We're Back, Upcoming Pow Wow, Otter Turban Tutorial and Sioux Valley Live This Weekend


Reader I'm back from my trip! We had such a great time celebrating our 30th anniversary. I've been posting a trip report for each day we were over there — if you want to follow along!

Now that I'm home, we're rolling out some new giveaways and other fun stuff to celebrate 30 years of PowWows.com.

Look for that in the next couple of days — still catching up on everything!

We've also got another live stream coming up this weekend from Sioux Valley, so don't miss it. It's going to be another great weekend of dancing and singing.

Thanks,

Paul G
PowWows.com

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How to Make an Otter Fur Turban – Video Tutorial with The Wandering Bull

If you dance Southern Straight, you know the otter fur turban is one of the most recognizable pieces of the outfit. And if you've ever priced a finished one, you know why so many dancers decide to make their own!

Our friends at The Wandering Bull put together a full step-by-step video showing exactly how a turban comes together — from a raw otter hide all the way to a finished piece ready for your beadwork and brooches.


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This Week's Pow Wows

33rd Annual Howard County, MD Whispering Winds Pow Wow 2026
July 18 - July 19
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD - 27894

Robert Woolery Sr. Memorial Pow Wow 2026
July 18 - July 19
2503 W 16th, Sedalia, MO - 65301

46th Annual KBIC Maawanji'iding Pow Wow 2026
July 24 - July 26
US Highway 41, Baraga, MI - 49908

47th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow at Queens Farm Museum 2026
July 24 - July 26
73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park Queens, NY - 1100

73rd Annual Comanche Homecoming Celebration 2026
July 17 - July 19
SULTAN PARK, WALTERS, OK - 73572

Sugar Island Pow Wow 2026
July 17 - July 19
3 Mile Road, Sugar Island, MI

57th Annual Thunderchild First Nation Pow Wow 2026
July 24 - July 26
Turtleford, Turtleford, SK

Kainai Pow Wow & Celebration 2026
July 17 - July 19
Standoff, Standoff, AB

Ely Shoshone Pow Wow 2026
July 24 - July 26
250 Heritage Drive, Ely, NV - 89301

Wiconi 20th Annual Living Waters Pow Wow 2026
July 25 - July 25
7790 Marion Road, Turner, OR - 97392

37th Annual Indian Days Pow Wow 2026
July 17 - July 19
5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA - 98199

OKC Pow Wow Club 76th Annual Indian Hills Pow Wow 2026
July 22 - July 26
8980 N. Sooner Rd., Oklahoma City, OK - 73151

Kawacatoose First Nation Pow Wow 2026
July 21 - July 23
Raymore, Raymore, SK - S0A 3J0

Wells Pow Wow hosted by: NH Intertribal Native American Council & Wells Chamber of Commerce 2026
July 18 - July 19
331 Harbor Road, Wells, ME - 04090

Saginaw Chippewa 42nd Annual Pow Wow 2026
July 24 - July 26
7525 E. Tomah Road, Mt Pleasant, MI - 48858

Marvin Joe Curry Seneca Veterans Pow Wow 2026
July 17 - July 19
777 Seneca Allegany Blvd, Salamanca, NY - 14779

80th Annual Dakota Oyate Wacipi 2026
July 17 - July 19
Highway # 21, Griswold, MB

Fort Totten Days Celebration 2026
July 24 - July 26
3801 73rd Ave NE, Fort Totten, ND - 58335

Manissean Intertribal Pow Wow 2026
July 18 - July 18
18 Old Town Rd, New Shoreham, RI - 02807

GII-Ishkonigewag Pow Wow 2026
July 24 - July 26
37736 State Highway 65, McGregor, MN - 55760

5th Annual Big River First Nation Pow Wow 2026
July 21 - July 23
Pow Wow Grounds, Saskatchewan, SK

Peguis First Nation Pow Wow 2026
July 21 - July 23
Peguis First Naiton Rez, Peguis, MB

Tsuut'ina Nation Annual Celebrations Pow Wow 2026
July 23 - July 26
2601 Hwy 22, Redwood Meadows, AB

74th Annual Tulsa Pow Wow 2026
July 25 - July 26
100 Civic Center , Tulsa, OK

2026 Mandaree Celebration
July 16 - July 19
Mandaree , Mandaree, ND

Skownan First Nation Annual Traditional Pow Wow 2026
July 10 - July 12
HWY-276, Skownan, MB - R0L 1Y0

Gesgapegiag Annual Mawiomi 2026
July 18 - July 19
898 Boulevard Perron, Maria, QC - G0C 1Y0


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New Pow Wow Calendar Updates

Peguis First Nation Pow Wow 2026
July 21, 2026
Peguis, MB, Canada

3rd Annual Gathering of the Seasons Pow Wow and Smoke Dance Competition 2026
22 Aug,
Salamanca, NY, United States

40th Annual Red Earth Festival 2026
1 August,
Oklahoma City, OK, United States

30th Annual Red Eagle Village Pow Wow 2026
12 Sep, 2026
McDonald, PA, United States

3rd Annual Roll Call of Veterans Pow Wow
October 24-25

Gatesway 3rd Annual Disability Awareness Pow Wow 2026
November 14,
Broken Arrow, OK, United States

Naticook's Passaconaway Memorial Pow Wow 2026
1 Aug, 2026
Litchfield, NH, United States

GII-Ishkonigewag Pow Wow 2026
July 24-26, 2026
McGregor, MN, United States

74th Annual Tulsa Pow Wow
25 Jul
Tulsa, OK, United States

5th Annual Big River First Nation Pow Wow
21 Jul
Saskatchewan, SK, Canada

Chickahominy Indian Tribe 74th Annual Fall Festival & Pow Wow
26 Sep
Providence Forge, VA, United States

14th Annual Gitchi Gami Veterans Pow Wow
6 Nov
Ashland, WI, United States



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