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Unkitawa, Hōkūleʻa Waterfront Indigenous Celebration

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Celebrate with Unkitawa through contemporary and traditional performances that honor Native American and Indigenous culture!

Unkitawa, Hōkūleʻa, and Friends will be celebrating Native American and Indigenous culture at the iconic Pier 62 this summer! Join us in celebration with an array of performances including music performances, a coastal jam, powwow dance style demonstrations, and social dances. Also drop by and support local businesses and nonprofits in the vendor marketplace.

10:00 AM – Welcoming ceremonies

11:30 AM – Spearfish Drum Group

12:00 PM – Peter Ali, Flutist

1:00 PM – JP Falcon Grady, Rhythm And Blues/Songwriter

2:00 PM – Hoop Dance w/ Ryan Yellowjohn

2:30 PM – Powwow Dance Style Demonstrations

  • Denelle Stanley (Ute/Navajo/Shawnee/Creek) Women’s Fancy Shawl
  • Dravus Coin (Ute/Navajo/Hopi/Shawnee/Creek/Thompson) Prairie Chicken Dance
  • Ryan Yellowjohn (Shoshone Bannock/Quechan) Grass/Fancy/Hoop
  • Grace Yellowjohn (Quinault/Quechan) Traditional
  • Harmony Yellowjohn (Quinault/Quechan) Jingle
  • Eseayana Yellowjohn (Quinault /Quechan) Fancy
  • Carmen Herrera (Apsaaloke/Crow tribe) Seafair powwow princess

5:00 PM – G’anak’w & Haan Dei I Jin, Coastal Canoe Family

6:00 PM – End Days Event (Approximate)


Flutist Peter Ali - Photo by Jack Storms. Exact times subject to change.

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