Powwow and Lūʽau 2023

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The Dartmouth community celebrated the 51st annual Powwow on Saturday and Lūʽau on Sunday.

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 on the Green
Native American dancers at Powwow on the Green. (Photo by Beam Lertbunnaphongs ’25)
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Dancers on the Green at Powwow surrounded by a crowd
Native American dancers at Powwow on the Green. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Two men dancing at Powwow
(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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People dancing at Powwow, wearing feathers and a head dress
(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Woman holding feather fan
(Photo by Provost David Kotz ’86)
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Women dancing at Powwow
(Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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People dancing at Powwow
(Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
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Person wearing traditional Native American head dress
The headman at Dartmouth Powwow 2023. (Photo by Julia Levine ’23)
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People sit and eat at tables on Baker Berry lawn
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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Men dance in front of Baker Tower
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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Women dance in Hawaiian dresses in front of Baker Tower
Female members of Hōkūpa`a opened the performances, or Ho’ike, at the Lūʽau. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Community members learning how to Hula.
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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Scott Brown and a student Hula.
Dean of the College Scott Brown learns some hula moves from members of the Pan-Pasifika club. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)