Denver March Powwow

Ceremonial gatherings have always played a role in Native life, but the intertribal powwows networked all over North America now are a more contemporary type of celebration, a way to keep traditions alive after tribes were dislocated and assimilated throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The annual Denver March Powwow has drawn Natives and visitors since the 1970s, run for over a decade by the Denver Indian Center before becoming a freestanding organization. Thousands gather in the spring for three days of food, music and dance.