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Crow Fair Powwow Campground becomes 'Teepee Capital of the World'

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CROW AGENCY, MONTANA - The third weekend in August the powwow grounds along the banks of the Little Bighorn River, on the Crow Indian Reservation, becomes the "Teepee Capital of the World."

Teepee Capital of the World

Some 1,000 teepees line the powwow grounds for a weekend of powwow celebration. The Crow Fair attracts close to 50,000 participants and spectators each year.

The 93rd Crow Fair begins tomorrow and will run through Sunday. The Crow Fair is packed with activities that include a powwow, a rodeo and race meet. Each morning of the Crow Fair, a colorful parade winds its way through the tipi campground. Every afternoon, a rodeo is held and the powwow begins in the early evening and runs well into the night.

93rd Crow Fair

The real intention of the Crow Fair was to have an annual reunion of family clans and the celebration of Crow culture, but the general public is invited.

Powwows This Weekend

93rd Crow Fair
August 19-21
Crow Indian Reservation
Crow Agency, Montana

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Contest Powwow
August 19-21
Uyxat Powwow Grounds
Grand Ronde, Oregon

15th Mawiomi of Tribes
August 19-21
Spruce Haven
Caribou, Maine

18th Frank Liske Park
August 19-20
Frank Liske Park
Concord, North Carolina

Shakopee Mdewakanton
August 19-21
Powwow Grounds
Prior Lake, Minnesota

18th Meno Keno Ma Ge Wen
August 19-21
Carter Ball Field
Carter, Wisconsin

45th Mille Lacs
August 19-21
Iskigamizigan Powwow Grounds
Mille Lacs, Minnesota

10th Daniel Namham
August 20-21
Putman County Veterans Memorial Park
Carmel, New York

29th AIC Traditional
August 20-21
Boone County 4-H Grounds
Lebanon, Indiana

16th Red Hawk American Indian Cultural Society
August 20-21
Trumball County Fair Grounds
Portland, Ohio

13th Native American Festival
August 20-21
Festival Grounds
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania

3rd Intertribal Powwow
August 20-21
Great Northern Moose
Lodge & Camp Grounds
Dummer, New Hampshire

Mohegan Wigwam
August 20-21
Fort Shantok
Uncasville, Connecticut

updated August 19, 2011 5:37 am edt; posted August 18, 2011 11:59 am edt