YOU’RE INVITED: 6th annual Niksokowaaks Pow Wow in Highland Park

Everyone’s invited Friday (March 22nd) to Highland Park Elementary for the sixth annual community Niksokowaaks Pow Wow! Here’s the announcement sent by Asha:

This is a free public event, all are welcome. Grand entry will be at 7 pm. There will be food and craft vendors.

This Pow Wow began when we saw a need in the community to help support the Native youth. Many children in our area are Native foster children or “urban” Native children. Many of them not knowing their culture or feeling the need to connect further with it. This Pow Wow allows them to dance, sing and further connect with the Native traditions. It also brings our community together to share in this celebration!

Date: Friday, March 22nd
Time: 6-10 pm
Location: Highland Park Elementary
1012 SW Trenton

Head dancers: This year we are honored to be represented by nine-year-old jingle dancer Bria Calhoun (Chumash, Esselen-Rumsen) and ten-year-old chicken dancer Weston Sam (Upper Skagit, Blackfeet).

The name Niksokowaaks was given to this pow wow by Blackfeet elder Myna “Molly” Bullshoe six years ago. It means all my children, all my relatives.

The event flyer, shown above, is also available in PDF, here.

1 Reply to "YOU'RE INVITED: 6th annual Niksokowaaks Pow Wow in Highland Park"

  • Asha March 18, 2019 (10:21 am)

    Thank you West Seattle Blog! This is a really special community event and we would love to show our non native community what this living culture looks like while we celebrate native youth and encourage their relationship to their heritage and traditions. If you have never been to a pow wow before, let it be this one! You are welcome here :) 

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