Schedule & Head Staff

Schedule

Saturday April 12: Dancer Grand Entry at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday April 13: Dancer Grand Entry only at 1 p.m.
Doors, Vendors and Native Kitchen open at 11 a.m., both days.

Head Staff

Host Drum: Maza Napin, Yankton, SD.
Co-Host Drum: Iron Feather Singers (Southern Drum).
Co-Host Drum: Many Voice, Cheyenne River, SD.
Co-Host Drum: Wikwemikong Singers, Ontario, Canada.
Arena Director: Kenny Irwin, Sr., Arikara.
Emcee: Richie Plass, Menominee.
Head Male Dancer: Announced Each Session.
Head Female Dancer: Announced Each Session.
Head Veteran Dancers/Honor Guard: Forest County Potawatomi Honor Guard Post #1, Crandon, Wisconsin.

News

Please enjoy the following media releases and photos from our powwow.

2008 Powwow Flyer.
2007 Powwow Photos - courtesy of Henry Gong.
2006 Powwow Photos - courtesy of Ron Williams.
2005 Powwow Photos - courtesy of Henry Gong.
- PSU Alumni Association Volunteer Update - "Traditional powwow offers special volunteer opportunities."
2004 Powwow Photos - courtesy of Ron Williams.
- Penn State Live - part of "A sampling of diversity activities at Penn State."

Contact Us

For more information about our powwow and how you can participate, please email John Sanchez at [apache@psu.edu]. He is our powwow coordinator and he is always happy to talk powwow.

Powwow Coordinator:

John Sanchez
Powwow Coordinator
123 Carnegie Building
Dept. of Journalism
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802-5100
814.863.7994