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MSU’s annual American Indian Council Powwow is May 2-3
BOZEMAN — The annual Montana State University American Indian Council Powwow will be held May 2-3 at MSU’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

The MSU powwow is one of the larger celebrations in Montana and all powwow events are free and open to all.

The MSU powwow is usually held in April but for this year only will be held in May, according to Jim Burns of MSU Native American studies and adviser to the MSU American Indian Council, a group of students who produce the non-profit event. He said the event was rescheduled this year to avoid conflict with other Native American events in the state.

“This allows dancers, drum groups, vendors, and audience members to participate in as many powwows as they desire,” Burns said.

The powwow begins at 6 p.m. Friday, May 2, with the grand entry. There will also be grand entries at noon and 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Dance and drum competitions are always a key feature of the event. Booths around the edge of the dance arena will offer the crafts of traditional artists and artisans throughout the powwow. A free chili dinner will be served on Saturday beginning about 4:30 p.m.

A Montana tribal living history symposium that was scheduled May 1-2 at the MSU Museum of the Rockies to be held in connection with the powwow has been postponed.

For more information, contact Jim Burns 994-4880 or e-mail him at jburns@montana.edu, or call MSU Department of Native American Studies, 994-3881.