Kelso Powwow Committee Presents  40th Annual

"IN HONOR OF OUR CHILDREN" TRADITIONAL POWWOW

 

Saturday May 22, 2027

Our New Hours: Noon-7pm

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Location: Kelso High School, 1904 Allen St, Kelso, WA

Directions: I-5 Exit 39, go East on Allen St approximately ¼ mile

 

Powwow Personnel for 2026

MC………………….….Michael War Dancer

Arena Director....Frank C. Goes Behind

Host Drum………...Thunder Hawk

Co-Host Drum.....TBD

Head Man………....Grant Rittenbach

Head Woman…….Dawn Rittenbach

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Tahitian Dancers at 4pm

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Date is tentative and may be subject to being cancelled by the school district. Should that happen, we may offer a refund.

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AGENDA

All times are approximate

11:00am…………………………………………………………………..Powwow Opens To Public

12:00pm…………………………………………………………………..Cowlitz Drum Group

12:30pm…………………………………………………………………...Grand Entry Time

4:00pm…………………………………………………………………….Break

4:00pm…………………………………………………………………….Tahitian Dancers

5:00pm……………………………………………………………………..End of break

7:00pm……………………………………………………………………..Retiring of Colors Powwow Ends

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​We want to say a very special THANK YOU to all our donors who help make the 40th Annual Powwow event successful:

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We would also like to say a special THANK YOU to all the staff and volunteers without whom this event could​ not happen.​​

 

 

About Us

Kelso "In Honor of our Children" Powwow is a Non-profit that started as an education program for Native American children and the Powwow was part of that cultural program. Since we no longer have the education program the Kelso Powwow Committee decided to continue to do the yearly Powwow as we have since 1985, to continue to share Native American culture with our community. This yearly event is free, family-friendly, and open to the public.  We have traditional Native drumming, singing and dancing. To reflect our diverse Native population we are Intertribal.