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The Powwow will provide an opportunity for all people – Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to gather and celebrate the strengths of Indigenous peoples, language, culture, and practices. This will increase knowledge and in doing so, understanding of Indigenous cultures for settler people. Further, powwows are a place for Indigenous people to reconnect to each other – and at times – lost family members. An Elder and founding member of the Society shared a powerful story about how 60’s Scoop Survivors and those who were lost in the foster care system, have attended powwows, and connected with people from their home communities. These connections provided them with a path to find their way home – to their people, language, culture and self-identify. This is reconciliation in action, and part of the reason why the powwow is referred to as a homecoming.
The Powwow will be a Drug and Alcohol Free event as well the host has one other request that no guns of any nature toy or otherwise be permitted at the event. During the Powwow planning many items will be considered including.