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Schedule

See below to view our digital schedule and

program!

1

Friday

May 12

1:00 pm - Booth set-up opens

5:00 pm - Camping site opens

5:00 pm

(Dancer and Drum Registration Opens)

Indian Art Market Opens

7:00 pm     ~GRAND ENTRY~

Dancer and Drum Registration Closes

Land Acknowledgement and 

Welcome Address by SAIO

Invocation & Introduction of Head Staff,

        Eagle Staff, Flag-bearers and

        Visiting Royalty

8:00 pm

Intertribals & 1st Round Drum Contest -

        Social Dances

Tiny Tots (ages 5 & under)

Couples 60+ Kahomni Special: Hosted

        by Headman Wilson Roberts

Competition - 1st Round - All

        Categories

Golden Age Women (All categories

        combined)

Golden Age Men (All categories

        combined)

Junior Girls (All categories combined)

Junior Boys (All categories combined)

Teen Girls Traditional (Northern &

        Southern combined)

Teen Girls Jingle

Teen Girls Fancy

Teen Boys Traditional (Northern &

        Southern Combined)

Teen Boys Grass

Teen Boys Fancy

Intertribals - Social Dances

Women's Northern Traditional

Women's Southern Traditional

Women's Jingle

Women's Fancy Shawl

Intertribals - Social Dances

Men's Northern Traditional

Men's Southern Traditional

Men's Grass

Men's Fancy

Men's Chicken

10:00 pm - (Dancer and Drum Registration Closes)

11:00 pm - Closing Song and Dance

        Out

2

Saturday

May 13

7:45 am - Fun Run Registration Closes

8:00 am - 26th Annual Fun Run

11:00 am - Open Gourd Dancing (11:00 am -1:00 pm)

11:30 am

(Dancer and Drum Registration Opens)

1:00 pm    ~GRAND ENTRY~

(Dancer and Drum Registration Closes)

Invocation & Introduction of Head Staff,

        Eagle Staff, Flag-bearers and

        Visiting Royalty

 

2:00 pm

Intertribals & 2nd Round Drum ContestSocial Dances

Honor Song - 2023 Native Stanford Graduates

Men's Smoke Dance

Women's Smoke Dance

Competition - 2nd Round - Junior and

        Teen

Junior Girls (All categories combined)

Junior Boys (All categories combined)

Teen Girls Traditional (Northern &

        Southern combined)

Teen Girls Jingle

Teen Girls Fancy

Teen Boys Traditional (Northern & Southern combined)

Teen Boys Grass

Teen Boys Fancy

Hand Drum Competition

Closing Song

5:00 pm - Dinner Break

Special Performance:

Stanford Pacific Islander Student Association (PISA)

Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento Youth Group

 

5:00 - 6:30 pm

Reception for Indigenous Alumni (@ Stanford Visitor Center)

7:00 pm    ~GRAND ENTRY~

Invocation & Introduction of Head Staff,

        Eagle Staff, Flag-bearers and

        Visiting Royalty

8:00 pm - 

Intertribals - Social Dances

Women's 18+ Northern Traditional Special: Hosted by Headwoman Arnita

        Goodface-Swanson

3rd Round Drum Contest

2nd Round Dance Competition - Men

Junior Exhibition

Teen Exhibition

Women's Exhibition

Golden Age Men

Men's Northern Traditional

Men's Southern Traditional

Men's Grass

Men's Fancy

Men's Chicken

 

11:00 pm - Closing Song and Dance Out

3

Sunday

May 14

11:00 am - Open Gourd Dancing (11:00 am - 12:30 pm)

12:00 - Special Performance: Stanford Lion Dance

1:00 pm     ~GRAND ENTRY~

Invocation & Introduction of Head Staff,

        Eagle Staff, Flag-bearers and

        Visiting Royalty

 

2:00 pm

Intertribals - Social Dances

Honor Song - Mother's Day

Mother & Daughter Special

2nd Round Dance Competition - Women

Golden Age Women

Women's Northern Traditional

Women's Southern Traditional

Women's Jingle

Women's Fancy Shawl

Intertribals - Social Dances

Tiebreakers

6:00 pm - Closing Songs

Contest Winners Announced

2023 Powwow Program

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2023 Stanford Powwow Poster: which says "The 52nd Annual Stanford Powwow Intertribal Unity. Date: May 12-14, 2023, Mother's Day Weekend @ Eucalyptus Grove, Stanford University.
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