EDITORS: Photographers are welcome to attend the Powwow and other events.
The Oyate Indigenous Student Organization at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will launch Native American Awareness Week with the Oyate Traditional Powwow on Sunday, April 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the University Memorial Center Ballroom.
The Powwow will feature drummers, dancers and singers from across the state and is free and open to the public.
Artists, singers, instrumentalists, dancers, journalists and CU-Boulder students will provide daily presentations and performances to celebrate Native American Awareness Week April 9-14. All events are free and open to the public, except for the film presentations of "Naturally Native," on April 12 at 7 p.m and 9 p.m. in Muenzinger Auditorium. The film is $4 for general admission and $3 with a CU student ID.
Other events include a lecture and presentation by Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, a renowned photographer and artist with a special appearance by the Two-Spirit Society Drum group; a week-long exhibit of Tsinhnahjinnie's work; panel presentations by Native American journalists and CU-Boulder Native American students; and the Silver Feather Tour, featuring artists from the local record company Silver Waves, including flautist, Mary Youngblood, and singers Joanne and Diane Shenandoah.
A dedication ceremony for the new Center for the Study of Indigenous Languages will be on April 10 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building room 287.
The events are sponsored by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Student Union, Cultural Events Board, Boulder Campus Staff Council and Arts and Sciences Student Government.
For more information on events call the Theresa Halsey or Cheryl Charley in the Oyate office at (303) 492-8874 or email oyate@ucsub.colorado.edu.