Annual FNSA Powwow

Join us on Saturday, April 8, for the 2023 University of Kansas First Nations Student Association Powwow! FREE for dancers to participate and enter prize money contests as detailed below. Similar to last year, we recommend bringing lawn chairs to sit comfortably around our parking lot arena/pavement dance floor.

Gourd Dancing

10:30 AM and 4:30 PM

Grand Entry

12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

2023 Head Staff

Head Man Dancer -Tony Wahweotten, Prairie Band Potawatomi
Head Lady Dancer - Brennah Wahweotten, Prairie Band Potawatomi
Master of Ceremonies - Manny King, Northern Cheyenne / Navajo
Arena Director – Jeremy Shield, Crow
Host Northern Drum - Showtime, South Dakota with Head Singer: Novi Runs Above
Host Southern Drum - All Nations, Oklahoma with Head Singer: Dr. Cornel Pewewardy
Head Gourd Dance Singer - Dr. Cornel Pewewardy, Comanche / Kiowa
Head Gourd Dancer - Timothy Robinson, Omaha
Color Guard - Wa Te Se Post # 410, Prairie Band Potawatomi

2023 Categories

Tiny Tots: Day Money
Junior Boys & Girls (7-12): Grass, Traditional, Fancy, Jingle
- 1st $75, 2nd $50, 3rd $25
Teen Boys & Girls (13-17): Grass, Traditional, Fancy, Jingle
- 1st $125, 2nd $75, 3rd $50
Ladies & Men (18+): Grass, Traditional, Fancy, Jingle
- 1st $250, 2nd $150, 3rd $125
Golden Age Ladies & Men (50+): Traditional, Grass/Fancy Combined, Fancy/Jingle Combined
- 1st $250, 2nd $150, 3rd $125

2023 Specials

Head Man Special, Men's Traditional
Committee Specials:
- KU & Haskell Alumni Special, Combined
- Gage Family Special, TBD

Questions