The 58th annual Mother’s Day Powwow — a free event open to the public that honors the Native community, mothers and graduating seniors — runs May 8-10.
The designated Oregon Heritage Tradition and the oldest documented powwow in the state is organized by the UO Native American Student Union and features students Miss Indigenous UO Alexis Maddern, Mr. Indigenous UO Pachomio Feliz and cultural ambassador Ericka Grunlose.
The Grand Entry is Friday, May 8, at McArthur Court with traditional dances and drumming. More competition takes place Saturday, May 9, at noon and 6 p.m.
The much-anticipated salmon bake begins Sunday, May 10, at noon at the Many Nations Longhouse.
“Our annual Mother’s Day powwow is coming soon, and we hope you can join us to celebrate and enjoy our powwow culture,” said Keke Singer, a Native American Student Union codirector.
Updates may be found on NASU’s Instagram.
The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Following treaties between 1851 and 1855, Kalapuya people were dispossessed of their indigenous homeland by the United States government and forcibly removed to the Coast Reservation in Western Oregon. Today, descendants are citizens of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon, and continue to make important contributions in their communities, at UO, and across the land we now refer to as Oregon.
We express our respect for all federally recognized tribal nations of Oregon. This includes the Burns Paiute Tribe; the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians; the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; the Coquille Indian Tribe; the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians; and the Klamath Tribes. We also express our respect for all other displaced Indigenous peoples who call Oregon home.