UNC Pembroke BraveNation Pow Wow and Gathering 2025

The 2025 BraveNation Powwow and Gathering (BNPG) will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the Jones Athletic Center at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Grand entry is at noon.

Doors open to the public at 10 am.

Admission:
Adults: $5.00
Elders (60+): $3.00
UNCP students, faculty & staff (with UNCP ID): FREE
Children (6 and under): FREE

Registration:
Dancer Registration: $5.00
Drum Registration: $5.00 per drummer

PRIZES
Drum Contest: 1st: $500, 2nd: $350, 3rd: $200
Adult (18+): 1st: $200, 2nd: $150, 3rd: $100
Teen (13-17): 1st: $100, 2nd: $75, 3rd: $50
Junior (6-12): 1st: $75 2nd: $50 3rd: $25
Tiny Tots (5 and under): Prizes to be awarded

Head Staff:
MC: JD Moore ’93
Assistant MC: Asa Locklear
Arena Director: Nicholas Locklear
Host Drum: Red Clay
Head Lady: Rakyah Jacobs
Head Male: John Oxendine
Head Dance/Drum Judge: Kevin Chavis ’16
Tabulator: Becky Goins Mintz’96, ’14
Sound: Troy Richardson