Kelso "In Honor of our Children" Powwow
Kelso Powwow Committee Presents 37th Annual
"IN HONOR OF OUR CHILDREN" POWWOW
Saturday May 18, 2024
Noon-9pm
Grand Entries 1PM & 7 PM
Location: Kelso High School, 1904 Allen St, Kelso, WA
Directions: I-5 Exit 39, East on Allen St approximately ¼ mile
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Powwow Personnel for 2024 Event:
MC--------------------Michael War Dancer
Arena Director-----Jeff Medicine Bear
Host Drum----------Turquoise Pride
Co-Host Drum------Allen Family Singers
Head Man-----------JC Allen-Tackett
Head Woman-------Dawn Rittenbach
Benediction---------Chuck Tackett
Invited Drums------All Drums
Invited Dancers----All Dancers
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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.
Kelso Powwow Committee wants to thank everyone who made the 36th Annual “IN HONOR OF OUR CHILDREN” POWWOW a success!
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We would like to thank our Staff:
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MC-----------------------------Mike Brock
Arena Director------------Jeff Medicine Bear
Head Man Dancer-------JC Allen-Tackett
Head Woman Dancer---Shellie Reasoner
Host Drum-------------------Turquoise Pride
Co-Host Drum--------------Allen Family Singers
Benediction-----------------Chuck Tackett
Flag Master------------------Robert White
Special Guest Dancers--Aztec Dancers
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We also want to thank all our volunteers who spend may hours preparing and putting on the powwow.
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We want to say a very special THANK YOU to all our donors who helped the 36th Annual Powwow event successful:
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Cowlitz Tribe
9th & Washington Way Starbucks
Foster Farms
Lucky Eagle Casino
Kroger International/Fred Meyer
Red Canoe Credit Union
Fibre Credit Union
Catholic Services
Franz Bread
Corwin Beverages
Safeway
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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.