SVC Annual Powwow
Celebrate Native American CultureSVC Annual Powwow
Celebrate Native American CultureSVC Annual Powwow
Celebrate Native American Culture
Powwow: May 21, 2022
Grand Entry – 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. | Dancer registration opens at 11 a.m.
Doors open to the public at noon. Vendor setup is at 9 a.m.
Event Location
Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon Campus | Tollefson Plaza
Vendor Information
10×10 spaces available. One space per vendor. Please bring your own tables. $25 fee. Please contact Amy Gustafson at [email protected] with questions.
Powwow Highlights
- Kids Corner, with activities provided by our SVC Early Childhood Education department
- Tiny Tots sessions
- Food and Art Vendors
- Free Admission and Parking
- Drum Payouts, 1st 10 drums
- Day pay for registered drums
- Dance Competition Payouts
- Easy Access From I-5
- Camping and Hotels Nearby
- Drug and Alcohol-Free Event
Powwow Timeline
- 9 a.m. – Vendors Set Up
- 11 a.m. – Registration
- Noon – Doors Open to the Public
- 12:45 p.m. – Drum Roll Call
- 12:40 p.m. – Prayer
- 1 p.m. – Grand Entry
- Victory Song
- Flag Song
- Welcome by Royalty
- 1:30 p.m. – Intertribal Rounds
- 1:50 p.m – Tiny Tots
- 2 p.m – Junior and Teen Dances
- 2:30 p.m. – Intertribal Rounds
- 3 p.m. – Golden Age and Adult Dances
- 3:30 p.m – Special: MMIW Jingle Dance (Sponsored by the Upper Skagit Tribe)
- 4 p.m. – Retiring the Colors
Dinner Break Until 6:45 p.m.
- 6:45 p.m. – Drum Roll Call
- 6:50 p.m – Prayer
- 7 p.m. – Grand Entry
- 7:30 p.m. – Intertribal Rounds
- 7:45 p.m. – Blanket Dance
- 7:50 p.m. – Tiny Tots
- 8 p.m – Junior and Teen Dances
- 8:30 p.m. – Intertribal Rounds
- 9 p.m. – Golden Age and Adult Dances
- 9:30 p.m. – Retiring the Colors
Special Thanks to the 2022 Head Staff
- Host Drum: Young Society
- MC: Anthony Bluehorse
- Arena Director: Merlin Kicking Woman
- Head Man: Sheldon Shebala
- Head Woman: Paula Shebala
- Sound: Randy Vendiola
- Whipman: Lou LaBombard
