The 51st annual Dartmouth College Powwow was held on May 13, and the popular event organized by students with Native Americans at Dartmouth drew hundreds of spectators to the Green.
And, the following day, Hokupa`a, Dartmouth’s Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders student group, celebrated with Lūʽau on Baker-Berry Lawn. The theme this year was “Aloha ‘Āina,” the physical manifestation of “our love for our land.”
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Native American dancers at Powwow on the Green. (Photo by Beam Lertbunnaphongs ’25)
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Native American dancers at Powwow on the Green. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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(Photo by Provost David Kotz ’86)
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(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
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The headman at Dartmouth Powwow 2023. (Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
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Hundreds of students and community members assembled on the Baker-Berry lawn for Dartmouth’s Lūʽau on Sunday. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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The members of Dartmouth’s Hōkūpa`a Pan-Pasifika club performed traditional dances, or Ho’ike, at the Lūʽau (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Female members of Hōkūpa`a opened the performances, or Ho’ike, at the Lūʽau. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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The members of the Hōkūpa`a Pan-Pasifika club invited everyone up to the stage to learn some hula at the Lūʽau. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Dean of the College Scott Brown learns some hula moves from members of the Pan-Pasifika club. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)