NEWS RELEASE
GEORGIAN COLLEGE
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Guests at this year’s 16th annual Georgian College Traditional Pow Wow will not only experience vibrant Indigenous cultures, music and dance, but they will also be part of an effort to help end period poverty in northern Indigenous communities.
With the theme, Honouring the Thirteen Moons, guests of the March 9 event are invited to bring donations of menstrual, or moon time, products that will be sent to remote First Nations communities in northern Ontario through the Moon Time Project.
The annual powwow, organized by Georgian students and employees, is open to the public. People of all nationalities are welcome to attend.
“We’re very excited to have all the amazing dancers, drummers and crafters back on campus,” said special events co-ordinator Vanessa Kennedy. “This event is the first powwow of the season in this area and is attended by many awaiting the return of the powwow season. We look forward to reconnecting, making new friends and reminiscing with old ones.”
Guests can expect two spectacular Grand Entries, music, dancing, drumming, a sacred fire, 25 Indigenous vendors and a feast.
Along with a collection of menstrual products, event organizers will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items for the Georgian Food Locker, an emergency food bank for students.
The powwow will take place on March 9 at Georgian’s Barrie campus athletic centre (J building):
- Runs 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- The Last Class on-campus restaurant will serve a special limited lunch menu.
- Grand Entries: noon and 7 p.m.
- Traditional feast: 5 to 6:30 p.m. A hand drum competition will take place during the dinner break.
- Admission and parking are complimentary during the event.
Please note that photography and videography are not allowed during the Grand Entries, of the sacred fire, or if an eagle feather falls during dancing.
For more information about the event, visit GeorgianCollege.ca/powwow.
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