Tooele, Utah (AP)
A shortage of funds forced the cancellation of an American Indian powwow that for 15 years had been part of the annual Festival of the Old West.
Powwow chairwoman Donna Chavez said private donations have typically filled the gap as funding from sources such as the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce declined.
But this year the $10,000 to produce the powwow couldn’t be raised.
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Indian Island, Maine (AP)
A weekend powwow that drew hundreds of community members and Indians from New England and Canada to this Penobscot River island near Old Town is expected to become an annual event.
The Penobscot Nation played host to the cultural celebration at...07-08-2008, 03:54 PM -
Omaha, Nebraska (AP)
The University of Nebraska at Omaha Inter-Tribal Student Council will host an all-nations powwow on the Omaha campus.
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Rapid City, South Dakota (AP)
The Rapid City Council has approved releasing $150,000 for design work on an American Indian powwow grounds.
The council has set aside a total of $812,000 in 2012 money for the project of the nonprofit Alliance of Tribal Tourism Advocates....06-25-2009, 11:15 AM -
By Albert Bender
Nashville, Tennessee (NFIC)
Amid the splendid verdant setting of the Long Hunter State Park, the Native American Indian Association (NAIA) has held its yearly powwow attended by tribal people from across the U.S. and Canada. Ojibwa, Navajo, Iroquois, Cherokee,...03-18-2008, 07:18 PM -
Dear Editor,
The Native American Journalists Association is monitoring the actions which resulted in the resignation of editor of the Colville tribal newspaper during January.
Samuel F. Sampson resigned as the editor of the Tribal Tribune after learning the newspaper would...03-20-2008, 03:51 PM