POWWOW Calendar

Chicago Powwow at Navy Pier This Weekend

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CHICAGO - If it is the third weekend in Chicago, it has to be powwow weekend. The 58th Annual Chicago Powwow will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20, at Navy Pier.

This annual event is one of the country's largest powwows. The powwow attracts American Indians and First Nations from over 100 tribes, who come together attired in rich colorful regalia, drumming and dancing. In addition, there will be an Indian marketplace with vendors selling handmade items, such as black-ash baskets, silver jewelry added with colorful turquoise, Indian drums.

The annual powwow is organized by the American Indian Center of Chicago, which is the oldest urban American Indian organization in the United States. The Center was established in 1953 during the Relocation Era as a place where American Indians coming from reservations could meet and soon became a collaborative community.

Even today, the Center provides services and a gathering place for individuals from tribal nations to come together. Individuals from the Navajo, Oneida, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Cherokee nations, along with others, are served at the Center throughout the year.

Doors open at 11 am on Saturday, November 19 and at 10 am on Sunday, November 20. Price of admission is $12 for adults; $6 for children, aged 6 - 12 and Elders, 55 and older. Student groups receive a $2 discount. Weekend passes are available for $18.

POWWOW Calendar

Over 100 tribes

Here is a list of powwows around the United States this weekend:

58th Annual Chicago Powwow
November 19-20
Navy Pier Grand Ballroom 600
East Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Cheroenhaka-Nottaway Corn Harvest Powwow
November 18-19
Historical Villages
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Pahrump
November 18-20
Petrack Park
Pahrump, Nevada

Cherokee Trail River Festival
November 19
1800 12th Street Ext.
Cayce, South Carolina

45th Annual LIHA Fall Powwow
November 19-20
9039 St. Landry Rd.
Gonzales, Louisiana

American Indian History Month Festival
November 19
126 North Saint Andrews Street
Dothan, Alabama

Native America Indian Association of Millington
November 19
7915 Memphis Ave
Millington, Tennessee

NAAW Powwow
November 19-20
1380 Stawamus Road
Squamish, BC

Native American Inter-Tribal Gathering
November 19-20
7200 CR 603
Bushnell, FL

Veterans Powwow & Indian Festival
November 19-20
1729 South Main Street
Ellijay, Georgia

First Ridgecrest Cherokee Hog Fry Powwow
November 19
520 S. Richmond Road
Ridgecrest, California

AICC COMMUNITY POW-WOW
November 19
9063 E. Mission Drive
Rosemead, California

5th Annual OKCPS Powwow
November 19
12201 N. Portland
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

AISA Fall Benefit Powwow
November 19
1809 Stubbeman Ave
Norman, Oklahoma

4th Annual Honoring Sobriety Powwow
November 20
1776 Educational Park Drive
San Jose, California

posted November 17, 2011 6:00 am est