May 3, 2025
About
The Native American Coalition for Change (NACC) and Santa Clara University are pleased to announce the details for the 5th Annual Powwow.
The event will take place on the St. Ignatius Lawn on the Santa Clara University Campus from 10 AM - 6 PM on Saturday May 3, 2025. This is a free and public event, so please spread the word to friends and family and we hope to see you there! (Show your interest on our Facebook Page @SCUPowwow)
For those of you who are not familiar with what a powwow entails, it is a gathering of tribes from across the world to celebrate music, dance, culture and food through ceremony, celebration and trade. At this all-day event, music and dance will continue throughout the day alongside open food and craft vendors with breaks facilitating specific indigenous cultural exhibitions.
Call for Vendors
UPDATE: As of 4/30/25, we are no longer accepting any vendors. Please check back for details for the 6th Annual PowWow in May 2026.
In order to be considered as a Vendor, please complete the application. Once your application has been received, it will be reviewed by the PowWow committee and you will then receive instructions on the next steps. Space is limited and we will do our best to honor all requests.
The deadline for application requests will be April 1, 2025. If you have questions, please reach out to: naccscu@gmail.com.
NOTE: **Completing the application does not mean that you have been accepted as a Vendor**. Please wait for confirmation before making any travel plans.
PowWow Schedule
(As of 2/26/25)
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 10:00am | Vendor Area Opens |
| 10:30am | Gourd Dance |
| 11:30am | Muwekma Welcome, Land Acknowledgement & Blessing |
| 12:00pm | University Welcome |
| 12:15pm | Grand Entry |
| 1:00pm - 6:00pm | Contesting - Dances |
| 6:00pm | Closing Song and Dance Out |
| 7:00pm | PowWow Concludes |
Planning Committee
- Claire Alford, NACC President and PowWow Senior Chair
- Evan Fine
- Sean Tsang
- Reid Alford
- Jacklyn Alonzo Heredia
- Shantala Jennings
- Tay Grett
- Kathy Kale, Native/Indigenous Employee Resource Group
- Maia Dedrick, Anthropology
- Elizabeth Rand, Campus Ministry
- Bernell Nevil III, Office for Multicultural Learning
- Ray Plaza, Office for Diversity and Inclusion
For More Information
If you have questions about the upcoming PowWow, please reach out to:
PowWow Senior Chair: Claire Alford, naccscu@gmail.com
PowWow Advisors: Ray Plaza, rplaza@scu.edu & Bernell Nevil, bnevil@scu.edu