3rd Annual Stalew Pow Wow in Langley
byAll are welcome at the 3rd annual stɑl’əw̓ Pow Wow at the Langley Events Centre this September. Experience and savour the intergenerational transfer of traditional songs, dances, regalia, languages, medicines, foods, and artwork.
stɑl’əw̓ Pow Wow in Langley
stɑl̓əw̓ Arts & Cultural Society is an Indigenous women-led registered charity, located on the unceded territory of Kwantlen First Nation.
- When:
- Friday, September 13, 2024 from 5:00pm to 9:30pm
- Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
- Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 10:00am to 6:00pm
- Where: Langley Events Centre (7888 200 Street, Langley)
- Admission: Single Day Passes and Weekend Passes are available for purchase online
On September 14th, drum groups and dancers will perform, sharing their healing medicine to honour and support Residential School Warriors and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-spirit peoples (MMIWG2S) and their families. Indigenous visual arts will also be celebrated through the reveal of a new MMIWG2S flag design that will be used at all future stɑl’əw̓ Pow Wows.
Dance and drum competitors and vendors from all over Canada and the US will share their gifts at this family-focused event. Feel the thunder in Langley Events Centre with songs brought by the Host Drum Bad Canyon and Honorary Host Drum Black Lodge.
The stɑl’əw̓ Pow Wow is organized by stɑl’əw̓ Arts & Cultural Society in partnership with the Township of Langley. stɑl’əw̓ Arts & Cultural Society acknowledges funding received from the Government of Canada, United Way of BC, SurreyCares Foundation, City of Surrey and City of Langley to support the event.
stɑl’əw̓, meaning “big river” in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, is the name of a celebration that reflects the generosity and deep connections local Indigenous communities feel to what is known today as the Fraser River. The river connects Indigenous communities to one another and to the land they call home.
Follow the stɑl’əw̓ Arts & Cultural Society on Facebook for more information.
