34th Annual Friendship Powwow

All day on Acoma Plaza and Martin Plaza:

• Check out booths hosted by artists and community groups.
• Fry bread and Indian Taco booths on Acoma and Martin Plazas
• Commemorative t-shirts for sale at the Denver Indian Center tent on Martin Plaza—all proceeds go to the Denver Indian Center

All day in the museum:

• Gather friends and family for our Powwow-inspired, free photobooth in the Martin Building, courtesy of Your 6 Front Range Toyota Stores.
• Beadwork artmaking activities with Katherine Flecksing and Chelsea Kaiah in Wonderscape
• Visit the Indigenous Arts of North America galleries on levels 2 and 3 in the Martin Building

10 am: Museum opens. Artmaking, food, and booths hosted by artists and community groups also open. Find these booths throughout the day on Acoma and Martin Plazas. Look out for a free opportunity inside the Martin Building, courtesy of Your 6 Front Range Toyota Stores and visit the Indigenous Arts of North American Galleries on levels 2 and 3.

11 am: Grand Entry begins inside the Sie Welcome Center in the Martin Building, located between 13th and 14th Avenue.

12 pm: Dance contests begin, starting with Tiny Tots (0-6 years old). Over $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded!

12:15 pm: Dance contests, Junior Division (7-12), Teen Division (13-17), and Special Contests (potato dance, musical chairs, and tiny tots special) categories.

2 pm: Dance contest, Golden Age Division (55+)

2:30 pm: Dance contest, Adult Division (18-54)

Head staff:

• MC – Steve LaPointe, Sicangu Lakota
• Arena Director – Phillip Gover, Pawnee & Choctaw
• Head Man – John Henry Cummings, Navajo and Crow Nations
• Head Woman – Theresa Williams, Ojibwe, Lakota, Dakota & Cheyenne
• Spiritual Advisor – Tink Tinker, Wazhazhe/Osage Nation
• Color Guard – Indigenous Veterans of Colorado
• Host Northern Drum – Medicine Bull, Shotae Tveter, Mandan Hidatsa
• Host Southern Drum – TBD
• Tabulator – Katie Brown Cardinal, Choctaw

All drums invited
First four registered drums receive day money

Dance contest categories:

• Tiny Tots (0-6 years old), Combined – 12 PM
  • Junior Division (7-12 yrs), Teen Division (13-17 yrs), and Special Contests - 12:15 pm
    • Girl’s Fancy, Jingle, Traditional
    • Boy’s Fancy, Grass, Traditional
• Golden Age Division (55+ yrs) - 2 pm
  • Women’s Combined
  • Men’s Combined
• Adult Division (18-54 yrs) – 2:30 pm
  • Women’s Fancy, Jingle, Traditional
  • Men’s Fancy, Grass, Traditional

* Committee may combine categories if too few dancers

Cash prizes (over $5,000!)

• Adult (18-54yrs) & Golden Age (55+yrs) Divisions:
  • 1st Place: $180
  • 2nd Place: $120
  • 3rd Place: $85
• Teens (13-17 yrs):
  • 1st Place: $120
  • 2nd Place: $85
  • 3rd Place: $60
• Juniors (7-12 yrs):
  • 1st Place: $85
  • 2nd Place: $60
  • 3rd Place: $40
• Tiny Tots (6 & Under)
  • Day Money