47th Annual SDSU Pow Wow
SDSU and San Diego community invited to April 13 cultural and social event.
Admission to the SDSU Pow Wow is free. In addition, free parking will be available in PS 12 on levels 4-8.
“The Pow Wow is an opportunity to bring the entire SDSU community together and celebrate Native American cultures,” said Chris Medellin, Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) outreach specialist and coordinator of Elymash Yuuchaap: Indigenous Scholars and Leaders Program. “This event is a chance to learn about a pow wow in an open, inviting setting and possibly experience something new.”
Master of ceremonies Randy Edmonds, who is from the Kiowa/Caddo Nations of Oklahoma, has been emcee of pow wows for over 50 years. He will be joined by arena director Richard DeCrane, who is Navajo and Crow and an SDSU alumnus.
The head gourd dancer will be Ivan Sam of the Diné (Navajo) Nation, who earned his bachelor’s degree in American Indian Studies from SDSU. He is pursuing a master’s degree in social work and is involved with numerous veterans’ groups and community organizations.
Katianna Warren, who is Diné and a student at Antelope Valley College, is the head woman. She has always enjoyed the style of fancy shawl dancing. Sam Bear Paw, a singer, dancer, producer and actor from the White Mountain Apache Tribe, is the head man.
The SDSU Pow Wow is a partnership between the Office of Educational Opportunity Programs and Ethnic Affairs, Elymash Yuuchaap, the Department of American Indian Studies, the Native American Student Alliance and the American Indian Alumni Chapter of SDSU.
Additional information about the SDSU Pow Wow can be found on the Elymash Yuuchaap website and on the SDSU Pow Wow Facebook events page.
