July 18 and 19, 2009
Roger Williams Park
Providence, RI
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The RIIC annual Pow Wow has been taking place on the third weekend of July since its beginnings in the 1970s. The sacred fire is started on Saturday morning at sun up and is kept lit until the end of the Pow Wow on Sunday. The Pow Wow opening ceremonies begin at 10:00 a.m. and festivities end at 6:00 p.m. Grand entry (when the dancing begins) is at noon. Admission is free of charge and the event is open to the public.

The Pow Wow grounds are located at Roger Williams Park in Providence, between the Carousel and the Temple of Music. Native Americans from all over the country and other Native people from around the world have attended, including tribes from Canada, all of the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and other parts of South America.

Join us at the next Pow Wow on Saturday, July 18th & Sunday, July 19th, 2009.

For more information, please contact the Rhode Island Indian Council at  (401) 781-1098.