Post-Conference Activities: Eklutna Tribe Pow-wow and Potlatch

摘要

Following the 2016 IBA conference in Anchorage, Alaska, you are all invited to attend the 2016 Eklutna Tribe Pow-wow and Potlatch being held immediately following the IBA conference on June 18th and 19th. On behalf of the Athabaskan people, on whose ancestral grounds the conference is being held, Eklutna Tribal Chief Lee Stephan has extended an invitation to all IBA members to join him and his community in the Native Village of Eklutna (35 minutes from downtown Anchorage) to participate in this longstanding cultural event. The Eklutna pow-wow will feature dance and drum performances by Athabaskan, Aleut, Tlingit/Haida, Inupiat, and Yupik Nations as well as vendors, children's activities, and a traditional dinner. Dance and drum groups include lower 48 states style big drums, like Sleeping Lady Drum; Four Directions Drum and others. To participate in the cultural way, you are welcome to bring a dish of your ancestry common to the time of season (June). This will be an outstanding opportunity for conference participants to learn more about Alaska Native culture while enjoying some fine Alaskan foods.