Native American Pow Wow

A Native American Pow Wow will be held on the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus on June 2.

 The DMACC Diversity Commission will be hosting the Central Iowa Circle of First Nation’s Pow Wow to be held from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 2 in the DMACC Ankeny Campus Bldg. #5 Gymnasium.

The following tribes will be represented:

·         Omaha

·         Winnebago

·         Rosebud Sioux

·         Lakota

·         Meskwaki

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are more than 11,000 Native Americans now living in Iowa.   

Drumming and dancing will be taking place throughout the afternoon.  The event is free and the public is encouraging to attend any or all of the Pow Wow.