4th Annual stɑl’əw̓ Pow Wow in Langley
All are welcome at the 4th annual stɑl’əw̓ Pow Wow at the Langley Events Centre this weekend to witness the healing powers of traditional Indigenous drumming, singing, and dancing.
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 12, 2025 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
- Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 12:00pm to 11:00pm
- Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 11:00am to 6:30pm
- Where: Langley Events Centre (7888 200 Street, Langley)
- Admission: Single Day Passes and Weekend Passes are available for purchase online
This year’s fourth iteration of the festival is an important milestone. “The number 4 is culturally significant and connected to physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional well-being,” shares stɑl’əw̓ Arts & Cultural Society Manager q̓ʷɑt̓ic̓ɑ, Phyllis Atkins. “Think about the four directions and colours (black, white, red, yellow) of the medicine wheel and the four stages of life: baby, youth, adult, elder. They are celebrated at the stɑl’əw̓ Pow Wow, which takes place each year during the transition from the summer to fall seasons on the shared lands of the four host First Nation communities: qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓, q̓ic̓əy̓, Máthxwi, and Se’mya’me’.”
The Orange Shirt and Red Dress Specials will take place on September 13th. 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. Juno award-winning artist Fawn Wood will be performing solo during the evening of September 13th and with the Host Drum group Cree Confederation over the course of the weekend.
This year’s pow wow will showcase additional sponsored special competitions. These include the 2nd Annual Hat and Boot Dance, Braeden’s Prairie Chicken Dance, Taa’baa’ha Dancing Horse White’s Junior Boys Fancy Spotlight Dance, and an All-Women’s Drum Group competition. The arena at the Langley Events Centre is going to thunder with drumming, singing, and dancing.
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.
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