See a Powwow Near Yellowstone
Learn more about the rich heritage of Native American culture at an Indian Powwow, a social event that attracts tribal members from across the country.
Powwows are traditional social events featuring men’s and women’s dance competitions, drum group competitions among singers who chant while drumming, and “intertribal” dances.
Powwows on the Wind River Reservation Southeast of Yellowstone
There are two major powwows in Wind River Country each year. The American Bus Association named the Eastern Shoshone Indian Days one of its top 100 events. It’s held the third weekend in June in Ft. Washakie and is Wyoming’s largest powwow. The other, known as the Ethete Celebration, is hosted by the Northern Arapaho tribe and held in Ethete, usually in July.
For more information go to windriver.org/experience/native-american-powwows/
Riverton, Wyoming, hosts powwows and weekly Native American events throughout the summer. Go to rivertonchamber.org.
Montana Powwows North of Yellowstone
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 during 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.