Powwow and Lūʽau

Campus again hosts celebrations of Indigenous cultures.

5/10/2022

Powwow returned to the Green on Saturday, May 7, marking its 50th anniversary at Dartmouth.

The event sponsored by the Native American Program included a variety of dance categories and a wide range of participants.

Then, the following day, Hokupa`a celebrated Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders with the Lūʽau on the Tuck Mall.

The theme “Mauka to Makai” means “from the uplands to the ocean.” Attendees also could enjoy Polynesian delicacies.

Read more from Alumni News: Powwow and Lūʻau Celebrate Indigenous Cultures

Two people in traditional dress crossing the Green

Powwow returned to the Dartmouth Green on Saturday, May 7, with dancers and others in traditional dress. (Photo by Julia Levine ’23)

Three women at the Grand Entry of the Powwow

What’s known as the “grand entry” took place at the 50th Annual Powwow on the Green Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Herb Swanson)

Ken Funmaker Jr., a member of the Ho-Chunk and Meskwaki Nations, leads the grand entry at the 50th Annual Powwow on the Green on Saturday. (Photo by Herb Swanson)

Woman dressed in yellow celebratory Native American clothing

(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)

(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)

(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)

Ahnili Johnson-Jenning dancing at the Powwow

Ahnili Johnson-Jennings ’23, a member of Choctaw, Quapaw, Sac & Fox, and Miami Nations, dances at the 50th annual Powwow on Saturday, May 7, held on the Dartmouth Green. (Photo by Ryan McCann ’22)

Iron River Singers and Wicozani take part in the 50th Annual Powwow on the Green on Saturday. (Photo by Herb Swanson)

Kendra Eaglestar, Jemez Pueblo and Atsa Zah dressed in traditional dress

Head Woman Kendra Eaglestar, a member of the Jemez Pueblo and Head Man Atsa Zah, a member of the Narragansett Nation, dance at the 50th Annual Powwow on the Green Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Herb Swanson)

Participants compete in the Potato Dance at the 50th Annual Powwow on the Green on Saturday. It’s a social dance that requires keeping a potato between partners while dancing at various rhythms, with the difficulty increasing. (Photo by Herb Swanson)