The 23rd Annual Austin Powwow and American Indian Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Toney Burger Center in Sunset Valley. Admission is a suggested donation of $3 for adults; free for kids under 12. Parking is free.
Hosted by Great Promise for American Indians, the Austin Powwow and American Indian Heritage Festival is the largest single-day powwow in the country, and also has one of the larger Indian Markets. This year, the market features more than 90 vendor booths. The Food Court, with ten vendors, offers a varied menu of traditional American Indian food items, including the ever popular Fry Bread and Navajo Tacos.
2014 Arena Schedule:
10:00 a.m. GRAND ENTRY
Exhibition Dancing – All Catagories
Educational / Heritage Program
12:00 noon GOURD DANCING
1:00 p.m. GRAND ENTRY
Intertribals
Competition Dancing – Youth and Ladies’ Catagories
5:00 p.m. GOURD DANCING
6:00 p.m. GRAND ENTRY
Intertribals
Competition Dancing – Men’s Catagories
9:30 p.m. AWARDS and CLOSING
2014 Heritage Stage Schedule:
10:30
a.m. Terry FrazierNative Flute
11:00
a.m. Opening with Lee FrancisBlessing
Story
11:30
a.m. Children’s Dance ExhibitionHoskins Children
Eagle Point Singers
12:00 noon Eagle Point Singers
Meaning of the Drum
12:30 p.m. Children’s Dance Exhibition
Connywerdy Family
Mo Pair
1:00 p.m. Lee Francis
Stories and Poetry
1:30 p.m. Virgie Ravenhawk
Native Flute
2:00 p.m. Woody Hansen
Stories and Songs
2:30 p.m. Eagle Point Singers
Powwow Songs
3:00 p.m. Kricket Rhoads-Connywerdy
Stories For All Ages
3:30 p.m. Woody Hansen
Stories and Songs
4:00 p.m. Terry Frazier
Native Flute