Open to all, the Piikani annual Pow Wow blends ancestral dress, drumming and dancing with cowboy rodeo and Indian Relay racing. Food trucks offered bannock and poutine, a fusion cuisine unique to Canadian First Nations.
Crowsnest Headwaters partners with members of Piikani Nation and Chinook Water*Shed Crew to reverse the toxic selenium poisoning of the Crowsnest/Headwaters River System caused by years of coal mining and regulatory neglect by both levels of government.
Crowsnest Headwaters is working hard, on the ground, in the laboratory, and through the legal system, to restore the health of the Crowsnest/Oldman river system.
Donations are welcomed by Interac eTransfer to funding@crownestheadwaters.ca.
And there is a further Pow Wow at the Lethbridge Exhibition on Aug 19 and 20th. For people who want to learn more about the culture of our First Nations friends this is a good chance to learn about some of it in an entertaining way. The Pow Wow welcomes all people. It's a lot of fun.