Powwow celebrations are underway around B.C.

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If you’re looking for thing to bash and privation to larn much astir First Nations culture, you mightiness privation to see attending 1 of the galore powwow's happening astir B.C this summer.

Everyone is invited to attend, find your section powwow present

Santana Dreaver · CBC News

· Posted: May 13, 2025 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

A dancer successful afloat Indigenous regalia dances successful beforehand of spectators successful a grassy country surrounded by festival tents.

If you're looking for thing to bash and privation to larn much astir First Nations culture, you mightiness privation to see attending a powwow this summer.

Powwows are taste gatherings that First Nations radical person been partaking successful for centuries. You tin expect taste singing, dancing and drumming. Food and crafts are usually for sale, but beryllium definite to bring immoderate cash.

There are 2 kinds of powwows: accepted and contest. Contest powwows are conscionable similar they sound, dancers and singers vie for prizes, portion accepted powwows absorption connected revitalizing and practising First Nations culture.

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Powwow protocol looks antithetic crossed the country, but immoderate wide rules of thumb are to inquire consent earlier you instrumentality photos, amusement up cause and intoxicant free, and beryllium an progressive listener with the powwow MC to larn much astir what's happening.

Some Indigenous ceremonies and gatherings tin beryllium exclusive to the nation. However, powwows are unfastened to everyone, Indigenous and non-Indigenous.

If you hap to consciousness similar dancing, inter-tribals are your chance! Inter-tribals dwell of circumstantial songs that unfastened the level to anyone who wants to dance, nary regalia oregon acquisition needed.

Be respectful, inquire questions and bask yourself. Find a B.C. powwow to be here.

May powwows

Creston

Yaqan Nukiy powwow

When: May. 16-18
Where: 830 Simon Road

100 Mile House

Healing our Children 2nd Annual powwow

When: May. 23-25
Where: 2-175B Wrangler Way

June powwows

Mount Currie

Lil'wat Celebrations powwow

When: Jun. 6-8
Where: Ullus Community Complex, 82 R #10

Vernon

3rd yearly Komasket powwow

When: Jun. 6-8
Where: 12420 Westside Rd.

Taylor

Spirit of the Peace powwow

When: Jun. 13-15
Where: Taylor, B.C.

Williams Lake First Nation

Annual Father's Day Traditional Powwow 2025

When: Jun. 613-15
Where: Chief William Powwow Arbor, 2581 Cariboo Hwy 97 S

Boston Bar First Nation

Tuckkwiowhum Traditional Powwow

When: Jun. 21-22
Where: Tuckkwiowhum powwow arbour

Kamloops

Kamloopa Powwow 2025

When: Jun. 27-29
Where: 345 powwow trail

Kelowna

2nd Annual Two-Spirit Powwow

When: Jun. 28
Where: Kelowna metropolis park, 1600 Abbott St.

July powwows

Vancouver

DTES powwow

When: Jul. 1
Where: Oppenheimer Park, 457 E Cordova St.

West Vancouver

3rd Annual Memorial Squamish Nation Youth Powwow

When: Jul. 11-13
Where: Capilano Reserve field

Mission

VYPER Reclaiming Youth Contest Powwow

When: Jul. 11-13
Where: 34110 Lougheed Hwy

Penticton

Powwow Between the Lakes

When: Jul. 18-20
Where: South Okanagan Events Centre, 853 Eckhardt Ave W

Cache Creek

St'uxwtews Powwow

When: Jul. 25-27
Where: Historic Hat Creek Ranch -99 & BC -97

August powwows

Quesnel

Lhtako Dene Nation Powwow

When: Aug. 2-4
Where: 1515 Chief Dominic Road

Mount Currie

St'at'imc Northern Tribez Powwow

When: Aug. 8-10
Where: 347 kwetsa7

September powwow

Langley

4th Annual stɑl'əw̓ powwow

When: Sept. 12-14
Where: Langley Events Centre, 7888 200 St.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Santana Dreaver is simply a Saulteaux and Plains Cree writer based successful Vancouver. She was raised successful bluish Saskatchewan and is simply a subordinate of Mistawasis Nehiyawak. She has a inheritance successful governmental subject and reports connected Indigenous affairs, civilization and governance.

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