NCIPA 31st Annual Pow Wow and Art Market 2025

Notice - This information is for a past Pow Wow.

April 11, 2025 - April 13, 2025

Northside Aztlan Community Center
112 E. Willow Street, Fort Collins, CO, 80524


NCIPA 31st Annual Pow Wow and Art Market 2025NCIPA 31st Annual Pow Wow and Art Market 2025
April 11-13,2025

Public is Invited!! Everyone is welcome!  Masks will be available at the entrance.
Bring your own sports’ chairs.

Admission:

  • Ages:  13 and older – $6/day or $15/weekend
  • Ages:  6-12 – $3/day or $7/weekend
  • Ages:  5 and younger – Free
  • Registered Dancers and Singers:  Free
  • Admission fees pay for the rental fees and insurance.
 

Schedule (tentative):
Friday:
4:30pm Ground Blessing
5:00pm Gourd Dance
7:00pm Grand Entry
10:00pm Pow Wow Concludes

Saturday:
10:00am Gourd Dance
1:00pm Grand Entry #2
5:00pm Feed
5:30pm Gourd Dance
7:00 pm Grand Entry #3
10:00pm Pow Wow Concludes

Sunday:
10:00am Gourd Dance
12:00pm Grand Entry #4
6:00pm Pow Wow Concludes

Special contests:
Princess Special: In Honor of Miss Lyght and Miss Scarlett Yankton – Jr. Girls’ Special (all categories combined)
​Committee Specials: Men’s Woodland – 1st – $300; 2nd – $200; 3rd – $100; Women’s Applique – 1st – $300; 2nd – $200; 3rd – $100
“Lifting Our Hearts” Junior Girls’ Jingle Dress Special – in honor of Kilea Rockwell. We enjoy watching our children and grandchildren dance. They lift our hearts when we see them smiling and enjoying themselves in the arena. 1st – $200; 2nd – $150; 3rd – $100
Happy Birthday – Junior Girls’ Fancy Shawl Special – in Honor of Aspen Dawes; 1st – $100; 2nd – $75; 3rd – $50 + Star Quilts​
Tiny Tot Special – Sponsored by Sena Harjo; Children’s books will be awarded.

Dancers:
Registration will open at ~6:00 p.m. on Friday and close at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. PLEASE use the dancer/singer entrance on northeast side of gym.
Point System will be used, beginning on Saturday.
Contestants must be in two Grand Entries to be eligible for prize money.

Contest Payouts: ​Golden Age and Adults – $500; $400; $300; $200; Teens – $175; $150; $125; $100; Juniors – $100; $75: $50; $25; Tiny Tots – paid per session
 
Dance Categories: Golden Age(50 and older) Men, Women; Adults (18 – 49) – Men’s Fancy, Grass, Traditional (combined N & S), Woodland; Women’s Fancy Shawl, Jingle, Traditional (combined N & S); Applique; Teens (13-17) Boys’: Fancy, Grass, Traditional (combined N & S); Girls’: Fancy Shawl, Jingle, Traditional (combined N & S): Juniors (6-12) Boys’: Fancy, Grass, Traditional (combined N & S); Girls’: Fancy Shawl, Jingle, Traditional (combined N & S): Tiny Tots (5 and younger) Day Money split
 

Head Staff:
2024-25 Twin Princesses Miss Lyght and Miss Scarlett Yankton, Lakota
Honored Organization: Office of Equity and Inclusion,Fort Collins, CO
Northern MC: Corky Old Horn, Crow ​- Dunmore, MT
Southern MC: Zach Rockwell, Navajo – ​Fort Collins, CO
Arena Director: Francis Sherwood​Arikara, Hidatsa, Navajo – Denver, CO
Head Gourd Dancer: tba
Invited Drum: Little Soldier​- Mayetta, KS
Invited Drum:  Meskwaki Nation​ – Tama, IA

Status: Active

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Date:
April 11, 2025 - April 13, 2025

Location:
Northside Aztlan Community Center
112 E. Willow Street, Fort Collins, CO, 80524

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Contact: Jan - NCIPA Powwow Committee
Phone: (970) 672-8289
Email: ncipa.pw@gmail.com
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Northside Aztlan Community Center
112 E. Willow Street, Fort Collins, CO, 80524

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