HIGH PRAIRIE TRADITIONAL POW WOW
& Regional Youth Hand Games
May 2, 2026
Join us for a celebration of Indigenous culture with traditional dancing, drumming, and community spirit!
Events & Registration:
Dancer Registration
- Coming Soon
Drummer Registration
- Coming Soon
Princess Contest Junior & Senior
Regional Youth Hand Games

Community Support & Sponsorship
The High Prairie Traditional Pow Wow is supported by community partners who help make this gathering possible.
If your business or organization would like to offer financial or in-kind support, we welcome contributions in a way that feels right for you. All support helps ensure the Pow Wow remains respectful, welcoming, and accessible.
To learn more or connect with us:
HPAIC2020@outlook.com
Thank you for supporting community and culture.
Vendors
- All Indigenous beadwork, dreamcatchers, moccasins, regalia items, and related crafts must be authentically made on Turtle Island (Canada or the United States).
- Register here
Volunteers
The High Prairie Traditional Pow Wow is coming up, and we welcome community members who can help in a good way.
A few hours of support helps carry this gathering forward — supporting dancers, drummers, Elders, and families.
Help needed: set-up, grounds, registration, hospitality, clean-up.
Youth welcome • Flexible shifts
Tentative Agenda
9:00 am Pipe Ceremony
10:00 am Registration Opens
11:00 am Hand Games Start (Gordan Buchanan Recreation Centre)
12:45 pm Drum Roll Call (one start from each drum group)
1:00 pm First Grande Entry & Opening Remarks & Invocation by Elder
Intertribal
Tiny Tots (ages 0-6) will be paid after they dance, must be in regalia and registered with a number.
Golden Age & Juniors & Teens
Retiring the Flags
5:00 pm Free Stew & Bannock
Metis Event
Princess Speeches & Introductions
Princess Crowning
6:45pm Drum Roll Call
7:00 pm 2nd Grand Entry
Graduation Honor Dance
Intertribal
Payouts for Golden Age, Juniors & Teens
Adult Category
Organizing Committee Giveaway
Retiring the Flags, Closing Comments
Kinanâskomitin Sponsors 2026
Eagle
$7500+
Buffalo $5000 +
Bear
$2000+
Moose
$1000 +

