Many Indian powwows, which feature a colorful variety of dances, drumming and songs, are scheduled in the greater Yellowstone region throughout the summer.
Powwows are social events, attracting tribal members from across the country. They also serve to preserve the rich heritage of Native American culture and allow tribal members to participate in traditional rituals.
Competitive dances are held for all ages. Boys and men compete in traditional, fancy and grass dances, while girls and women show their skills in traditional, jingle and shawl dances. Specialty dances, such as hoop dances, may also be held.
Competitions also are held among drum groups, comprised of singers who chant or sing vocables— songs without words— while drumming.
When an “intertribal” dance is called, everyone is welcome to participate. These intertribal dances often include round or social dances.
Powwows traditionally begin with a grand entry, in which a flag song is dedicated to tribal members who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Wyoming’s biggest powwow is the Eastern Shoshone Indian Days, held each summer over the fourth week in June at Fort Washakie.
Riverton, Wyoming , hosts powwows and weekly Native American events throughout the summer.
Drummers and dancers from the Northern Plains, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona compete in many categories at the Plains Indian Museum Powwow in Cody, June 19-20, 2010 at the Joe Robbie Powwow Garden.
In Montana, the Valley of the Chiefs Powwow and Rodeo is held at Lodge Grass, on the Crow Reservation, over the Independence Day weekend.
The Crow Fair and Rodeo is featured the third week of August at Crow Agency.
Over the Labor Day weekend, the Ashland Labor Day Powwow is held on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.
In Idaho, the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival is held at the Fort Hall Reservation Aug. 12-15, 2010. This festival also includes an all-Indian rodeo, traditional games and a fair.
The dates listed for Pow Wows are in 2010. What are dates for summer 2012??
We’ll go this summer to Cody and we want to see that too. We found these dates on swedish website (?!!).
Tracey and Mitch (from France)
June
8-10 Flag Day Celebration Wacipi – Cannonball, North Dakota.
15-17 Porcupine Pow Wow – Shields, North Dakota.
15-17 Red Bottom Celebration – Frazer, Montana.
15-17 Twin Buttes Pow Wow – Twin Buttes, North Dakota.
16-17 Plains Indian Museum Pow Wow – Cody, Wyoming.
21-24 Eastern Shoshone Indian Days Pow Wow & Rodeo – Fort Washakie, Wyoming.
28-1/7 Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Annual Wacipi – Agency Village, South Dakota.
July
3-8 Arlee 4th of July Celebration – Arlee, Montana.
6-8 Four Bears Pow Wow – Twin Buttes, North Dakota.
6-8 Sky Chief Pow Wow – Shields, North Dakota.
6-8 Valley of The Chiefs Pow Wow and Rodeo – Lodge Grass, Montana.
12-15 North American Indian Days – Browning, Montana.
13-14 Arikara Celebration – White Shield, North Dakota.
13-15 47th Annual Northern Arapaho Tribal Pow Wow Celebration – Ethete, Wyoming.
20-22 Mandaree Celebration – Mandaree, North Dakota.
20-22 Standing Arrow Pow Wow – Elmo, Montana.
26-29 Milk River Indian Days – Harlem, Montana.
27-29 Fort Totten Days – Fort Totten, North Dakota.
27-29 Julyamsh Pow Wow – Post Falls, Idaho.
August
2-5 Rocky Boys Annual Pow Wow – Box Elder, Montana.
2-5 Wadopana Celebration – Wolf Point, Montana.
3-5 Long Soldier Wacipi – Fort Yates, North Dakota.
3-5 Oglala Nation Pow Wow – Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
9-12 Heart Butte Celebration – Heart Butte, Montana.
9-12 Shoshone Bannock Indian Festival – Fort Hall, Idaho.
10-12 Hays Pow Wow – Hays, Montana.
10-12 Little Shell Celebration – New Town, North Dakota.
10-12 Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Annual Fair and Pow Wow – Lower Brule, South Dakota.
15 Coeur d’Alene Indian Pilgrimage – Cataldo, Idaho.
15-20 Crow Fair and Rodeo – Crow Agency, Montana.
17-19 Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Annual Pow Wow – Fort Thompson, South Dakota.
18 Annual People’s Center Celebration and Pow Wow – Pablo, Montana.
24-26 Annual Rosebud Fair, Rodeo and Pow Wow – Rosebud, South Dakota.
24-26 Nux baga Pow Wow – Parshall, North Dakota.
31-3/9 Ashland Labor Day Pow Wow – Ashland, Montana.
I will be traveling out west during the end of June 2012 and would like to know what is the dates for the Pow Wows in Montana during the last week of june and first 2 weeks of july? thank you for your time.
I will be traveling out west at the end of september 2013 and would like to know the dates of the Pow Wows in or near Yellowstone, Wy during the last three weeks of Sept. if any. Is this to early to be asking? Thank you for reply. Herbert- February 2,2012 @2:27pm
What is avaialbel July-Aug 2012 ????
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will be in Wy the end of April. Any activities planned then? David
I will be traveling out west during Independence Day and would like to know if there will be a pow-wow during that time, and where will it be? Thank you for your time.
This site shows the 2012 dates as June 21-24: http://county10.com/2011/12/12/eastern-shoshone-indian-days-makes-top-100-events-list-again/