Walpole Island First Nation 31st Annual Spring Pow-wow May 17/18, 2025

"Reviving Our Old Ways - Gaa-bi-shiwebaq Zhaashgwa" *Grand Entries:* Saturday, May 17 – 12 PM & 6 PM Sunday, May 18 – 12 PM (Grass Dance ceremony starts each day.) *No Admission Fee – Free to Attend!* *Host Drum:* Snye Creek Singers (Bkejwanong & Southwestern Traditional Territories) *Head Elder:* Darren Wrightman (Bkejwanong Territory) *Arena Director:* Theland Kicknosway (Bkejwanong Territory) *Sr. Head Male Dancer:* Stacey Kicknosway (Bkejwanong Territory) *Sr. Head Female Dancer:* Donna Pinnance (Bkejwanong Territory) *Jr. Head Male Dancer:* Tacoma Salter (Bkejwanong/Oneida Nation) *Jr. Head Female Dancer:* Payton Shipman (Bkejwanong Territory) *Considerations:* Bleachers on site, bring camping chairs. Interac or e-transfer available. Parking at mall, arena, and roadside. *Sound by:* Powwow Sound & Events *Emcee:* Adrian Dion Harjo (Kickapoo/Seminole, Kansas City, USA) *Specials:* Lena Odjig-White Jingle Dress Memorial – Saturday, 2 PM Victory Dance – Saturday, 3 PM Head Dancer Special (15+) Male & Female Fancy – Saturday, 4 PM Bkejwanong Youth Council Streetwear Special – Saturday, 4:30 PM Hand Drum & Owl (Couples) Dance – Saturday, 6:30 PM Baby Pageant – Sunday, 1:30 PM Wrightman Family Special (Youth Grass, Teen Jingle & Adult Men's Woodland) – Sunday, 2:30 PM Youth and Adult Smoke Dance – Sunday, 3:30 PM *Location:* Walpole Island Sports Complex Fairgrounds (770 Tecumseh Road) (*Inside arena if inclement weather forecasted.*) *More Info:* Contact Stacey Nahdee at [email protected] Mobile: 226-627-9133 | Facebook: Stacey Nahdee *Funding/Sponsorship:* Walpole Island First Nation, various departments, Pattern Energy, Powwow Committee, and additional sponsors (to be updated). Here are some hashtags to help promote the event: #WalpoleIslandPowWow #PowWow2025 #RevivingOurOldWays #IndigenousCulture #FirstNations #Bkejwanong #TraditionalDance #GrassDance #JingleDress #SmokeDance #HandDrum #PowWowMusic #CommunityGathering #IndigenousCelebration #NativePride #PowWowLife #PowWowWeekend