SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – There will be several events in Santa Fe this weekend in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 14.
On Saturday and Sunday, there will be dancers on the plaza, and on Monday, there will be a powwow hosted by the Santa Fe Indigenous Center.
Schedule
Saturday
10 a.m. Danza Azteca de Anahuac (Taos Area)
11 a.m. The Pueblo Enchantment Dancers (Acoma Pueblo)
1 p.m. Tesuque Pueblo Dancers
2 p.m. Poeh Cultural Center (Pojoaque Pueblo)
3 p.m. Talachy Sister Hoop Dancers (Pojoaque Pueblo)
Sunday
10 a.m. Southern Nations Dance Troupe (Kiowa, Comanche, Pawnee and Navajo Nations)
11 a.m. The Pueblo Enchantment Dancers (Acoma Pueblo)
1 p.m. Soaring Eagle Dance Group (Zuni Pueblo)
2 p.m. Oak Canyon Dancers (Jemez Pueblo)
3 p.m. Lighting Boy Hoop Dancers (Pojoaque Pueblo)
Monday
Santa Fe Indigenous Center’s 2nd Annual Honoring Native Nations Powwow on the
Santa Fe Plaza. There will be powwow dancing, vendor booths, and a parade of nations.
9 a.m. Official Opening, Prayer, Land Acknowledgment, and Pueblo Dances
9 a.m. Native Artist Booths Open
10 a.m. Gourd Dancing
Noon Grand Entry & Parade of Nations
4:30 p.m. Closing
There are 23 Indian tribes located in New Mexico: nineteen Pueblos, three Apache tribes, and the Navajo Nation.
For information on powwow etiquette, visit the Santa Fe Indigenous Center’s website for an informational video.
