Annual Leech Lake Veterans Memorial Powwow
Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/24/2019 - 05/26/2019
12:00 am
Location
Veterans Memorial Grounds
Categories
Tags Annual Leech Lake Veterans Memorial Powwow, Cass Lake, Minnesota, Veterans Memorial Grounds
Held at the Veterans Memorial Grounds, 3 miles northeast of Cass Lake, Minnesota. Native dancers and drum groups from throughout the Upper Midwest, northern Great Plains and Canada will be at the Leech Lake Veterans Memorial Pow Wow to celebrate. Events start each day with flag-raising at 10:00 a.m. Grand entry of dancers is 7:00 p.m. Friday, 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. Saturday, and 1:00 p.m. Sunday.
Royalty Contests for Senior (ages 13-18) and Junior (ages 7-12) will begin Friday night. Participants in each age category, both Braves and Princesses, must be an LLBO member and be active in school. In addition to three days and nights of dancing, there is also a horseshoe tournament on Saturday and Sunday.
The Leech Lake Veterans Memorial Pow Wow is a family-friendly event. It’s both an education and it’s fun, so spend your Memorial Day Weekend either participating in or learning about Native American culture, while you enjoy the sights and sounds of the pow wow dancing and singing, the arts and crafts vendors, and the food booths (don’t forget the fry bread)!
Head Staff
Master of Ceremony: To Be Announced
Co-Host Drums: To Be Announced
Spiritual Advisor: To Be Announced
Arena Directors: To Be Announced
Saturday: Sr. Brave Grass Dance Special, Jr. Brave Grass Dance Special, Horseshoe Tournament
Sunday: Horseshoe Tournament
Schedule (Subject to Change)
Friday:
Registration: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Grand Entry 7:00 p.m.
Saturday:
Flag Raiing: 10:00 a.m.
Registration: 11:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Grand Entry: 1:00 p.m.
Registration: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Grand Entry: 7:00 p.m.
Sunday:
Flag Raiing: 10:00 a.m.
Registration: 11:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Grand Entry: 1:00 p.m.
Contact
Nita Cloud: 218-398-2009 nita.cloud@llojibwe.org
Rod Northbird 218-308-3120
Linda Bryan 218-407-3281 linda.bryan@llojibwe.org
Melissa Bowstring 218-256-0081
http://www.llojibwe.org/powwow/schedule/memorialdaytraditional.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leech-Lake-Veterans-Memorial-Grounds/227122314001536
The Leech Lake Pow Wow Committee will not tolerate any drug or alcohol use while on property at the Leech Lake Veterans Memorial Pow Wow. Fighting or gang related activities such as displaying gang colors, bandannas, cap and other gang related attire to promote a negative atmosphere will not be allowed. Any violators will result in removal from the Pow Wow grounds by security and/or onsite law enforcement personnel. The Leech Lake Pow Wow Committee is not responsible for accidents, damages or stolen items.
About Author
Becky Olvera Schultz
Becky Olvera Schultz is an artist and photographer whose background includes journalism, advertising and marketing. She has been in involved with the powwow circuit for several years, participating as a vendor and as a member of powwow planning committees. For more information on Becky, visit her art site at www.native-expressions.com
