This year’s event incorporates educational exhibition dancing designed to raise public awareness of our culture and engage children in the fun of old-school outdoor powwows. We are a nonprofit, intertribal, all-volunteer organization. What we lack in cash, we make up for in old-fashioned hospitality. Our program includes intertribal powwow dancing, with head staff chosen throughout the day. We will have some “fun” contests at the powwow grounds. Watch our updated schedule for tiny tots, potato dance, and more. We do not require Tribal enrollment and CDIB cards for dancers at our powwow. Hobbyist dancers, please reach out to Annette Anderson at iiamericas.org@gmail.com. We want to be true to our educational mission, with a focus on our Native dancers; however, if you can talk with us about who you have worked with to bring you into the powwow circle, we hope to welcome you into ours.
We welcome additional drums; we can feed you, and certainly can offer a blanket dance for donations. Please also complete the dancer registration. Just let us know how many people to expect. We will have some “fun” contests at the powwow grounds. Watch our updated schedule for tiny tots, potato dance, and more.
First, we especially want children to know that they can dance in our circle without full regalia. We know it is harder and harder to afford and make regalia for growing youngsters, especially as they enter their teen years. We will recognize and support any child who wants to dance in the style they have learned, even if they are in street clothes.
We will be feeding dancers who dress out for our powwow or perform in street clothes, and will provide day pay for adults to help with gasoline. To encourage our next generation of powwow dancers, every youth dancer who joins our exhibitions will receive an honorarium! We have very inexpensive camping available through the venue. (see the camping page) Preregistration is recommended as the meals and day pay may be limited to the first forty dancers who register.
We hope our Powwow will inspire others to learn more about Native American culture and history. We are delighted to welcome the public into our powwow circle on April 11th and 12th, 2026.
We have a downloadable pamphlet that explains some of the most common dance styles and traditions. We included suggestions about cultural etiquette at powwows and art markets. These are general suggestions and may not apply to all powwows.
Every powwow committee sets the protocols for the powwow. You may see differences between indoor and outdoor powwows, Northern and Southern powwows, and even state-to-state differences.
Powwows are advertised as events and open to the public. Our powwow welcomes the public and offers many opportunities to dance in intertribal and social dances. Please do not be shy about joining our dancers if the Master of Ceremonies invites the public to dance. Just pick a dancer, get behind them, and follow what they do.
Our powwow schedule may change based on recommendations from the drum and head staff. We ask our patrons to trust that we always have a good reason for any changes.
We will have many exciting exhibitions, social dances, intertribal dances, and fun for the kids. Memorable guest dancers from the Aztec Danza communities. Our powwow is also an opportunity to recognize people in our community who have achieved honors or are requesting a particular song or prayer. We want our gathering to be flexible to meet those needs.
