Thank you for joining us for the 51st Powwow!

More info about the 52nd Powwow coming closer to 2026

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025

10:00 a.m. Doors and exhibitor booths open to the public

12:00 p.m. Grand Entry, Flag Song, Invocation, Veteran’s Song, Welcome Address

1:00 p.m. Intertribal Dancing

1:30 p.m. Tiny Tot Exhibition 

1:45 p.m. Contest Dancing

3:00 p.m. Manoomin’s Journey: Wild Rice & the Anishinaabe People Crankie Box Show with Stacie Sheldon, Megan St. Andrew, Natalie McCabe and singing guests, Asiginaak-Negamojig

4:00 p.m. Intertribal Dancing

4:30 p.m. Dinner Break: Hand Drum Contest

6:00 p.m. Grand Entry Flag Song, Invocation, Veteran’s Song

6:15 p.m. Exhibition Dancing

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2025

10:00 a.m. Doors and exhibitor booths open to the public 

12:00 p.m. Grand Entry, Flag Song, Invocation, Veteran’s Song, Welcome Address 

1:00 p.m. Tiny Tots Exhibition 

1:15 p.m. Student Honor Song 

1:30 p.m. Intertribal Dancing

2:00 p.m. Contest Dancing 

4:00 p.m. Powwow Committee Give-Away 

4:45 p.m. Retiring the Colors & Traveling Song 

5:30 p.m. Contest Winner Announcement

 
In collaboration with:
 

Ticket Information

UM students are free!
All Day Ticket
Adult (18-61) $10
Child/Teen (6-17) $5
Senior (62+) $5
Family
(2 adults & 2 children)
$25
Weekend Ticket
Adult (18-61) $15
Child/Teen (6-17) $8
Senior (62+) $8
Family
(2 adults & 2 children)
$35

Contest Information

Drum Contest

1: $5,000
2: $4,000
3: $2,000
4: $1,000

 

Dance Placings

Adult Men/Women:

1: $500
2: $400
3: $300

Please message [email protected] if you’re interested in payouts for other age groups.

 

Bus Schedule

Pickup Time Pickup Location Destination
9:00 AM Student Activities Building Skyline High School
10:00 AM Student Activities Building Skyline High School
12:00 PM Skyline High School Student Activities Building
12:30 PM Student Activities Building Skyline High School
2:30 PM Skyline High School Student Activities Building
3:00 PM Student Activities Building Skyline High School
5:30 PM Skyline High School Student Activities Building
6:00 PM Student Activities Building Skyline High School
8:00 PM Skyline High School Student Activities Building

Additional Expectations for Media

Please understand that the dancers and singers are not entertainers, they are members of Native communities from all over the country, participating in this cultural celebration with their families.

Please be respectful and abide by the following guidelines.

The media does not have permission to photograph individual dancers, singers, or even drums unless you ask for the individual’s (or drum keeper’s) permission. If permission is granted, photograph/article/video recording must be published/broadcast with the appropriate information.

  • DANCER
    • Name of individual
    • Tribal Affiliation
    • Dance Style
  • SINGER
    • Name
    • Tribal Affiliation
    • Northern or Southern
  • DRUM
    • Name of Drum Group
    • Northern or Southern style
    • Region/State where drum group is from

It is strongly suggested that you provide a copy of the photograph and/or publication to the individual you photographed or interviewed.

 

Lodging

Wyndham Garden Ann Arbor
2900 Jackson Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Block Code: 032125POW

Land Acknowledgement

The University of Michigan is located on the territory of the Anishinaabeg people. The Ann Arbor campus currently resides on land ceded through the Treaty of Detroit in 1807. Additionally, in 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, ceded through the Treaty of Fort Meigs, with the agreement that their children would be educated in perpetuity.

We assert the sovereignty of tribal lands and acknowledge the painful historical and ongoing genocide, forced assimilation, and displacement of Native communities in the establishment of the University. We affirm contemporary and ancestral Anishinaabek ties to this land, the profound contributions of Native American peoples to this institution, and the University’s commitment to educate the children of Native ancestors.

Acknowledging the land is an important first step towards healing that needs to be followed by further action. We invite all of you to think about how you can support Indigenous communities that surround you.