Key Details
Date & Time
March 21 - March 22, 2025
Hosted By
Cambrian CollegeRegistration
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Important Notice
We regret to announce that this weekend’s Pow Wow is cancelled due to a power outage at our Barry Downe campus. The time on campus lost from the power outage has not left us with enough time to prepare the site (gym) and the food needed for the Pow Wow.
While we’re saddened by this change, we look forward to coming together at the next Pow Wow to honour this important celebration. Thank you, miigwetch for your understanding and support.
If you have any questions, please email wabnode@cambriancollege.ca and ciscoffice@cambriancollege.ca.
Celebrate culture and community at Cambrian College’s 8th Annual Pow Wow: Water Is Life: Honouring Our Water Walkers.
Join us for two vibrant days of dancing, drumming, and singing as we come together to celebrate Indigenous traditions. This is your chance to experience the spirit of unity and diversity, as we honour our connections and the vital role of water in our lives.
Schedule of events
What is a Powwow?
This short video (2-minute run time) provides a quick overview of the Pow Wow and the various dance styles you’ll see at most Pow Wows.
Powwow etiquette
- Please be on time. Organizers and the Pow Wow Master of Ceremonies are doing everything possible to ensure activities run smoothly.
- No recordings are allowed during Grand Entry or ceremonial songs.
- Please stand and remove hats during Grand Entry and ceremonial songs.
- Seats in the front row are reserved for the dancers, drummers, and Elders.
- Ask permission before taking pictures or videos of the dancers/drummers.
- Respect the elders, drummers, singers, dancers, and the pow wow staff and volunteers.
- Listen to the Master of Ceremonies and Arena Director.
- The dancers wear regalia while they are dancing, not “costumes.”
- You should not touch the regalia unless you ask for permission..
- Move in a clockwise direction when you are on the dance floor.
- Ask people around you to explain things you don’t understand; most will be eager to share their knowledge with you.
- Be aware of your surroundings. If someone is behind you, make room for them to see by stepping aside, sitting, or kneeling.
- This is an alcohol- and drug-free event.