About
History & Partnership
For 32 years, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association (FNSA) has hosted the annual powwow. In 2017, The Lied Center of Kansas became a valued partner, when the president of FNSA approached the Lied Center to asked if they would be willing to host the powwow.
FNSA, The Lied Center, and the former director of the Haskell Indian Nations University Cultural Center and Museum (KU alumna) began discussions about expanding to educate the larger community about the uniqueness and diversity of Native American Peoples in the United States and beyond.
This is how the KU FNSA Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival was born and grew into the unique event that you experience today!
Committee Members
- Matilda Anderson
- L.Marie Avila
- D’Arlyn Bell
- Myltin Bighorn
- Carole Cadue-Blackwood
- Carrie Cornelius
- Allison Charba
- Brandy Ernzen
- Joshua Fallleaf
- Leandra Galindo
- Matthew Gillispie
- Emily Gullickson
- Brittany Hall
- Celina Hall
- Lori Hasselman
- Robert Hicks Jr.
- Laura Kingston
- Derek Kwan
- Cassandra Mesick Braun
- Tweesna Mills
- Joshua Miner
- Raven Naramore
- Lois Orth-Lopes
- Melissa Peterson
- Anthea Scouffas
- Jancita Warrington
This Year's Partners
- KU First Nations Student Association (FNSA)
- The Lied Center of Kansas
- Native Faculty & Staff Council
- Indigenous Studies Program
- KU Speech-Language-Hearing
- KU Film & Media Studies
- Spencer Museum of Art
- Indigenous Community Center
- LK Digital
- Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
- KU Native American Initiatives
Interested in being a sponsor of the powwow? Contact us.