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York University Pow Wow 2010

Guess what? The York University Pow Wow is coming up this weekend. It is even more awesome because it is now the only pow wow in the Greater Toronto Area since the Canadian Aboriginal Festival moved to Hamilton. So if you are looking to attend a pow wow in Toronto that is (somewhat) accessible, this is it.

Besides the awesome drumming/singing and traditional dancers they have all these craft tables that you can buy cool stuff from like sweet grass incense, beaded earrings, moccasins, and dream catchers (of course).

 
Thursday night they are even having a concert portion of the awareness days (which is there very first time doing so). Shawnee is super hot and she's from Six Nations and you can find her music here, I am sure the concert will be great.
 
The best time to come is on Saturday at noon when the grand entry happens. Then you can watch the dancers and shop at the vendors. Also you can see the cutest Native kids ever. The full schedule is on the poster and can be found at the links below. See you at grand entry!

N.B. 8th Annual York Aboriginal Awareness Days and Pow Wow on Facebook
         York University Aboriginal Services Event page
Posted by Lisa ~ Urban Native Girl at 12:33 PM
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7 comments:

  1. DJ TR-ONE/Fly Joint ProductionsMar 3, 2010 04:06 PM
    whatever happened to the Sky Dome's pow wow? I think it was called the "Winternational Pow Wow",not sure though.
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  3. Argh, I totally forgot about this! Have a gig in Montréal this weekend, and have classes during the Thursday events.
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  4. DJ TR-ONE - The sky dome pow wow is the Canadian Aboriginal Festival and last year they moved it to Hamilton for a three year trial/contract? I didn't even make it out because the hotels were all sold out and I had too much on my plate. Very inconvenient for so many people in Toronto don't even have cars (it's an hour+ drive west).

    Anishinaabekwe- Thanks I hope to take some cool (or at least passable) pics :).

    Melody - oh noes! I will try to do a post on the pow wow so you know how it is. Can't do the concert either. Essays are getting in the way of fun :P.
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  5. I met Shawnee at a vocal workshop last month - she's got a serious set of pipes! I'll have to catch one of her other shows sometime soon. I'm not familiar with Crooked Trail, I'll have to check them out.
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  6. Melody - Shawnee's name just came across my path and then two days later I see she is performing. Such a small world :). I do look forward to seeing her in the future fo sho.
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  7. DJ TR-ONE/Fly Joint ProductionsMar 4, 2010 08:37 PM
    Isn't Hamilton that town that was trying to take land from one of the reserves a few years ago, and the KKK from the States went up to help? They should've left that pow wow at the Sky Dome.
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