Provides educational, cultural and social support for American Indian students
40th Annual UCR Pow Wow
May 26-28, 2023
University of California, Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex
1000 W. Blaine St. Riverside, CA 92507
Parking in Lot 26
*Admission is Free & Open to the Public*
All Dancers, Drums, and Birdsingers Welcome!!!
Click HERE to download the 2023 UCR Pow Wow Program
Click down below for more information
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SCHEDULE
***Tentative Schedule subject to change***
***May 26th***
5 p.m.: Bird Singing (Dancer Registration Opens)
6 p.m.: Gourd Dance
7 p.m.: Grand Entry***May 27th***
11 a.m.: Bird Singing
12 p.m. & 6 p.m.: Gourd Dance
5 p.m.: Bird Singing
1 p.m. & 7 p.m.: Grand Entry (Dancer Registrations closes at 1pm)***May 28th***
11 a.m.: Danza Azteka Kalpulli Teuxihuitl
12 p.m.: Coronation of new UCR Pow wow Princess
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HEAD STAFF
Master of Ceremonies: Jackson Rolling Thunder Tahuka (Juaneño, Seminole, Tohono O'odham)
Arena Director: Victor Chavez (Diné)
Head Man: Zion Fox (Arikara)
Head Woman: Aurora Toledo (Paiute-Shoshone)
Head Boy: Wovoka Martinez (Owen's Valley Paiute/Navajo)
Head Girl: Jocelynn Phoenix (Navajo/Tohono O'odham/Northern Paiute)
Host Northern Drum: Red Hoop
Host Southern Drum: Hale & Co.
Out Going Ms. UCR Pow Wow Princess 2022-2023): Kiara Love Flores (Kuupangaxwichem/Cupeño & Northern Ute)
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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 TBA -
HOTELS
Local Hotels
You have several hotel options, both near UC Riverside and closer to downtown with its lively nightlife and popular restaurants. The hotels listed below are all first-class and many have special discounted rates for guests visiting UC Riverside.
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