Provides educational, cultural and social support for American Indian students
42nd Annual UCR Pow Wow

May 23-25, 2025
University of California, Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex
1000 W. Blaine St. Riverside, CA 92507
Free Parking in Lot 26
*Admission is Free & Open to the Public*
All Dancers, Drums, and Birdsingers Welcome!!!
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SCHEDULE
***Tentative Schedule subject to change***
***May 23rd***
5 p.m.: Bird Singing (Dancer Registration Opens)
6 p.m.: Gourd Dance
7 p.m.: Grand Entry***May 24th***
11 a.m.: Bird Singing
12 p.m.: Gourd Dance
5 p.m.: Bird Singing
6 p.m.: Coronation of New UCR Pow Wow Princess
1 p.m. & 7 p.m.: Grand Entry (Dancer Registrations closes at 1pm)***May 25th***
11 a.m.: Danza Azteka Kalpulli Teuxihuitl
12 p.m.: Gourd Dance
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HEAD STAFF
Master of Ceremonies: Glen Begay (Diné)
Arena Director: Victor Chavez (Diné)
Head Gourd: David Patterson (Sac & Fox/Kickapoo)
Head Man: Tso Yanez (Navajo-Yaqui/Iroquois)
Head Woman: Kat Yanez (Gabrieleño/Tongva)
Host Northern Drum: Blue Water
Host Southern Drum: Hale & Co.
Out Going Ms. UCR Pow Wow Princess 2024-2025): Cheweka Lawson (Cahuilla-Torres Martinez Band of Cahuilla)
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CONTESTS
GOLDEN AGE (50+) *All Categories Combined ADULTS (18-49) Men's Traditional;
Men's Grass/Fancy
Women's Traditional;
Women's Jingle/Fancy
TEENS (13-17) Boy's Traditional;
Boy's Grass/Fancy
Girl's Traditional;
Girl's Jingle/Fancy
JUNIORS (6-12) *All Categories Combined TINY TOTS (1-5) *All Winners! NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION SPECIAL Potato Dance -
HOTELS
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We would like to thank our sponsors:
▪ Native American Student Programs
▪ Native American Student Association
▪ UCR Rupert Costo Endowment Chair
▪ Highlander Empowerment Referendum
▪ Collaborative of Native Nations for Climate Transformation and Stewardship
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