The Pow-Wow really brings people together. The Pow-Wow's purpose is to introduce and educate the community about Native American culture. The 1999 Pow-Wow will feature Native American vendors offering such items as jewelry, pottery, blankets, clothing, music, moccasins, and native food items such as fry bread, Indian tacos and corn soup. The inner circle will feature Native American dancing and musical presentations. Last year's Pow-Wow featured six drum groups and 300 dancers.
All drummers are welcome to participate.
The educational area will be expanded this year, with representatives from the Native American activist group Midwest Soaring available to talk about Native issues such as burial rights, sacred places and mascots. Raffles with donations from various vendors will be held at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. A Native American quilt will be raffled off at 9 p.m. Current fall 1999 enrollment statistics show that 0.3 percent of undergraduate students attending NIU are of Native American descent. Admission is free and all are welcome.