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Gathering at the Falls Powwow kicks off this weekend

By: Tracy Simmons

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August 23, 2016

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The 25th annual Gathering at the Falls Powwow will take place this weekend at Riverfront Park.

powwow The event has been a sacred tradition for many tribes around the northwest. They gather at the river because, according to an announcement, “It gives life, love, hope and a sense of revitalization.”

The weekend-long event will feature dancers and singers of all ages and is expected to draw thousands of people from across the region.

In honor of the Powwow’s 25th anniversary, there will also be other special performances, including Supaman, and Kiit Kiitokii.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, Aug. 26 7 p.m. – Grand Entry

Saturday, Aug. 27, 8 a.m. – Registration opens

9 a.m. – Diabetes Poker Fun Run/Walk
1 p.m. – Grand Entry
5 p.m. – Powwow Hypnotist Show with Kiit Kiitoki
7:p.m. – Grand Entry

Sunday, Aug. 28, noon – 4th Annual Youth Powwow and Family Fun Day

Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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