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All Nations Student Social Powwow returns to Heritage University on April 19, 2025

Toppenish, Wash. – Heritage University’s All Nations Student Social Powwow is returning to Heritage University on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Hosted by the Heritage University Native American Club (HUNAC),  the powwow celebrates Indigenous culture. This social gathering is a free event and open to all.

The powwow will highlight dancers and drum groups. Dancers will perform traditional, fancy, jingle, and grass dancing, with youths to seniors participating. The first ten participants in each category including men, women, teen girls, and teen boys will receive bundles of traditional foods and medicines and HUNAC regalia. Tiny tot dance participants will receive gifts. Drum groups are welcome. Vendor set up begins at 8:00 a.m. and have first come first serve access to electricity. Dancer and drummer registrations open at 10:00 a.m., with the Grand Entry occurring at 11:00 a.m.

HUNAC President and lead event organizer Anany Scott is thrilled for the return of the powwow to Heritage University. “We are excited for this event which has turned into an annual tradition of sharing our culture with the campus community and beyond. Our event has continued to grow, and we hope to see many more people at the powwow this year. Year after year, our vendors have contributed so much to the spirit of our event, and we are looking forward to their return. We are also grateful to our sponsors, the Presenting sponsor, Johnson Scholarship Foundation and South Central Workforce which is a substantial underwriter of the event. We thank them for their support,” said Scott.

Other highlights will include a Missing and Murdered Indigenous (MMIW) Dance Special, an Easter Egg hunt for kids ages one to 10 and a salmon bake. Organizers invite vendors to sell food, arts and crafts, and general merchandise during the event. Yakama Nation agencies and non-profit organizations are also invited to participate in a community resource fair. Student clubs from Heritage, area high schools or other colleges and universities are welcome to host informational or fundraising booths. To learn more about vendor requirements or to apply to be a vendor, please visit please visit heritage.edu/powwow.

For more information or help with interviews, please contact Davidson Mance, media relations coordinator at (509) 969-6084 or Mance_D@heritage.edu.

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